QUIZ SHOWDOWN- October Trivia 2022

Question 1

Translated to English originally as &#x27;pompions&#x27; the word &#x27;pumpkin&#x27; is attributed to being 1st carriaged in this fairytale

Accepted Answer

Cinderella

Question 2

In the 1985 movie Back to the Future two time travelers blast off from 1985 to the future for October 21st of this year.

Accepted Answer

2015

Question 3

In the 1984 single Ghostbusters, Ray Parker Jr sings "An invisible man, that's _______"

Accepted Answer

Sleeping in your bed

Question 4

Typically falling in mid Oct, the first full moon to follow September&#x27;s Hunter&#x27;s Moon is named the Harvest Moon.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

R#3, Pumpkins: The tradition of carving jack o&#x27;lanterns originated from the Irish legend of this parsimonious character.

Accepted Answer

Stingy Jack

Question 6

October ends on the same day of the week as February ends every year; if February ends on a Friday, October does too.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Oh Brother! On Oct 2nd, 1950 this comic appeared for the first time in the newspaper funnies featuring a boy and his dog

Accepted Answer

Peanuts

Question 8

According to the US Departmentof Agriculture, this US midwest Land of Lincoln state grows more than 500M pumpkins yearly

Accepted Answer

Illinois

Question 9

Oct &#x27;77 this singer released &#x27;Bat Out of Hell&#x27;, selling 21M; hed have done anything to repeat that success, but not that

Accepted Answer

Meat Loaf

Question 10

R#2- History: In Oct 1886, this country presented the USA with Lady Liberty; declaring &#x27;La Liberté éclairant le monde&#x27;.

Accepted Answer

France

Question 11

On the 1962 song Monster Mash, Bobby Pickett sings "The ghouls all came from their humble abodes..."

Accepted Answer

To get a jolt from my electrodes

Question 12

In Oct of 1925, John Logie Baird successfully tested this groundbreaking appliance; this revolution was not broadcast.

Accepted Answer

Television

Question 13

On Oct 24th, 1992 the Toronto Blue Jays bravely defeated this team in 6 games to win their 1st World Series Championship

Accepted Answer

Atlanta

Question 14

Tourmaline and Opal are the two birthstones for October.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Oct 26th is National Mincemeat Day; encouraging everyone to enjoy their favorite 15th century English recipe responsibly

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

R#1, Random: October was originally the seventh month of the Roman calendar.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

Guiness Records states the current record for most lit jack o'lanterns on display is 30, 581.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

Oct 17 89 this Cali city was hit by an earthquake, measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale; the GoldenGateBridge was unharmed

Accepted Answer

San Francisco

Question 19

Oct 16 1950 CS Lewis released this childrens&#x27; fantasy book, selling 85M and spawning a 7 book series; Mr Tumnus approved

Accepted Answer

the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Question 20

R#5- Finish the Lyric: Creedance Clearwater Revival’s John Fogerty sings “Don’t come around tonight, ____________”

Accepted Answer

Well it’s bound to take your life

Question 21

The world record for largest pumpkin to date weighed in at 2,624.6 pounds in 2016; more than a Volkwagen Beetle.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

In the 1984 hit Thriller, Michael Jackson sings "Cause this is thriller, thriller night- and no one's gonna save you __"

Accepted Answer

From the beast about to strike

Question 23

Marvels 2018 movie named after this SpiderMan villain noxiously passed Halloween as the the highest grossing Oct release

Accepted Answer

Venom

Question 24

Danny Elfman's song for the film Nightmare Before XMas, This is Halloween, has the pumpkins sing "Pumpkins scream _____"

Accepted Answer

In the dead of night

Question 25

R#4, Media- On October 2nd, 1959 this suspenseful science fiction show entered the national TV schedule.

Accepted Answer

the Twilight Zone

QUIZ SHOWDOWN- October Trivia 2022

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QUIZ SHOWDOWN- October Trivia 2022

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