Fall and Halloween Trivia

In the Netherlands, fries are most commonly dipped in this condiment made from oil and egg yolks.

What is the name of the cat in "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," which also happens to be a talking witch's familiar?

What item is banned in California on Halloween?

What country did Halloween originate from?

What was the original title for Disney's Hocus Pocus?

Greek Mythology: Who navigated the labyrinth of King Minos of Crete and slew the minotaur?

When is Halloween thought to have originated?

A picture book by William Steig introduced this green ogre who rides a donkey to the castle of a “ghastly” princess.

Which famous horror movie features a possessed doll named Chucky?

History: Who was Andrew Jackson's vice president that resigned to serve in the Senate?

Geography: Which is the flower for the state of Tennessee?

What is the name of the main protagonist in the movie Scream?

Name this composer whose 1835 grand opera “La Juive” is known in English as “The Jewess.”

Science: Which of the following is the study of cells?

This author of the poem “Because I could not stop for Death” lived a secluded life in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Sports: What was the primary position for hall of fame baseball player Cy Young?

A collection of elegies was inspired by Goethe’s travels in 1768 and 1788 in what is now this country.

What is the most popular Halloween costume in the US, according to Google?

Which city is the largest pumpkin producer in the US?

History: Which president was in office when World War I was fought?

In the movie “Hocus Pocus,” what song do the Sanderson sisters sing at the Halloween party?

What is the term for a pumpkin that has been decorated with carved designs for Halloween?

What is the most popular Halloween candy in America?

Which film soundtrack features the song “This is Halloween?”

What scary movie franchise begins its saga on Halloween night?

Science: Give the name for the chemical formula BaCl₂.

Anatomy and Physiology: What is the common name for the myocardium?

Which of the following is a Taylor Swift song?

Science: A process in which materials begin to burn by themselves, without applying outside heat.

An international festival of throat singing is held every other year in this capital of Tuva.

What American city is said to be number one for trick-or-treating?

According to the well-known song, which family is said to be “creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky?”

Geography: Which state does NOT border Tennessee?

This lake, which is the largest alpine lake in North America, is between Nevada and California.

What is the first day of fall?

How many varieties of apples are there?

During the Autumn equinox, the daylight hours are the same as the dark hours.

Math: Reduce 96/112 to simplest terms.

Fine Arts: What is the complementary color, or complement of, violet?

Geography: Which is the most southern state in the USA?

How many pounds of candy corn are produced each year?

Finish the Lyric: “I put a spell on you, and now you’re…”

Where is Transylvania, otherwise known as home to Count Dracula, really located?

Finish the Lyric: “If there’s something weird and it don’t look good, who you gonna call?…”

Which vegetable got its name from ‘Pepon,’ meaning a large melon?

What are vampires not vulnerable to?

What is another word for a saint or holy person?

Who sang the original Monster Mash?

How heavy is the heaviest pumpkin ever recorded in the world?

Mathematics: Given the statement, "If p, then q" identify the converse in terms of p and q.

Which author wrote the famous horror novel "Dracula"?

How many witches appear in Macbeth?

In what American state is is illegal to dress up like a priest or a nun?

What is the name for a small round cake that is baked to commemorate the dead?

Name this solvent, a supercritical fluid used in many extraction methods, such as the decaffeination of coffee.

Who wrote "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?"

What is the fear of Halloween called?

What are used to keep away birds?

Geography: Which is the state bird of Tennessee?

During fall, birds migrate in which direction?

What town is the setting of many movies and TV shows related to Halloween, including Hocus Pocus?

What designer famously made the characters shown in The Nightmare Before Christmas and the Corpse Bride?

What mammal capable of flying is usually associated with Halloween?

What character from “The Nightmare Before Christmas” is a burlap sack filled with spiders and insects?

What does Snoopy pretend to be in It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?

Which U.S. president told a group of schoolkids that the White House was haunted by the ghost of Abraham Lincoln?

How is Halloween commonly referred to?

What is the main ingredient in a traditional witch's brew or potion?

What do you call a group of witches?

Finish the Lyric: “Cause this is thriller, thriller night/ And no one’s gonna save you from the …”

What is the name of the haunted hotel in Steven King's novel, The Shining?

Are pumpkins technically a fruit or vegetable?

Which of the following holidays take place in fall?

Economics: What is a term used when the quantity of a good supplied exceeds the quantity demanded at the existing price?

Complete the Chant: “Double, Double, Toil and…”

On average, what percentage of Americans carve a pumpkin for Halloween?

Who wrote “Frankenstein?”

During fall, there is a Hindu celebration of lights. What is the festival called?

Xenobots are made from skin cells and this type of tissue that is striated.

Literature: What is a story or poem that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning?

Which science fiction horror series from Netflix is set in the fictional town of Hawkins?

Less light in autumn decreases which pigment in leaves?

What Halloween song includes the lyrics “It’s close to midnight, and something evils lurking in the dark?”

History: What did the initials H.G. stand for in the name H.G. Wells?

Finish the Lyric: “I was working in the…late one night, when my eyes beheld an eerie sight.”

What was candy corn originally called?

What is the full moon closest to the Autumn equinox known as?

Fine Arts: Which instrument was used to portray the wolf in Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf?

What type of cat is historically considered bad luck?

What were the original jack-o’-lanterns made from?

Name this disease transmitted by the bite of an infected mammal.

History: Who was the first governer of Tennessee?

In "The Addams Family," what is the name of the disembodied hand that acts as a character?

What classic Halloween song features the lyrics, "It's close to midnight, and something evil's lurking in the dark"?

Where is the longest haunted house in the world?

Name this person canonized in 1920, centuries after being burned at the stake by a pro-English bishop in 1431.

In Germany, which festival is celebrated in the fall season?

Pearl is the daughter of Hester Prynne in this author’s novel The Scarlet Letter.

Whose mask did Michael Myers wear in the original Halloween?

What color do the leaves of an aspen tree turn?