Halloween

Question 1

Which fruit is traditionally used for bobbing at October 31 parties?

Accepted Answer

Apples

Answer

Oranges

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Plums

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Pears

Question 2

In which present-day country is Transylvania, the region associated with Count Dracula?

Accepted Answer

Romania

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Hungary

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Bulgaria

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Serbia

Question 3

Which actress plays Winifred Sanderson in the 1993 film Hocus Pocus?

Accepted Answer

Bette Midler

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Sarah Jessica Parker

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Kathy Najimy

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Anjelica Huston

Question 4

Which vitamin can the body make from beta-carotene found in pumpkins?

Accepted Answer

Vitamin A

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Vitamin D

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Vitamin B12

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Vitamin C

Question 5

Which author created the scientist Victor Frankenstein and his creature?

Accepted Answer

Mary Shelley

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H. G. Wells

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Robert Louis Stevenson

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Bram Stoker

Question 6

Which people traditionally celebrated Samhain, a festival that influenced October 31 customs?

Accepted Answer

The Celts

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The ancient Egyptians

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The Saxons

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The Romans

Question 7

In “All Hallows’ Eve,” what does the noun “hallow” mean?

Accepted Answer

A saint

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A spirit

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A spell

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A feast

Question 8

Which first lady first decorated the White House for October 31 in 1958?

Accepted Answer

Mamie Eisenhower

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Bess Truman

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Eleanor Roosevelt

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Jacqueline Kennedy

Question 9

Which 1922 silent horror film features the vampire Count Orlok?

Accepted Answer

Nosferatu

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The Golem

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

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The Phantom of the Opera

Question 10

Which gas does dry ice release when used in bubbling cauldron effects?

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide

Answer

Nitrogen

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Oxygen

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Hydrogen