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1. The ancient Celts thought that witches and ghosts roamed the countryside on the night of October 31. In order to frighten and confuse them, they started this, long-lived tradition in about 5th century B.C. and still goes on today? What is wearing masks and costumes? 2. According to superstition, you will see whom, over your left shoulder in the mirror at midnight on Halloween. Your future spouse 3. Pumpkins are members of this family, which also includes cucumbers, cauliflower & broccoli? What is Cucurbitacae? 4. The 1973 song, �Frankenstein�, hit the billboard charts at #1 the same year this band had a second smash hit; �Free Ride� top the charts as well. Who is Edgar Winter? 5. What is the name of the town where Freddy Krueger kills children in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" films? What is Springwood, Ohio? 6. Superstitions about vampires have existed from the earliest times and the "Vampir" (vampire) comes from Romanian legends about spirits or demons that left their graves at night to seek and enslave human victims. It is from this legend that this author wrote his classic "Dracula." Who is Bram Stoker? 7. In the 2003 movie �Underworld�, these two sects of monsters fight for supremacy in modern day time and have been played by Bela Legosi and Lon Chaney Jr. in classic films of the same. What are Vampires and Werewolves (Lycans)? 8. What Halloween television special was created by Charles Schulz in the 1950�s? "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" 9. If a candle flame suddenly turns blue, what is said to be nearby? A ghost. 10. In the 2003 film Monster, this lovely actress plays Selby as well as Katrina Van Tassel in the 1999 Horror classic Sleepy Hollow? Who is Christina Ricci? 11. It was also believed that if a cat were to jump over a dead body, the corpse would become a vampire. In order to reverse this process, what would have to be done? The cat had to be killed. 12. Soylent Green includes this main ingredient in this 1970 Charleston Heston Sci-Fi Classic Movie of the same name? What are People? 13. The last, three out of four years, Angie and I have made our yearly track to Gatlinburg in celebration of; Halloween, our Wedding anniversary and Angie�s Birthday. While in Gatlinburg, what one of two things have we traditionally done on Halloween night? Trick-or-treat & Ripley�s Haunted Adventure 14. What actor played the monster in the 1957 Hammer Films' color remake of "Curse of Frankenstein�, the burgomaster in the 1999 verson of Sleepy Hollow and has played Dracula more than any other actor"? (hint: Sauraman.) Who is Christopher Lee? 15. In the classic Halloween movie, A Nightmare Before Christmas, Chris Sarandon did the 'speaking' voice of Jack Skellington in the movie. Who did the 'singing' voice and was also responsible for the film's musical score? Who is Danny Elfman Tie Breaker Total pumpkin production in the US in 2003 was lead by Illinois, with a production of 326 million pounds. The remainder of pumpkin patches resided in California, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New York. Each produced more than 70 million pounds of pumpkins. What is the estimated value of poundage the US produced in Pumpkins last year? What is 805.3 million pounds |