Q 01/05

In the 1993 film "Hocus Pocus," what brings the Sanderson Sisters back to life?

A) A black cat crosses their path

B) A full moon rises over Salem on Halloween night

C) Someone reads their spell book aloud

D) A virgin lights a black-flame candle

Answer · why

D) A virgin lights a black-flame candle

A virgin lights a black-flame candle: Winifred's gallows curse says a virgin will summon the sisters on All Hallows' Eve under a full moon, and Max De...

Q 02/05

Which boy does Laurie Strode babysit on Halloween night in the 1978 film?

A) Tommy Doyle

B) Lonnie Elam

C) Ben Tramer

D) Paul Freedman

Answer · why

A) Tommy Doyle

Tommy Doyle is the boy Laurie Strode babysits at the Doyle house on Halloween night; Annie's charge Lindsey Wallace joins them after Annie leaves, and...

Q 03/05

Which animated special has Linus wait all Halloween night for a figure who never arrives?

A) A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

B) Mickey's House of Villains

C) Garfield's Halloween Adventure

D) It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Answer · why

D) It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

In the 1966 Peanuts special "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," Linus spends Halloween night in a pumpkin patch waiting for the Great Pumpkin, wh...

Q 04/05

In "The Nightmare Before Christmas," what is Jack Skellington's title in Halloween Town?

A) The Pumpkin Prince

B) The Pumpkin King

C) The Scare Master

D) The Halloween Lord

Answer · why

B) The Pumpkin King

Jack Skellington is known as the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town. Despite his prestigious title, he grows bored with the same annual routine and become...

Q 05/05

What kind of creature is Casper in the 1995 family film?

A) A vampire

B) A zombie

C) A werewolf

D) A ghost

Answer · why

D) A ghost

Casper is a ghost: the friendly spirit haunts Whipstaff Manor in Friendship, Maine, and the 1995 film was the first feature to carry a fully computer-...

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