You may have heard that I’m teaming up with mental_floss and TrivWorks to put on The Ultimate Halloween Pop Culture Trivia Night at the Bell House on October 29. But we couldn’t wait to start in on the fun, so we’re holding an online trivia contest on mental_floss, right here, right now.
Here’s how it works:
1. Get an email ready. Address it to patstrivia@mentalfloss.com.
2. In the subject line, write “Pat’s Trivia.”
3. Hit play on the video above. I’ll read 10 Halloween-related trivia questions; you pick the answers from the multiple choice options provided below, and put them in the body of the email.
4. When you’re finished, hit send!
The first person to email all the correct answers to patstrivia@mentalfloss.com will win a prize. Good luck!
Ready? Here we go…
Question #1 Multiple Choice Answers
Hebrew
Lunar
Mayan
Egyptian
Wiccan
Celtic
Satanic
New Moon
Pagan
Welsh
Question #2 Multiple Choice Answers
1057
1122
1215
1315
1492
1515
1692
1776
1884
1901
Question #3 Multiple Choice Answers
“Night of the Living Dead”
“Invasion of the Body Snatchers”
“Alien”
“Carrie”
“Jaws”
“A Nightmare on Elm Street”
“Friday the 13th”
“Halloween”
“The Exorcist”
“The Texas Chain Saw Massacre”
Question #4 Multiple Choice Answers
Maine
Oregon
Minnesota
Maryland
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Virginia
Arkansas
California
Montana
Question #5 Multiple Choice Answers
Casper
Astronaut
Bear
Clown
Dog
Robot
TV Set
Speak & Spell
Big Bird
Yoda
Question #6 Multiple Choice Answers
Roman Candles
Jack-O’-Lanterns
Incense Sticks
Tax Returns
Counterfeit $100 Bills
Memorial Candles
Teabags
Trivia Magazines
“E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” Video Games
Cigarettes
Question #7 Multiple Choice Answers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Question #8 Multiple Choice Answers
Twizzlers
Hershey’s Kisses
Snickers
Twix
Candy Canes
Candy Corn
Kit-Kat
Gummy Bears
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
M&M’s Again
Question #9 Multiple Choice Answers
Pescatarianism
Omnivorism
Hematology
Hematophagy
Bloodism
Somatophorism
Oncolophagy
Septology
Emenisism
Hemogoblin
Question #10 Multiple Choice Answers
Big Bill
“Wild” Bill
Big Tex
Big Papa
Big Mama
Sandy
Horrace
Chairy
Large Marge
Alamo
And that’s it! Email your answers to patstrivia@mentalfloss.com, and, if you’re in the area, come out to the Ultimate Halloween Pop Culture Trivia Night on October 29 at the Bell House in Brooklyn. mental_floss will be there giving away prizes—get your tickets here.
