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Ep. 63: Halloween Trivia

Hannah & Courtney Season 2 Episode 63

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Ever wondered how the ordinary turnip paved the way for the iconic jack-o'-lantern or why Silly String is banned in Hollywood during Halloween? Join us for a thrilling ride as we, your hosts Hannah and Courtney, along with our producer Rob Fitzpatrick, navigate the spooky maze of Halloween trivia. From our nostalgic days as a trivia-thruple to playful banter about Kardashian costumes, our episode promises a cauldron full of fun facts and irresistible anecdotes. Discover the eerie connection between black cats and witches, and why Americans began trick-or-treating in the 1930s as a creative solution to some mischievous problems.

Get ready for a humor-filled, historical romp through Halloween customs and pop culture. Our trivia challenge will test your knowledge and tickle your funny bone, covering everything from Count Dracula to the curious case of pet costumes. Ever heard of Stingy Jack or wondered if a pumpkin is a fruit or a vegetable? We've got you covered. Along the way, we weave through tales of Halloween's Celtic roots, World War II sugar rationing, and the most lit jack-o'-lanterns in history, all with plenty of laughs and light-hearted chaos.

As we wrap up this episode, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Wicked Wanderings community. Behind every thrilling trivia night is our dedicated producer, Rob Fitzpatrick, and the mesmerizing music by Sasha N. We invite you to share your thoughts, leave a review, and be part of our ever-growing adventure. For those eager to sport our spirit, check out our cozy merch. Thank you for wandering with us, and remember, the journey is always more fun with a little curiosity and a touch of the mysterious.

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Hannah:

Can you imagine being Frankenstein and like, all you want to do is just live in peace in the afterworld and you fucking get brought back to life? I would not be a happy camper. Like I wouldn't be happy either. Like, fuck you guys. Okay, Hi, I'm Hannah and I'm Courtney. Join us as we delve into true crime, paranormal encounters and all things spooky.

Courtney:

Grab your flashlight and get ready to wander into the darkness with us.

Rob:

This is Wicked.

Hannah:

Wanderings Hi.

Courtney:

Hannah, hi Courtney, hi Rob, hello, I have a very spooky fun idea, if you both dare. In my research for Halloween, which pretty much happens all year round In our world, I came across some fun Halloween themed trivia, and I was thinking about how we used to go to trivia night when we first became a thruple.

Courtney:

So I want to do Hannah versus Rob Halloween trivia. Okay For our Halloween bonus episode. Yes, yes, yes, okay, so I'm going to keep trivia. Okay For our Halloween bonus episode. Yes, yes, yes, okay. So I'm going to keep score. Okay, and there's a lot of trivia here, so everybody grab a drink, okay. Okay, everybody ready, ready.

Rob:

Yes.

Courtney:

Before carving pumpkins became the norm. What root vegetable did the Irish carve for Halloween instead? Potatoes, no.

Rob:

Cabbage.

Courtney:

Wrong Turnips, oh, which is really interesting, and I didn't know that Interesting. Okay, according to their theme song, which family is said to be creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky? Absolutely, yep Woo, one point Hannah Meh, number three Some of these are a little like. A little like a little cringe, but it's fine. Which of the real housewives played the role of lindsey wallace in the 1978 movie halloween? Oh, um, uh, hold on I'll be really impressed if you know this I have no clue oh really I don't know any housewife me either.

Hannah:

Don't okay, no, don't tell me. Um. Hold on, no, it's coming to me. Hold on, we're not gonna tell you. Hannah, her father was in that movie, the original halloween right, uh, the 1978 movie halloween.

Courtney:

So yeah, I would assume, so fuck five, four, three, two, one you do it like that, all right, go ahead.

Hannah:

Kyle Richards oh, never mind number four.

Courtney:

Maybe Rob's magazines will have paid off on this one. Which famous family dressed up as Victoria's Secret Angels in 2018? Family guy, what?

Rob:

I said magazines which famous family dressed up as Victoria's.

Courtney:

Secret Angels in 2018?. Family guy, what? What I said, magazines. Think about your magazine collection.

Rob:

No, you had one, the Playboy Playmates.

Hannah:

Nope, is it. Famous family, the Kiss family.

Rob:

No, famous family Kardashians.

Hannah:

Oh.

Rob:

Oh yeah, I don't know Okay.

Courtney:

They're going to get a little bit better now. True or false? National Candy Corn Day is October 30th.

Rob:

Mm-hmm, that was yesterday.

Hannah:

One point for Rob Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. Sorry, I'm a sore loser, not a good loser. Okay.

Rob:

Wait, what was the question? How did I get that right?

Courtney:

True or false? National Candy Corn Day is October 30th.

Rob:

Oh yes, that's true, because it was yesterday.

Courtney:

I'm going to take the point away because he didn't know that he answered it Sorry.

Rob:

I didn't realize you said true or false.

Hannah:

Can we make a simulation. You have to finish the question before we can answer Sure, okay.

Courtney:

Yes, we can Thank you, number six. Where does the word Halloween come from?

Hannah:

Oh Ireland.

Rob:

All Hallows Eve, rob. Yeah, but it's Samhain. Yeah, but it comes from All Hallows Eve.

Courtney:

Yeah, the evening before All Saints Day was called All Hallows Eve.

Hannah:

Which is November 1st, which is Samhain. On November 3rd, I'll give you both a point.

Courtney:

No, she is not getting a point, because that's not the answer.

Rob:

Relax, there's 100 questions. The answer no, no, she does not get a point, because the answer is All Hallows Eve. That's where the word Halloween comes from.

Courtney:

Did we feed you guys before we did this?

Rob:

episode.

Courtney:

No, we haven't. I have made a catastrophic mistake. I want Taco Bell. I have made a catastrophic mistake. I want Taco Bell. I've made a catastrophic mistake. I have made a catastrophic mistake. Okay, moving on, number seven. What dance was allegedly a graveyard smash that caught on in a flash Monster mash. Yeah, number eight. What was the first historical appearance of the vampire Count Dracula?

Hannah:

Wait, sorry, say that one more time.

Courtney:

What was the first historical appearance of the vampire count dracula?

Hannah:

like as a book, and yes, rice books, or um brom stoker, yep boom number nine.

Courtney:

Pastry to everybody, who is the main villain in the horror franchise named after this holiday oh uh, michael myers, that's right, get the fuck out.

Hannah:

That's michael myers. Fuck that shit. Okay, I know that number 10 here we go we're never gonna get through this trivia, guys.

Courtney:

You know what I love first it's like he doesn't run anywhere.

Hannah:

He walks, yeah he still gets those victims.

Courtney:

Yeah, okay, I'm so sorry that's I feel like my mic doesn't sound right today no, it sounds great.

Rob:

I feel like maybe, my, maybe.

Courtney:

There's like a head cold in my. Well, there is, but anyways. Number 10. What character was, unsurprisingly, the most popular Halloween costume of 2023?

Rob:

2023.

Hannah:

Taylor Swift.

Rob:

No, hmm.

Hannah:

Are we talking about? Like Halloween, halloween?

Courtney:

Yeah, the Halloween costume. What character was unsurprisingly? What was hot?

Hannah:

last year. Oh no, maybe not Tiger King.

Rob:

That was 2020. Yeah, what?

Courtney:

was hot last year, I don't know. I wouldn't have guessed this one either.

Hannah:

Well, Rob, you get one. Guess I've already gotten two.

Rob:

I have no clue.

Courtney:

Can I give a hint? Yeah, think about like children's toys that came back.

Rob:

Furbies, barney Barbie.

Hannah:

Barbie, oh, with the movie.

Courtney:

Yeah, the Barbie movie, which was terrible, by the way. Oh, this one. It's going to be a race to see who's going to get this one. Oh shit, Number 11.

Hannah:

This one, but shit, number 11. What are the first names of the sanderson sisters in hocus pocus? Oh, mary, winifred and sarah.

Rob:

Ding ding, I don't think rob would have gone. No, I had no clue.

Courtney:

I was like rob's gotta know this number. 12. How many pounds did the world's largest pumpkin pie weigh?

Hannah:

1500 1,500.

Rob:

Higher. 2,500. Higher 3,000.

Courtney:

3,699 pounds.

Hannah:

Wow, do I get it for being close?

Courtney:

No, no, number 13. When did the first Spirit Halloween store open?

Hannah:

1993., no 1983.

Courtney:

Oh, so I didn't realize that they'd been around that long. I didn't know either.

Hannah:

Spirit. Christmas is coming out. I don't know how I feel about that they do have a parent company, spirit who's the parent?

Rob:

company of Spirit Spencer's Gifts.

Hannah:

Spencer's is their parent company.

Rob:

Spencer's Gifts is the parent company. That's interesting. I didn't know that. I didn't know that until this year. So Spencer's Gifts is the parent company. That's interesting. I didn't know that. Yeah, I didn't know that until this year. But yeah, they're going to be doing Spirit Christmas now.

Courtney:

I'm excited for that.

Hannah:

I'm not.

Courtney:

I want to just see what they have.

Hannah:

Well, I didn't get to go to Spirit Halloween this year.

Courtney:

It should be year round. What were you?

Hannah:

going to get at Spirit Halloweeneen. I just like to look at spooky things, and it'd be normal for once a year, okay well, it's normal all the time and we're going to that weird fair thing convention yes, in a couple weekends. It's on our calendar. I'm so excited in rhode island number 14.

Courtney:

which famous person died on halloween? Audrey hepburn, harry Houdini, aretha Franklin or Edgar Allan Poe? Houdini, houdini is right. Who's winning right now? You are by one point, oh my God, okay, number 15. What was the writer for the film Child's Play, inspired by to create the character Chucky?

Hannah:

Sorry, say that one more time.

Courtney:

What was the writer for the film child's play, inspired by to create the character chucky poe? His sister's doll it was a cabbage patch, kid, I'm gonna give it to rob. Seriously, yeah, I gave one to you what writer it was inspired what was the writer for the film?

Rob:

child's play inspired by um he was inspired by a cabbage kid that was his sister's cabbage fatbage bat kid, he can't no more.

Hannah:

Okay, this is my thing, hannah.

Courtney:

I never realized that you were such a sore loser. I am.

Hannah:

I really am. I'm regretting this, guys. I thought it was going to be cutesy and fun.

Rob:

Let's do it, it's fun Number 16.

Courtney:

The Halloween tradition of bobbing for apples stemmed from a courting ritual. True or false? True False. It stemmed from a courting ritual. True or false? True, false, it's true. One version of the ritual was as follows Girl you gotta flip me off.

Hannah:

I didn't flip you off, guys. I didn't flip him off.

Rob:

She gets so mean to me when she starts drinking.

Hannah:

That is not true.

Courtney:

Well, it is true, but that's not what I'm doing, any who's. One version of the ritual was as follows Girls would mark their names on their respective apple before dropping them into barrels of water. Potential suitors would bob for their apples and picking the name of a girl would indicate the possibility of their future relationship.

Rob:

Have you ever tried it? No, have you ever tried bobbing for apples as a?

Hannah:

child. Yes, it's very difficult. So between mozzarella sticks and bobbing for apples, that's pretty traumatizing childhood.

Courtney:

I mean, the apples weren't really that traumatizing. For apples that's pretty traumatizing childhood. I mean the apples weren't really that traumatizing. The mozzarella stick, however, Sally, if you're listening, so sorry about all the shit I've said about you. It's something we're going to have to go to therapy for.

Hannah:

I can't wait to meet Sally. I'm sorry. Oh dear goodness. Cheers to Sally, Cheers Sally. Cheers to Sally.

Courtney:

You're out there drinking somewhere, oh, number 17.

Rob:

why are black cats?

Courtney:

associated with halloween because it's bad luck. No, I'm sure it's some historical. That's what I would have guessed too. I didn't realize that this was. I mean, it makes sense, but I don't know in medieval europe, it was believed that devils and witches could disguise as black cats. It always comes back to them witches, them, them witches and the teat.

Hannah:

And the teat.

Courtney:

Oh, my God the teat. Number 18. Halloween celebrations span three days in Spain. True or false? True it's true, damn it. Number 19. What is the name of the gothic novel about a scientist who creates a monster? Frankenstein? Frankenstein, number 20. When was the first citywide Halloween celebration held in the US?

Rob:

1922 so close 21. Really A 10.

Courtney:

Nice job, babe Anoka.

Hannah:

Minnesota, Minnesota of all places. I mean it's pretty close to Canada, which it came from, so okay.

Courtney:

Halloween originated in Ireland, true or false? Or false, I'll give it to both of you. Jack-o'-lanterns used to be made from onions, true or false? It's false. We just talked about this turnips, that's right onions could

Courtney:

you imagine ogres are like onions. I saw princess fiona on my drive over here, missing her shrek though, and I wanted to roll the window down and yell that's a nice boulder, I love that so much. Uh, why did trick-or-treating gain traction in the 1930s in america? Oh, because of the um depression no, I mean that was part of it, but if anna can give me a better part of it, I'll give it to her.

Courtney:

This one's interesting, so it gained traction so they would stop doing the trick part, then that's exactly it to curb pranking yeah apparently, pranking became the preferred practice on halloween among young people in the 1920s, but it became dangerous during the great depression, devolving into vandalism and violence. So to prevent pranking, or worse, in communities the organized activity of trick-or-treating was encouraged. Which animal will shelters not allow people to adopt on Halloween?

Hannah:

So cats what? Say it one more time, sorry.

Courtney:

Slow down, sorry. Allow people to adopt on halloween. So cats, what, what? Say it one more time sorry, slow down, sorry. Which animal will shelters not allow people to adopt on halloween? Dogs cats black cats in the late 1980s, a woman in chicago adopted a black cat as part of her halloween costume and days later the animal was found dead. So in the years that followed it became policy for shelters to refuse black cat adoptions on Halloween, to prevent ritual sacrifices of black cats. Perfect choice.

Courtney:

Where can you be fined for using silly string on Halloween?

Rob:

New York City.

Courtney:

No, but I would expect that there too.

Hannah:

Are we talking about a state or a city? City?

Courtney:

Chicago, hollywood. If you use Silly String on Halloween in Hollywood Wanderers you can receive up to a $1,000 fine. So keep that Silly String just probably out of California Number 26. Approximately how many years does Halloween date back? How?

Rob:

many years it's. I was going to say 2000.

Courtney:

2000 is correct.

Rob:

Yeah.

Courtney:

Fuck you.

Hannah:

Sorry, I'm a sore loser.

Courtney:

The Scottish term for dressing up on Halloween is guising, true or false, false, false, true, ah, number 28. The word Halloween means what?

Rob:

Um All Hallows Eve? No, what does it mean, Hannah?

Hannah:

Say the question one more time, please.

Courtney:

The word Halloween means what it is the time for things to die.

Hannah:

What?

Courtney:

Saints evening, number 29. True or false? The night before Halloween has different names depending on where you live. True, that's true.

Rob:

Cabbage night in New England.

Courtney:

The night before Halloween is called Mischief Night around New Jersey and Pennsylvania, while it's called Devil's Night in Michigan. Other names on this day include Lambswool, Snap, Apple Night and Summer's End.

Rob:

Cabbage night here in New England Right.

Courtney:

Number 30. What is the most popular halloween costume for pets?

Rob:

oh, probably the hot dog what did you say ghost?

Courtney:

no, hot dog, it is pumpkin.

Rob:

Oh, we did put a pumpkin head on kenzie one year it's funny because the picture is a picture of a dog with.

Courtney:

That's what we did. It's supposed to be a pumpkin, but it looks like a shit.

Hannah:

That's exactly what we did.

Rob:

It's supposed to be a pumpkin, but it looks like a shit we did, we hated it, that's exactly what we did, that's funny.

Courtney:

You guys were cliche that one time. Number 31. Which US state produces the most pumpkins?

Rob:

Connecticut, no.

Courtney:

It's not around here oh.

Rob:

Kansas.

Courtney:

Illinois. Oh yeah, it's kind of random. What is the record for most lit jack-o'-lanterns on display? It's the number they're looking for 2,000. Way more.

Hannah:

Oh, oh 5,000.

Courtney:

Way more 30,581. According to Guinness World Records, keene, new Hampshire, flaunted the most lit jack-o'-lanterns on display Specifically on October 19th 2013. Wow, we're keen, we see you. Halloween originated from an ancient blank festival, a harvest no.

Rob:

A blank, uh blank, I'm saying blank.

Courtney:

Is that like when you put question mark when you were dictating into your phone? I?

Rob:

don't know, I don't know, I don't know. That's a good question, celtic.

Hannah:

Oh, but it was a harvest festival.

Rob:

It was a Celtic festival, but it was harvesting.

Courtney:

We're on 34 of 100,. Sweetie, it's going to be okay.

Hannah:

Okay.

Courtney:

World War II caused sugar rationing which put a halt to trick-or-treating. For how many years? Three, Seven, Five. The rationing existed from 1942 to 1947. Fuck World War II man. The fear of Halloween is known as Samhainophobia. True or false?

Hannah:

False. True. You know, Rob, you're sleeping on the couch tonight.

Courtney:

Trick-or-treating has existed over since the medieval times. True or false?

Rob:

True Because we said 2000.

Courtney:

A city in Canada banned kids older than 16 from trick-or-treating. True, it was Bathurst. New Brunswick banned kids older than 16 from trick-or-treating as an attempt to decrease Halloween mischief.

Rob:

That's so sad.

Courtney:

Where is the biggest Halloween parade in the US throne? Oh, salem Mass, no, damn it.

Rob:

New York City.

Courtney:

And, as in New York, there are typically over 50,000 participants in the Village Halloween Parade. It happens in the evening. On Halloween night, it's free for anyone to march in the parade, but costumes are mandatory of course. There night. It's free for anyone to march in the parade, but costumes are mandatory. Of course, there is also always a fun theme for each year's parade. In 2023, the theme is upside down inside out?

Courtney:

which celebrity is known for throwing epic halloween parties? I would have never guessed this one. Which? What celebrity is known for throwing epic halloween parties?

Hannah:

I don't know I have no idea heidi klum who heidi kl Klum. Yeah, who the fuck cares about that?

Rob:

Oh, you said Heidi Klub Klum.

Courtney:

I have a fucking cold Rob.

Hannah:

Isn't it Klum? I don't fucking know. Isn't she married to that guy? That's a boxer, the black guy.

Rob:

I don't know Mike Tyson.

Courtney:

Yeah, number 40. Jack-o'-lanterns are literally named after a guy named Jack True or false True. According to a 17th century Irish legend, stingy Jack was a cranky old man who tricked the devil into doing a number of things. When Jack died, as punishment for his trickery, the devil sent him into the night with only a burning coal, which Jack put into a carved out turnip to light his path. He has been roaming the earth ever since.

Hannah:

When did we get to sleepy hollow?

Rob:

shit, that's. That's my game. I'm a van tassel everyone.

Courtney:

Just so you know the color fitzpatrick now I'm just watching you arrange your titties like what's happening here.

Hannah:

I didn't want to put a bra on today, I'll admit it.

Courtney:

Oh boy fuck the bras. Oh man, the wanders. It's getting weird over here. I just want to free my titties.

Hannah:

I just want to free my titties. I just want to be free. That's a song, okay, anyways, keep going.

Courtney:

Number 41. The color orange stands for harvest and the color black signifies death.

Hannah:

True or false, True, where'd that pad of paper come from? I'm just curious.

Courtney:

Underneath, there is a fruit, true or false.

Hannah:

False, it's true. Why you gotta flip me off? I didn't flip you off. I don't know what you're talking about.

Courtney:

Although many people may believe pumpkins to be vegetables, they're actually in the fruit family. The difference between a fruit and a vegetable is based on how they grow. A fruit relies on pollination of the flower and the flower typically grows into the part that we eat, as is the case with pumpkins. You know he doesn't really.

Rob:

I love Halloween.

Hannah:

He just tries to be cool, oh man.

Courtney:

Why did Danny leave the salt circle and the cemetery in Hocus Pocus?

Hannah:

Because he tried to save his sister, no, or tried to save the book, the book. It was about the book. Okay, nope.

Rob:

He was trying to save his parents.

Hannah:

No, no, it was Okay. So he was. Who was he helping? So there was a salt circle around his sister. No, it had nothing to do with the book. No, oh the girl.

Courtney:

No, what's the answer? To help Billy Billy.

Hannah:

Really, what's the cat? No, billy was the dead guy.

Rob:

Oh, yes, yes, yes yes.

Courtney:

No, because he built the salt circle around his sister In the cemetery Right and he went to go help Billy. He did.

Hannah:

Yes.

Courtney:

Aw man, what happens if Marnie doesn't begin her training by midnight of her 13th Halloween in Halloween Town? She can't be a witch, yeah.

Hannah:

So loser powers forever. Yeah, I love Halloween Town.

Courtney:

How long were Adam and Barbara waiting to speak to Juno and Beetlejuice? Days, no Hours.

Rob:

No no.

Courtney:

Three months.

Rob:

Three months Skipped right over months.

Hannah:

Well, days is months.

Courtney:

No. What is the name of the song Debbie plays for Fester right after they get married in Adam's Family Values? Say it one more time what is the name of the song Debbie plays for Fester right after they get married in Adam's Family Values? Wow, that's. I would have never guessed this one. I don't know. I know.

Rob:

The Adam's Family.

Hannah:

Number 438.

Courtney:

I went out and got that. What is the name of the island the gang goes to in the 2002 Scooby-Doo movie?

Rob:

Scooby-Doo Halloween Island.

Courtney:

No, where are you? Bermuda, spooky Island.

Hannah:

Oh, of course that was close.

Courtney:

What was the number on the police car that announces Jack has been shot down in the Nightmare Before Christmas? Ah, 66. Nope 69 christmas. You've watched it.

Rob:

Six, nope 69, 35, 35, number 49 in the nightmare before christmas which holiday is not one of the doors that appears in the forest?

Hannah:

oh, there's valentine's, there's st patrick's day there's easter easter thanksgiving, july 4th no halloween no hold on new year's nope um.

Rob:

Oh my gosh.

Hannah:

President's day no, rob, stop talking. Hey, I'm sorry.

Courtney:

I'm sorry, I'm trying to think we should have fed you first. I'm sorry if I had known she didn't eat, I wouldn't have done trivia oh okay, martin Luther King no.

Hannah:

No, let's not. No. What's a?

Rob:

major holiday Labor Day, Veterans Day, Rob's birthday.

Courtney:

No, that's not important.

Rob:

I don't know.

Courtney:

April Fool's Day oh.

Hannah:

Oh, I never would have gotten, that.

Courtney:

Yeah, what was the name of the lobster that was picked from the tank in Hocus Pocus Frank?

Rob:

I don't know.

Courtney:

Angelo, angelo. Those are the funniest part. What was the last ingredient the Sanderson witches added to their cauldron in?

Hannah:

Hocus Pocus.

Rob:

Salt.

Hannah:

No, it was sweat Tongue, tongue, tongue.

Rob:

Tongue Tongue.

Courtney:

What card did Pugsley offer Joel and trade for his Debbie card in Adam's Family Values?

Hannah:

I don't know Amy Fisher.

Courtney:

Yeah, I wouldn't know that the three witches in Hocus Pocus are Winnie Mary and who.

Hannah:

Winnie Mary and Sarah.

Courtney:

Didn't we already do that it? Was a different wording? How many times has Beetle Beetlejuice? Betelgeuse, seen the exorcist in beetle juice. I don't know. 167, I don't want to get that. Um, oh, what other halloween film features a snake inspired by the snake from beetle juice? Hey potter, this is a good one that is a good one say the question again what other halloween film features a snake inspired by the snake from beetlejuice?

Rob:

is it halloween town?

Hannah:

no, no the sanderson sisters no, it's not how goosebugs um hold on, she doesn't know. Shut up, because I can see the snake in my head I see it too.

Rob:

Is it beetlejuice too? No, what's the answer?

Courtney:

are you done, hannah?

Hannah:

no wednesday no all right, go ahead the nightmare before christmas is he in the when they go to the town? Town hall, that's right. I don't know. They don't have a picture of it?

Courtney:

no, what was the name of the broom marnie buys in halloween town? It's a 5000 yeah, yeah, windsweeper 5000. Thank you. In the nightmare before christmas, what is zero's nose?

Hannah:

oh, it's a pumpkin.

Courtney:

What animal did wednesday and pugsley bury at the beginning of Adam's Family Values, a?

Rob:

scorpion, a dog.

Courtney:

It was a cat.

Hannah:

That was a scorpion.

Courtney:

The ending we have now of the Shining isn't the original ending, touche.

Hannah:

True or false?

Courtney:

It's true In Hotel Transylvania. What color is Frankenstein? Purple, no, but close Orange Blue. What book was Joel trying to read in Adam's Family Values?

Hannah:

Bible.

Rob:

No, the Shining.

Courtney:

A Brief History of Time. No, I don't remember that. What is the shape of the mayor's bow tie in the Nightmare Before Christmas?

Rob:

Oh, it's two bones, no Triangle.

Hannah:

I don't think I know honestly A spider.

Courtney:

I'm scrolling through and picking out different ones. Oh, why can't the Sanderson sisters follow the kids into the cemetery in Hocus Pocus? Oh because it's hollow ground. Yep, what is Ice's real name in Hocus?

Hannah:

pocus because it's hollow ground. Yep, what is ice's real name in hocus pocus? Who's ice? Oh shit, yeah, oh fuck, fred, no ernie ernie, that's right my name's ice now oh, this is a really interesting one.

Courtney:

How much will people spend on an average on haunted house attractions?

Rob:

$30.

Courtney:

They're looking for, like for the whole season. Everybody's total, oh $300?.

Rob:

$3 billion, $300 million, $300 million?

Courtney:

No. What is the name of the cab company that Benny works for in Halloween Town? Fuck, no.

Rob:

Taxi City.

Courtney:

No.

Hannah:

No Once a cab or something Psychic.

Courtney:

Cab. Ah Candy corn was originally made by hand. True or false? True, true, correct.

Hannah:

I should only get that one, because you came after me.

Courtney:

What was the first present Jack gave out as Santa in the Nightmare Before Christmas?

Rob:

First present Basketball, no, just remember who showed you? That movie.

Hannah:

It was a decapitated doll or something.

Courtney:

It was a shrunken head, do I?

Hannah:

get that one Sweet.

Courtney:

Let's see.

Hannah:

So my parents didn't believe in. Oh man, it's a horn. Sorry, Never mind.

Courtney:

Where did?

Rob:

the vampires. Look for Jack Skellington in Nightmare Before Christmas. Oh, the cemetery.

Courtney:

No, the well Behind the cyclops' eye.

Rob:

Oh.

Hannah:

It's like listening to that wording that they use is genius.

Courtney:

Snickers are the most popular candy in the US, true or false?

Rob:

False Correct Reese's Peanut Butter Cup.

Courtney:

It sure is what was candy corn originally called.

Rob:

Candy corn Mm-hmm. Disgusting.

Courtney:

It is that, but no.

Hannah:

I love candy corn.

Courtney:

Thank you very much.

Hannah:

I don't know.

Courtney:

I didn't know this one either. It was chicken feed. Oh, okay, a couple more here. How many ingredients are in a Butterfinger bar?

Rob:

Three.

Courtney:

Nineteen, damn Nineteen seems like a lot. Think about what you're eating, wanderers. Ew, okay, last one, high fructose corn syrup. Why does candy corn have its corn shape?

Rob:

Because if you stack them up they look like uh corn.

Courtney:

No that's true, but no.

Rob:

What, what really? That is why they have their corn shape, because they're based on corn.

Courtney:

I'll give you that it wasn't the answer they were looking for, but I'll give it to you, rob, okay. I'll give you that it wasn't the answer they were looking for, but I'll give it to you, rob, okay, I'll give that one to you. Shall I total up our totals? Fine, I got to do math wonders.

Rob:

Well, what was the answer?

Courtney:

It was something about the 1880s and shaping things Do.

Rob:

We need some waiting music.

Hannah:

No All right.

Courtney:

Who do you think won the winner by five points? By five points Hannah, hannah, hannah Fitzpatrick.

Hannah:

The winner of Halloween everybody, I mean, as it should be 24 to Rob's 19. I'm really surprised, though, with how much you did know, so yeah 19 was pretty good.

Courtney:

I mean, I had a couple other little things I had found.

Hannah:

I'm sad there was only one question about the fucking shining should be more but now, well, we didn't do all 100 questions no, because a lot of them didn't make any sense.

Courtney:

Yeah, um, I had one that I thought was interesting the fact that I came across when I was researching that husband hunting was once a halloween tradition oh, like girls going out looking for their new husband back in the 18th century, halloween was about tricks in more ways than one.

Courtney:

At this time, people took too many, took too many peculiar methods to rewrite their real halloween horror story. Being single in the fall, these tactful techniques included lighting candles in front of a mirror in a dark room to conjure up the fact of a future lover, and even tossing apple peels over their shoulders to form an initial upon landing.

Rob:

Ooh.

Courtney:

Witchcraft, witchcraft. Most of the other ones that I had found we had kind of already figured out from our trivia. I did think it was also interesting that a full moon only brightens the sky once every 19, halloweens.

Rob:

Oh, that was kind of interesting yeah, full moon on Halloween is pretty rare. Rare, does it say, when the next one is um, let's see, it does not when is the next full moon?

Courtney:

on a halloween the moon will appear full from everywhere on earth on october 31st. This is from nasagov. Oh god, is it this year? Oh my god, yeah.

Rob:

Is it this year? No it, oh God. Is it this year? Oh my God, yeah. Is it this year? Putnums, no, it was 2020. Where did you get?

Hannah:

this Witchcraft Fucking Putnums.

Rob:

All right, courtney, is that it for tonight?

Courtney:

Yeah, I figured some trivia, a little bit of Halloween. We got to feed Hannah. That's becoming abundantly clear.

Rob:

Yes, yes, do we want to read a card or save it for next time?

Courtney:

Let's save one for next time.

Rob:

Okay.

Courtney:

Thank you.

Rob:

Wanderers for joining us on this.

Courtney:

Halloween for tolerating us. As always, I hope you guys are all doing something super cool, super spooky, but also super safe, because that's important too.

Rob:

Yes, and remember, we recorded this on Halloween. It's a couple weeks ago the time you're listening to this, but's still spooky season, even though we've probably already put up our christmas tree.

Courtney:

Spooky season is a mindset, and hannah and I participate in it all year long absolutely season always, always so thanks for listening bye wanderers. Bye wanderers, till next time like and subscribe.

Hannah:

Thanks for listening today. Wicked wanderings is hosted by me, hannah, and co-hosted by me, courtney, and it's produced by Rob Fitzpatrick.

Hannah:

Music by Sasha N. If you enjoyed today's episode, don't forget to leave a rating and review and be sure to follow on all socials. You can find the links down in the show notes. If you're looking for some really cozy t-shirts or hoodies, head over to the merch store. Thank you for being a part of the Wicked Wanderings community. We appreciate every one of you. Stay curious, keep exploring and always remember to keep on wandering. Thank you.

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