HSCS Fall Quiz

What were the first Jack-O-Lanterns carved out of?

• zucchini

• squash

• apples

• turnips

What is the best selling video game of all time?

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Answer explanation

So far, Minecraft has sold over 238 million units across all of its platforms, followed by GTA V with 150 million units.

 

In Greek mythology, the fall death of crops was caused by the goddess Demeter's grief when Hades kidnapped her _.

• Mother

• Daughter

• Husband

• Dog

Answer explanation

In the myth, Hades kidnaps Persephone to be his wife. Heartbroken, her mother, the goddess of grain and harvest, allows the crops on Earth to die until her daughter returns in the spring.

The search is on for the next James Bond.

How many James Bond movies have there been since they began in 1962?

• 52

• 41

• 25

• 13

Wild turkeys can fly at speeds of up to ____

• 97 km/h

• 54 km/h

• 40 km/h

• 110 km/h

It happened in ____:

- the first iPhone was released

- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix opened in theaters

- Google Street View was launched

• 2003

• 2005

• 2007

• 2009

Freddy Krueger is the villain in which horror movie ?

• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

• A Nightmare on Elm Street

• Scream

• Halloween

Answer explanation

Robert Englund has played Freddie Krueger since 1984.

The heaviest pumpkin on record weighed how many pounds?

• 2703

• 1236

• 542

• 3241

Transylvania is a region in which country?

• Monaco

• Germany

• Lichtenstein

• Romania

In September 1893, this country became the first nation to grant women the right to vote.

• New Zealand

• Japan

• The United Kingdom

• Finland