History on Halloween Day
Trick or treat your way through this trivia game featuring famous births, deaths, and historical moments that happened on October 31.
15 questions · Published October 7, 2024
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. Which of these presidents is NOT carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore, which was completed on October 31, 1941?
FUN FACT
The carvings of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt (NOT Adams) on Mount Rushmore were originally meant to include the torso and waist, but due to lack of funding only the heads were carved.
- Multiple Choice
2. What post-apocalyptic TV show starring Andrew Lincoln as a sheriff's deputy premiered on Halloween 2010?
The debut episode of post-apocalyptic drama "The Walking Dead" aired on October 31, 2010; the series concluded in November 2022.
- Fill In The Blank
3. Escape artist and magician ________ Houdini died from acute abdominal swelling on Halloween 1926
After suffering from acute appendicitis and fever, Harry Houdini was hospitalized following a performance on October 24, 1926, and later died from abdominal swelling on Halloween night.
- Multiple Choice
4. Which of these artists held the top ten spots on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 31, 2022?
FUN FACT
In the 64-year history of the magazine, songstress Taylor Swift is the first artist to hold the top ten spots on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously.
- Multiple Choice
5. "Battle Born" Nevada designated __________ City as its capital when it joined the Union as the 36th state on October 31, 1864.
FUN FACT
Carson City, Nevada, started out as a stopover town for California-bound immigrants following the American Civil War.
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