Screen Screams
Creepy Culture
Haunted History
Boo-Ware!
Ghoulish Grooves
100
In Tim Burton’s 1988 comedy-horror film "Beetlejuice", you need to say his name this many times out loud to summon him from the netherworld.
What is three times?
100
This ancient Egyptian creature is typically created by wrapping a deceased body in strips of linen canvas.
What is a Mummy?
100
Early Celtic partygoers wore these items so ghosts and wandering spirits would mistake them for fellow ghouls rather than humans.
What are Masks and Costumes?
100
This golden rule of social events means obtaining a clear, sober, and enthusiastic "yes" before any physical or intimate contact.
What is Consent?
100
This 1982 pop masterpiece by Michael Jackson features a spoken-word sequence by horror icon Vincent Price and a famous zombie dance.
What is Thriller?
200
R.L. Stine series which includes titles like "Night of the Living Dummy" and "The Haunted Mask"
What is Goosebumps?
200
Choosing culturally respectful attire over offensive stereotypes that can lead to social harm and potential student conduct violations.
What is Cultural Appreciation?
200
This famous master magician met his dramatic end on Halloween of 1926.
Who is Harry Houdini?
200
This is the Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) legal limit in Virginia.
What is 0.08%?
200
"Who ya gonna call?" is the famous catchphrase from the theme song of this supernatural 1984 comedy film.
What is Ghostbusters?
300
These are the three Sanderson Sisters.
Who are Winifred (Winnie), Sarah, and Mary?
300
Occurs when cultural elements are used without understanding or respect, often perpetuating stereotypes.
What is Cultural Appropriation?
300
This ancient Celtic festival marked the end of the harvest and the start of the new year, when spirits crossed over into the living world.
What is Samhain?
300
Edibles can take this amount of time to kick in.
What is 1 - 2 Hours?
300
"Gonna get your body shakin', wishin' you could just awaken" are the lyrics of what 2011 Disney hit?
What is Calling All the Monsters?
400
In Wes Craven's 1996 meta-slasher "Scream", the Ghostface killer famously quizzes Casey Becker (Drew Barrymore) on the phone about this specific villain.
Who is Micheal Myers?
400
This Mexican holiday's attire if often mistaken for Halloween costumes and celebrations.
What is Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
400
People in Ireland originally carved scary faces into these root vegetables—not pumpkins—to ward off evil spirits.
What are Turnips?
400
This synthetic opioid is frequently mixed into counterfeit pills or illicit party substances.
What is Fentanyl?
400
Bobby "Boris" Pickett topped the music charts in 1962 with this graveyard smash hit song.
What is the Monster Mash?
500
In "The Nightmare Before Christmas", these three mischievous trick-or-treating children kidnap Santa Claus for Oogie Boogie.
Who are Lock, Shock, and Barrel?
500
Approachable methods - such as active research and asking thoughtful, open ended questions - help a professional move past this initial stage of cultural ignorance.
What is Cultural Awareness or Cultural Humilty?
500
According to vampire lore, these optical surfaces show no reflection because creatures of the night lack this.
What is a Soul?
500
This substance can be used to revive someone overdosing on illicit drugs.
What is Narcan?
500
This 1996 Andrew Gold novelty song about "shrieking skulls" became a massive viral internet meme on TikTok and YouTube decades later.
What is Spooky, Scary Skeletons?