Halloween Origins
Before it became popular in America people in Ireland often carved this root vegetable.
What is a turnip?
In this 1993 Disney movie three witch sisters returned to Salem on Halloween night.
What is Hocus Pocus?
This Candy comes in orange yellow and white shaped like tiny kernel corn.
What is candy corn?
Kids go door-to-door saying these three words to collect candy.
What is trick-or-treat?
This legendary creature changes from human to wolf often during a full moon.
What is a werewolf?
This is the name for the evening before All Saints day from which the word Halloween developed.
What is All Hallows Eve?
A masked killer stocks Laurie Strode in this 1978 horror film named for the holiday.
What is Halloween?
This peanut butter filled chocolate cup is made by the company founded by H.B. Reese.
What is Reese‘s Peanut Butter Cup?
People traditionally carve a face into this orange autumn vegetable to make a jack-o-lantern.
What is a pumpkin?
This blood drinking undead creature is famously associated with Count Dracula.
What is a vampire?
Halloween traditions came to America through immigrants from this country during the 1800s.
What is Ireland?
Daily double!
In this 1993 stop motion Jack Skellington is the pumpkin king of this place.
What is Halloween Town?
These chewy fruit flavored candies are famous for the miniature boxes and the slogan ‘taste the rainbow’ is theirs.
What are Skittles?
This activity involves bobbing in a tub of water often using only your mouth.
What is Apple Bobbing?
According to legend this monster has a bolt through his neck and he was brought to life by a scientist.
Who is Frankenstein’s monster?
This ancient Celtic festival celebrated at the end of October, is often associated with Halloween origins.
What is Samhain?
This 1984 horror movie features a killer doll named Chucky.
What is Child’s Play?
Invented in 1921 this candy bar combines nougat, caramel, and peanuts all covered in chocolate.
What is a Baby Ruth?
In the classic superstition breaking this object is said to bring seven years of bad luck.
What is a mirror?
Daily triple!
This ghost ship’s captain is doomed to sail the sea forever in a famous legend.
Who is the Flying Dutchman?
In the Christian calendar, November 1 is known by this name, which honors all Saints.
What is All Saints Day?
In this 1976 supernatural horror film a shy teenager discovered that she has frightening powers at her prom.
what is Carrie?
This candy was originally called Opal Fruits when it launched in the United Kingdom in 1960.
What are Starburst?
In the United States this candy giving custom became especially popular in the 1930s and 1940s although it’s roots are older.
What is trick-or-treating?
In Japanese folklore this long nose supernatural being is often depicted with wings and sometimes associated with the mountains.
What is a tengu?