Halloween History
What ancient Celtic festival is commonly linked to the origins of Halloween?
What is Samhain?
In the 1978 film Halloween, what is the name of the masked killer?
Who is Michael Myers?
What creature is traditionally said to transform during a full moon?
What is a werewolf?
What is the fear of spiders called?
What is arachnophobia?
What is the name of the fictional school attended by Wednesday Addams in the Netflix series Wednesday?
What is Nevermore Academy?
Which country is most associated with the early development of the modern jack-o’-lantern tradition using turnips?
What is Ireland?
What is the name of the fictional town where A Nightmare on Elm Street takes place?
What is Springwood?
What is the name of the vampire hunter created by Bram Stoker?
Who is Abraham Van Helsing?
What is the scientific term for the study of fungi?
What is mycology?
Which singer released the 1982 music video famous for its horror-themed choreography and werewolves?
Who is Michael Jackson?
What Christian observance takes place on November 1, the day after Halloween?
What is All Saints’ Day?
Which 1973 horror film features the possession of a young girl named Regan?
What is The Exorcist?
In Greek mythology, which Gorgon has snakes for hair and can turn people to stone?
Who is Medusa?
What is the name for the biological process in which a firefly produces light?
What is bioluminescence?
What is the name of the town in The Nightmare Before Christmas where Jack Skellington lives?
What is Halloween Town?
What does the word 'Halloween' derive from?
What is All Hallows’ Eve?
In Psycho, what is the name of the motel owner?
Who is Norman Bates?
What is the term for a supernatural being that returns from the dead to haunt the living?
What is a revenant?
Which pigment causes many orange pumpkins to have their color?
What is beta-carotene?
Which author wrote the novel It, featuring the entity known as Pennywise?
Who is Stephen King?
In which century did the phrase 'trick or treat' become widely established in North American Halloween celebrations?
What is the 20th century?
Which 1922 silent horror film features the vampire Count Orlok?
What is Nosferatu?
In folklore, what is the name of the Irish spirit whose wail foretells a death?
What is a banshee?
What is the name of the sleep-related phenomenon in which a person briefly cannot move while falling asleep or waking up?
What is sleep paralysis?
What is the name of the hotel in The Shining?
What is the Overlook Hotel?