HALLOWEEN HISTORY
The ancient Celtic festival , observed around November 1, helped inspire modern Halloween.
What is Samhain?
In this 1978 slasher film, Michael Myers returns to his hometown of Haddonfield.
What is Halloween?
In Halloweentown, Marnie discovers that her grandmother and family are part of this magical community.
What is HalloweenTown?
This is the scientific name for the fear of spiders.
What is arachnophobia?
Children traditionally say these three words when asking for Halloween treats.
What is “Trick or treat”?
Before pumpkins became popular in America, people in Ireland carved these root vegetables into lanterns.
What are turnips?
This hotel is the isolated setting of Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror film starring Jack Nicholson.
What is the Overlook Hotel?
These twin sisters discover they are witches in the Disney Channel movie Twitches.
Who are Alex and Camryn?
Despite the popular myth, bats are not blind; many species also use this form of biological sonar to navigate.
What is echolocation?
This orange flower is commonly used in Día de los Muertos celebrations to help guide spirits.
What is a marigold?
This U.S. state is home to the city famous for its 1692 witch trials.
What is Massachusetts?
In the Scream franchise, this is the name of the masked killer’s costume identity.
What is Ghostface?
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, this is the Pumpkin King’s name.
Who is Jack Skellington?
This term describes the supposed spirit of a dead person that appears to the living.
What is a ghost?
This sweet treat is made from sugar, corn syrup, honey, and marshmallow creme, and is shaped like a kernel.
What is candy corn?
The word “Halloween” developed from this phrase meaning the evening before All Hallows’ Day.
What is All Hallows’ Eve?
This 1973 horror film centers on the demonic possession of a young girl named Regan.
What is The Exorcist?
In Hocus Pocus, the Sanderson sisters are accidentally brought back to life in this Massachusetts town.
What is Salem?
A group of these birds is sometimes called an “unkindness.”
What are ravens?
People traditionally bob for these fruits in a tub of water.
What are apples?
In the 19th century, a large wave of immigrants from this country helped popularize Halloween traditions in the United States.
What is Ireland?
In Jaws, the shark terrorizes this fictional New England island community.
What is Amity Island?
In The Haunted Mansion, what kind of supernatural residents are said to occupy the mansion?
Who are ghosts?
This legendary creature is said to transform from human to wolf, often during a full moon.
What is a werewolf?
This carved vegetable lantern is named after a character from an Irish folktale.
What is a Jack-o'-lantern?