Origins
Halloween is thought to have o'riginated in this European country
What is Ireland?
This Alfred Hitchcock scream queen was taken out of the picture by a psycho with a knife in the shower. Years later, her daughter won the battle with a knife-wielding masked psycho of her own.
Who is Janet Lee?
Count Wampyr was Bram Stoker’s original name for this thirsty villain
Who is Count Dracula?
Ancient Romans started this activity that centuries later became a favorite Halloween party game - you don’t have to be named Robert to play, but you do have to get wet
What is bobbing for apples?
The word Halloween is a contraction of this centuries-old Celtic celebration
What is All Hallow's Eve?
The original jack-o-lanterns were made not from pumpkins, but from this purple and white root vegetable
What is a turnip?
Though she enjoyed an acting career that spanned nearly six decades, this blond beauty was best known for portraying the object of King Kong's affections in the 1933 film.
Who is Fay Wray?
This masked villain first appears in the titular Halloween movie as a young boy who murders his sister, Judith Myers, and then fifteen years later returns home to Haddonfield to murder more teenagers
Who is Michael Myers?
These tri-colored buttercream candies - the 2nd most popular Halloween candy, are "harvested" by trick-or-treaters every October
What is candy corn?
This animal was thought to protect witches’ powers from negative forces; just don’t let it cross your path
What is a black cat?
Originally called "guising" or "souling," this neighborhood Halloween tradition goes back at least to the 16th Century
What is Trick or treating?
Fortunately, this "silent" actress wasn't the friend Hannibal had for dinner. Liver and fava beans, Clarice?
Frankenstein is often mistakenly used as the name of “the creature” in Mary Shelly’s novel and subsequent movies based on the book. However, the monster had no name – Frankenstein is actually the last name of the doctor who created him. This his first name . . .
What is Victor?
These chocolate bars, introduced in 1930 and crammed with peanuts, caramel and nougat, are the most popular treat at Halloween - and throughout the year. Seriously, don't half-suppress those typically scornful laughs.
What is a Snickers?
Southern state where it’s illegal to dress up like a priest or nun - and probably to cheer for LSU (eh, Mr. Saban?)
What is Alabama?
The first written account of children using the phrase "trick or treat" was in aboot 1927 in this neighboring country
What is Canada?
In one of the most profitable horror movies ever made, young Regan, played by this actress, starts acting odd - levitating and speaking in tongues - and her worried mother seeks medical help, ultimately turning to the church when all else fails.
Who is Linda Blair?
Although not technically Dracula’s “sidekick” in Bram Stoker’s novel, several films have portrayed this insect-eating mad man as such
Who is Renfield?
This popular confection is commonly made by binding a certain Kellog's cereal with butter and marshmallow cream. While traditionally homemade, Kellog's began marketing the treats themselves in 1995.
What is a Rice Krispie Treat?
This famous Hungarian-born American magician died on Halloween. Contrary to popular myth, he did not die failing to escape from a water tank, but from acute appendicitis.
Who is Harry Houdini?
Trick-or-treating gained popularity in the US and became the large-scale, kid-friendly practice we know today in this baby-boom decade
What is the 1950's?
In a chilling adaptation of a Stephen King horror novel, this actress plays withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White, who faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother at home.
Who is Sissy Spacek?
Along with her loyal eels, Flotsam and Jetsam, this tentacled evil mistress of the sea was determined to steal the Little Mermaid’s voice
Who is Ursula the Sea Witch?
No Halloween haul is complete without this oldest wrapped penny candy in the US. Chocolate flavored, elongated, and taffy-like, it has been manufactured since 1907 and was named after the the inventor's daughter (her nickname).
What is a Tootsie Roll?
Known for medieval towns, mountainous borders, and castles like Bran Castle - a Gothic fortress associated with the legend of Dracula - Transylvania, is a region of this European country
What is Romania?