Movies
One particular serial killer inspired Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Psycho and Silence of the Lambs.
Who was it?
Ed Gein
Where did the real Ichabod Crane live?
Staten Island
How many people were hanged during the Salem Witch Trials
19
Does Casper the Ghost live on the East or West coast?
East
What is the most popular Halloween candy in America?
Skittles
What horror movie was the first American film EVER to show a toilet on screen?
Psycho
In what American state is it illegal to dress as any member of the clergy for Halloween?
Alabama
Where was the first place the most jack-o’-lanterns carved and lit in one place, according to Guinness Book of World Records?
Boston Common
In "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" who does Linus mistake for the Great Pumpkin?
Snoopy
Is a pumpkin a fruit or vegetable?
Fruit
What was the first horror movie to be nominated for an Academy Award?
The Exorcist
What was used before pumpkins to make Jack O’Lanterns?
Turnips, Potatoes, and Large Beets
What Celtic holiday is believed to have originated the many Halloween traditions celebrated today?
Samhain
What was Dracula's assistants name?
Renfield
During WWII this candy, often seen at Halloween, was used in soldiers field rations due to it's high tolerance in extreme weather conditions...
Tootsie Rolls
What classic horror movie creature’s shape was based on the Oscar statuette?
The Creature From the Black Lagoon
What product is banned in Hollywood on Halloween?
Silly String
What is the name of the poem by John Greenleaf Whittier;
“Oh!- Fruit loved of boyhood!- the old days recalling,
When wood-grapes were purpling and brown nuts were
Falling!
When wild, ugly faces we carved in its skin,
Glaring out through the dark with a candle within!”
The Pumpkin
Where is commonly said that Mary Shelley got the idea for Frankenstein's monster?
A dream
What was Candy Corn's original name?
Chicken Feed
In the movie Halloween, who did the props department base the infamous Jason mask of?
William Shatner
How many children have been harmed or injured by poisoned or manipulated candy given to them by strangers on Halloween?
Zero
What Irish folktale is said to explain the origin of the Jack-O-Lantern?
Stingy Jack
What does the name Dracula mean?
Son of the Devil
In what year did Mars candy company coin the phrase "Fun-Sized" specifically targeting Trick or Treaters?
1968