The origin of the word Halloween
The Christian origin is “hallowed evening” and hallowed means “made holy” and in the Celtic origin it is "All-Hallows Eve"
What do you sprinkle on your doorstep if you want to keep evil spirits out of your house on Halloween night
Salt. According to tradition, sprinkling salt in a room or around an area can ward off evil spirits that may try to harm you
How many colors of M&Ms are there in a normal bag
Six. The colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and brown
Who is villain in the movie “Halloween”
Michael Myers
What common Halloween creature is real, small, has wings, and only comes out during the night
A Bat
The country that Halloween originated from
Ireland
What should you wear to repel vampires?
What do you wear to repel vampires?
Garlic. Probably the most popular theory is the disease porphyria, a term for several diseases which are all caused by irregularities in the production of heme, causing erosion of lips and gums, disfigurement of the skin, aka) looking like vampires, and people with porphyria have a strong intolerance against garlic and foods that have a high sulphur content.
What was candy corn originally called
Chicken feed, because it looks like corn.
Which movie kills off their high-profile main character at the very beginning with a gruesome stabbing scene
The movie "Scream"
What creatures are commonly placed on the front doorstep of people’s houses
Gargoyles
Why were turnips originally used as jack-o-lanterns instead of pumpkins
Pumpkins weren’t as popularly produced in Ireland at the time, it was only when Halloween caught on in America that pumpkins began to be used.
During old Halloween (Samhain), who were food offerings left for?
Food was left for spirits such as nature spirits, and also the dead, in hopes that they would work their magic to keep the cattle safe over the winter and ensure next year’s harvest would not fail.
What is the most loved Halloween candy in 2021.
Reese’s peanut butter cups were 2021’s most popular Halloween candy.
In the Nightmare Before Christmas, what sort of creature is Jack?
The Pumpkin King of Halloween Town! The towns protagonist.
Which creatures were hunted in large groups in medieval times and cast spells on their victims?
Witches
The festival that modern day Halloween originated from, and how is it pronounced?
"Samhain", it’s pronounced like "So-when" or "So-ween" or "Saw-wen"
What is the meaning of spiders in Halloween folklore
They were known as evil companions of witches in medieval times. One superstition held that is a spider falls into a candle-lit lamp, and is consumed by the flame, witches are near by.
Is white chocolate considered real chocolate?
No, actually it is not because it doesn’t contain real cocoa solids.
Which film in the Paranormal Activity franchise was the most commercially successful?
Paranormal Activity 3
What creatures were commonly hunted by people in medieval times and blamed for community murders that couldn’t be explained otherwise
Werewolves
Is there Christian roots of Halloween
Yes there is considerable debate about the origins being partly Christian. All Saint’s Day is the feast day that honors all the saints or hallows of the church, and All Hallows Eve is the night before All Saint's Day
What was the medieval belief about cauldrons
The pagan Celts believed that after death, all souls went into the crone’s cauldron, which symbolized the earth mother’s womb. There, the souls awaited reincarnation.
Ironically, which type of health professional invented cotton candy?
A dentist
Which Tim Burton movie features the headless horseman
The sleepy Hollow
Which creatures are hideously ugly, small, and known to be very menacing
Goblins