Halloween
Superstitions
NAME THE MOVIE
Movies/ Monsters
MISC
100
The practice of decorating jack-o'-lanterns originated here.
Ireland
100
Why are black cats associated with Halloween (and bad luck)?
The Puritans associated black cats with witchcraft.
100
Interview With The Vampire (1994)
100
What sort of mask does Michael Myers wear in the original Halloween?
Because the studio had such a small budget, they had to use the cheapest mask they could find. It was a $2 William Shatner mask that they spray painted white.
100
How many pounds of candy corn are produced each year?
A whopping 35 million pounds of candy corn is made every year—amounting to about 9 billion pieces.
200
Before we carved pumpkins, the Irish chiseled creepy faces onto this.
Turnips
200
Breaking a mirror brings you 7 years of bad luck. Why 7 years specifically?
7 years is the time it takes to replace all the cells in your physical body.
200
Vertigo (1958)
200
Who wrote the horror classic Frankenstein?
Mary Shelly
200
Is a pumpkin considered a fruit or a vegetable?
A pumpkin is a fruit simply because anything that starts from a flower is botanically a fruit.
300
Which country celebrates the Day of the Dead starting at midnight on Oct. 31?
Mexico
300
If a superstitious person spilled salt, they would do this next.
Take a pinch and toss it over your left shoulder.
300
Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
300
Every Halloween, Charlie Brown helps his friend Linus wait for what character to appear?
The Great Pumpkin
300
How can you supposedly end the misfortune that comes when you break a mirror?
Bury it in the moonlight.
400
Who famously died on October 31, 1926?
Master magician Harry Houdini. He did of appendicitis.
400
How did the phrase "God Bless You" originate?
The most popular theory is that it originated in Rome when the bubonic plague was ravaging Europe. Sneezing was one the plague's main symptoms, and it is believed that Pope Gregory I suggested that a tiny prayer in the form of saying, "God bless you" after a sneeze would protect the person from death.
400
This man ruled Walachia, Romania, in the mid-1400s and was even believed to be the real-life inspiration behind Dracula.
Vlad the Impaler
400
Name this character from the cult classic "Rocky Horror Picture Show".
Dr. Frank-n-Furter
400
What is the common superstition about salt?
It purifies the soul and wards off evil spirits.
500
To ward off vampires, this item could be worn on one's person, hung in windows, or rubbed on chimneys and keyholes.
Garlic
500
According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, what will you see?
Your future husband or wife
500
What classic horror film features the quote, “They’re coming to get you, Barbara”?
Night of the Living Dead
500
This actor famously starred as Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 film "Frankenstein", which established him as a horror icon.
Boris Karloff
500
Transylvania is a region in which country?
Romania