Pop Culture
This 1984 song returned to the charts on Billboard's "Hot 100" in October of 2021.
What is Michael Jackson's "Thriller?"
Believers will tell you this creature, who has a statue and a recurring festival in West Virginia, has glowing red eyes, massive wings and a tall, vaguely humanoid stature.
Who is Mothman?
This multi-day Mexican holiday involves family and friends gathering to pay respects and to remember friends and family members who have died.
What is Día de los Muertos?
American consumers spent this much on Halloween costumes in 2022.
What is $3.6 billion?
Which actor said that “Hocus Pocus” was one of her favorite movie roles of all time?
Who is Bette Midler?
Hasbro makes this game, also known as spirit board.
What is Ouija Board?
This Haitian festival is occasionally described as the Voodoo equivalent of Mardi Gras, Día de Los Muertos, and Halloween because of its explosive celebratory atmosphere, vibrant cultural traditions and commemoration of deceased family.
What is Fet Gede/Festival of the Dead?
This popular Halloween Candy was originally called Chicken Feed in the late 1880's.
What is Candy Corn?
This person wrote the 1818 classic book "Frankenstein?"
Who is Mary Shelley?
This mysterious animal with a horselike head, bat wings, hooves and a forked tail may be one of the more famous cryptids, but it has a far more famous creator: Benjamin Franklin.
What is the Jersey Devil?
Also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, this early April Chinese festival celebrates the deceased by people sweeping and cleaning the tombs of their loved ones.
What is the Qingming Festival?
Trick-or-treating is thought to originate in this country.
What is Canada?
This movie tops Rotten Tomatoes' list of the Scariest Horror Movies Ever?
What is "The Exorcist?"
This Irish myth about a man named "Stingy Jack" is believed to have let to what popular, and very family-oriented, activity?
Carving faces into pumpkins!
More than 2,000 years ago, this pagan Irish festival celebrated the beginning of winter and is thought to be the origin of Halloween as we know it today.
What is Samhain?
This famous magician died on Halloween in 1926.
Who is Harry Houdini?
In 1984, this American film director, producer, writer, puppeteer, etc. was let go by Walt Disney Studios for his eerie style and approach to films.
Who is Tim Burton?
This Catonsville, Maryland legend depicts a Demonic Truck that will appear out of nowhere and chase whoever drives the infamous stretch of pavement at the stroke of midnight. Dozens of people have actually died during this.
What is the Demon Truck of Seven Hills Road?
This tradition, rooted in the Mayan culture, is done as a prelude to Dia de los Muertos. For a hint, the spanish term is "Limpieza de Huesos"
What is the Cleaning of Bones ceremony?
The mask work by Michael Myers in the movie Halloween was actually a manipulated version of clay prosthetics made for William Shatner in which movie?
What is Star Trek?