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What is the name of the novel about a scientist who creates a monster?
Frankenstein
What does a magician say when performing a magic trick?
Hocus-pocus / abracadabra
What was Dracula's real name?
Vlad
What is the origin of the term "jack o'lantern"?
The term "jack o'lantern" comes from an Irish folktale about Stingy Jack who made a deal with the devil.
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When was Halloween first celebrated in the United States?
Around the 1840s when there was a flood of Irish immigrants fleeing from the potato famine.
Where is Transylvania where Count Dracula lived?
Romania
What are the most popular Halloween costumes for pets?
Pumpkin, hot dog, bat, bumblebee and witch
What is the traditional role of Black Cats?
They are witches' familiars.
What famous magician died on Halloween?
Harry Houdini.
What is the most commercially successful horror movie of all time?
It.
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
A pumpkin is a fruit.
It is in the same category as a cucumber.
What are TWO other vegetables that have been carved out on Halloween?
-Potatoes
-Turnips
Pumpkins can be orange, white, red, yellow, green and what other color?
Blue!
Why do some people wear clothes inside out on Halloween?
Some believe that if you wear your clothes inside out and walk backward on Halloween, you'll see a witch at midnight.
What was used before pumpkins to make jack o'lanterns?
The Irish first used potatoes and turnips for jack o'lanterns but then found out pumpkins were easier to carve.
When is Halloween thought to have originated?
4000 B.C.
What does the word Halloween mean?
"All Hallows Even."
What two countries made Halloween costumes for trick-or-treating popular around?
Scotland and Ireland.
What type of creature is Shrek, Goblin, Ogre or Orc
Ogre
Spiders have 8 legs, but what other body part do they usually have eight of?
eyes
What are the bones in our body called?
skeleton
If you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, what will you see?
Your future spouse
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
It’s a fruit
What flying animal is associated with a vampire?
A bat
What Halloween monster is wrapped in bandages?
A mummy