HALLOWEEN MUSIC, FILMS AND BOOKS
This song by Ray Parker Jr. comes from the film by the same name, ‘Who are you going to call’?
A. Ghostbusters
B. Raised by Bats
C. The Lurch
A. * Ghostbusters
What is the name of the teenage witch that was on a TV show by that name? She had a cat named Salem and 2 aunts who were witches too.
A. Sarah
B. Samantha
C. Frances
B. Samantha
A Halloween activity is bobbing for apples.
True or False
(True)
What date is Halloween on?
A. December 25th
B. April 12th
C. October 31st
C. October 31st
What country started the traditions that led to Halloween?
A. Ireland
B. Japan
C. Denmark
A. Ireland
Beetlejuice (the original film) is a film about a couple who died in a car accident and is stuck in their home. They are not happy with the Deetz family that moved in and took over the property. They try to scare them but that does not work. They call in Betelgeuse to help them out. Who plays that character?
A. Will Smith
B. Michael Keaton
C. Robin Williams
B. Michael Keaton
Where do pumpkins grow?
A. in a tree
B. on a stalk
C. on a vine
C. on a vine
The colours green and red are associated with Halloween.
True or False
(False – orange and black are while green and red are for Christmas.)
Popular Halloween candies handed out is Hershey chocolates. Milton Hershey created his company that created a new town. What is the town called in Pennsylvania?
A. Milton
B. Cocoa
C. Hershey
C. Hershey
Some films about mummies are the ‘Mummy’ and ‘Curse of the Mummies Tomb’. What country is associated with mummies?
A. Persia
B. Egypt
C. Japan
B. Egypt
This 1986 horror novel by Stephen King follows the experiences of seven children as they are terrorized by an evil entity that exploits the fears of its victims. Some people started to not like clowns because of this book and film of the same name. What is the title to this book?
A. Them
B. Ghouls
What is traditionally given to kids on Halloween?
A. oranges
B. ice cream cones
C. candy
C. candy
Casper is known as a very evil ghost.
True or False
(False – he is a friendly ghost.)
What word is NOT associated with the word ghost?
A. wraith
B. spirit
C.linguini
C.linguini
The Fairmont Banff Springs is in Banff. This postcard-perfect chateau, open since 1888, has long been associated with ghostly activities. In what province is it located in?
A. Alberta
B. Ontario
C. Quebec
A. Alberta
This 1958 song by Sheb Wooley goes ‘Well I saw the thing comin' out of the sky
It had the one long horn, and one big eye
I commenced to shakin' and I said "Ooh-eee"’. What is the name of this song?
A. Brown Dog Eater
B. Pink Pig Eater
C. Purple People Eater
C. Purple People Eater
Who played Lily Munster in the TV series The Monsters?
A. Shirley Temple Black
B. Brittany Spears
C. Yvonne DeCarlo
C. Yvonne DeCarlo
. Pumpkins that are carved into silly or scary faces are called jack o’ lanterns.
True or False
(True)
In the Charlie Brown Halloween TV special; Charlie Brown always gets a lot of what in his trick or treat bag?
A, candy
B. money
C. rocks
C. rocks
Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, so of course there are going to be ghost sightings. You might even hear some battle sounds like cannons going off. What state is Gettysburg in?
A. Utah
B. Pennsylvania
C. Wisconsin
B. Pennsylvania
This sweet film centers around a tween Halloween party. A father and daughter (played by Bill Pullman and Christina Ricci) move into a haunted mansion to rid the pad of its poltergeist tenants. Some of the spirits are The Ghostly Trio and what famous ghost?
A. Casper
B. Topper
C. Clarence
A. Casper
What are these types of; butternut, acorn and banana?
A. candy
B. squash
C. nuts
B. squash
A witch usually flies in the air on a shovel.
True or False
(False – it is a broom.)
Which Canadian played Lily Munster in the TV series The Monsters?
A. Shirley Temple Black
B. Brittany Spears
C. Yvonne DeCarlo
C. Yvonne DeCarlo
Jack the Ripper is an infamous serial killer from the 1880s. What city did he terrorize people in?
A. London
B. Paris
C. Madrid
A. London