Halloween Vocab
What is the English word for a pumpkin with a carved face and a candle inside?
Jack-o’-lantern
Which monster is said to drink human blood and avoid sunlight?
vampire
On what date is Halloween celebrated every year?
October 31st
What is the name of the friendly ghost in cartoons and movies?
Casper
What idiom means “to feel so frightened that you can’t move”?
Scared stiff
What is a synonym for scary or frightening?
Creepy, freaky, terrifying
Which creature transforms into a wolf during a full moon?
Werewolf
From which European countries did the Halloween tradition originally come?
Ireland, U.K., North France
In which 1993 film do three witches named the Sanderson sisters return to Salem?
Hocus Pocus
What expression means “to feel frightened so your skin gets small bumps”?
To get goosebumps
If a ghost or spirit is wandering through your house and scaring you it is _______ the house.
Haunting
A scary green giant made of random parts
Frankenstein
What do children traditionally collect when they go trick-or-treating?
Candy (or sweets)
Which horror movie features a masked killer named Michael Myers?
Halloween
What idiom means “to have a secret that you want to hide”?
A skeleton in the closet
What do we call a story that is meant to frighten or shock people?
a horror/scary story
Which ancient Egyptian creature is wrapped in bandages and placed in a tomb?
Mummy
What traditional Halloween game involves trying to catch apples in water using only your mouth?
Bobbing for apples
Who wrote the horror novel It, featuring the clown Pennywise?
Stephen King
What expression means “something will never happen, no matter what”?
Over my dead body
What word describes a place or object believed to be visited by ghosts?
Haunted
In folklore, which creature can fly and has magical powers.
Witch
What ancient Celtic festival celebrated the end of the harvest and inspired Halloween?
Samhain (pronounced “Sow-in”)
Which famous magician associated with Halloween died on October 31st, 1926?
Harry Houdini
What idiom means “to cause your own failure or problem by your own actions”?
Dig your own grave