Halloween Movies & TV
Fox Mulder and Dana Sculley were FBI agents in which tv show?
The X- Files
What is another name for Halloween?
Samhain (All Hollow's Eve is another alternative)
Why are the Halloween colors orange and black?
Orange is for pumpkins and harvest, and black represents night, death or darkness
According to a well-known song, which family is said to be creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky?
The Addams Family
Where does the quote “Double, double toil and trouble” come from?
William Shakespeare’s Macbeth
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, what is the name of the Pumpkin King who rules Halloween?
What is the significance of bobbing for apples during Halloween?
It was originally a fortune-telling game, where it was believed that the first person to catch an apple would be the next to marry.
Which U.S. president told a group of schoolkids that the White House was haunted by the ghost of Abraham Lincoln?
George H.W. Bush, in 1989
Which Irish band has a hit song named “Zombie”?
The Cranberries
Who wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
Washington Irving
Where was Hocus Pocus filmed?
Salem, Massachusetts
Which first lady was the first to decorate the White House for Halloween?
Mamie Eisenhower, in 1958
Before pumpkins, which root vegetables did the Irish and Scottish carve on Halloween?
Turnips
A 1984 song asked, “Who you gonna call?” What is the answer?
Ghostbusters
Who wrote the 1818 classic book Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
What year did It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown first air?
1966
When did Halloween start?
Around 600 AD with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain
Where is Transylvania located?
Romania
Who penned the 1962 song “Monster Mash”?
Bobby “Boris” Pickett
Who is the author of the Goosebumps series?
RL Stine
Which actor was the basis for Michael Myers’s mask in Halloween?
William Shatner (as Captain Kirk)
How did New Englanders in the 1600's protect their homes from evil spirits?
By hiding their shoes in the wall
What’s another name for a lycanthrope?
Werewolf
According to the lyrics of “Monster Mash,” who are the guests of the Halloween party?
Wolfman, Dracula and his son
What 1845 poem by Edgar Allen Poe features a talking bird that repeats the word “Nevermore”?
The Raven