Names and Numbers
How many bones are in the average skeleton?
206
What animal is a witch’s pet in many Halloween stories and illustrations?
a black cat
Are pumpkins technically a fruit or a vegetable?
FRUIT
What do we call a house that is believed to be inhabited by ghosts?
haunted house
What does a magician say when performing a magic trick?
ABRACADABRA
What day does All Saints’ Day fall on?
1st November
What do children traditionally say when they knock on doors to ask for sweets on Halloween?
jack-o-lantern
What vegetable is traditionally believed to keep vampires away?
garlic
What US city is known as the “Witchcraft Capital”?
SALEM, Massachusetts
Jenna Ortega plays a darkly funny teen in what Addams Family?
WEDNESDAY
What household object do witches traditionally fly on?
broomstick
What is the only mammal that can fly?
BAT
On average how many seeds are there in a pumpkin?
500
What US state produces the most pumpkins? I.......
ILLINOIS
Edward Cullen is a vampire in what popular movie and book series?
TWILIGHT
What is the name of the friendly cartoon ghost whose name begins with C?
Casper
What creature is wrapped in bandages and often associated with ancient Egypt?
mummy
Before pumpkins, which root vegetable did the Irish and Scottish carve on Halloween?
TURNIPS
Where is Transylvania, otherwise known as home to Count Dracula, located?
ROMANIA
Who wrote the classic book “Frankenstein”?
MARY SHELLEY
What is another name for a large kettle or boiler?
CAULDRON
What is the deadliest spider in the world?
Sydney Funnel Web / Brazilian Wandering Spider/ Black Widow
What fruit do players try to catch with their teeth in the traditional game of “bobbing”?
Apples
In Harry Potter, what is the name of the school where young witches and wizards study?
Hogwarts
What Hungarian actor played the vampire in the 1931 film Dracula?
LUGOSI BÉLA