Halloween History and Traditions
These two colors are most commonly associated with Halloween.
What are orange and black?(green and purple are also excepted)
People sometimes throw a pinch of this over their shoulder to reverse bad luck.
What is salt?
This friendly ghost stars in a movie named after him.
Who is Casper?
This creature is a horse with a horn on its forehead.
What is a unicorn?
Clowns are famous for wearing these oversized items.
What are big shoes?
Before pumpkins became popular, people traditionally carved this vegetable into lanterns.
What are turnips?
Breaking one of these is said to bring seven years of bad luck.
What is a mirror?
This vampire owns a hotel for monsters in Hotel Transylvania.
Who is Dracula?
This creature is said to transform during a full moon.
What is a werewolf?
This person introduces circus acts and announces performances.
Who is the ringmaster?
This Christian holiday is celebrated on the day after halloween.
What is All Saints' Day?
People do this after making a statement to avoid tempting fate.
What is knocking on wood?
This pumpkin-headed character stars in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Who is Jack Skellington?
This evil doll stars in the Child's Play horror movies.
Who is Chucky?
This terrifying fictional clown appears in Stephen King's It.
Who is Pennywise?
This country is strongly associated with the origins of many Halloween traditions.
What is Ireland?
This mythical creature is said to grant wishes when someone finds its magical lamp
Who is a genie?
This author wrote the 1986 horror novel It.
Who is Stephen King?
This masked villain with a striped sweater and clawed glove haunts people's dreams in A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Who is Freddy Krueger?
Circus performers balance and walk across this narrow, elevated rope.
What is a tightrope?
During this medieval custom, people went door-to-door offering prayers for the dead in exchange for food called soul cakes.
What is souling?
Walking underneath this object is said to bring bad luck.
What is a ladder?
Arthur Fleck(the Joker) dreams of becoming this type of performer before his life spirals out of control.
What is a stand-up comedian?
This legendary creature is said to live in a Scottish lake.
What is the Loch Ness Monster?
This striped shelter is often the main structure where a traveling circus performs.
What is a big top?