Monsters of Myth
Phobias
Halloween History
Horror Movies
Halloween Potpourri
100
Looking into her eyes turns you to stone
Medusa
100
What is fear of bananas
Bananaphobia
100
Why was dressing up as ghosts and spirits for Halloween first done?
Dressing up as ghosts and spirits for Halloween originated as a way to disguise and protect oneself from the returning spirits during the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.
100
Who is the notorious criminal and main antagonist in the Bollywood film related to this doll and What is the title of the Bollywood film?
Tatya Bichoo and Khilona Bana Khalnayak
# Move aside Annabelle
100
The most popular Halloween costume for 2023, according to Google is
Barbie
200
It is a legendary cephalopod-like sea monster of gigantic size in Scandinavian folklore.
The Kraken
200
Fear of having a phobia
Phobophobia
200
If you want to see a witch at midnight on Halloween, you should wear your clothes inside out and do what?
A. Chant an incantation
B. Raise a black cat over your head
C. Walk backwards
D. Make a star with coal on the floor
C. Walk backwards
The superstition is steeped in folklore surrounding witches. At midnight, if you are wearing your clothes inside out and walking backward, you will see a witch, but only on Halloween.
200
Naseeruddin Shah played a goon-turned-lovable ghost in this flick!
Chamatkar
200
Identify this Haunted location
The Kempegowda International airport is reportedly home to the spirit of a woman clad in a white saree. Many including taxi drivers, passengers, even pilots have supposedly seen a woman in a white saree who disappears on being approached. Even the infrared camera at the airport has captured the imagination of the spirit, and people believe that she indeed haunts the place.
300
This is a three-headed dog that in Greek mythology guards the entrance to Hades
Cerberus
300
Fear of clowns
coulrophobia
300
What do the Halloween colors orange and black signify?
A. Orange: Fire and autumn; Black: darkness
B. Orange: Pumpkins; Black: Witches
C. Orange: Harvest and squash; Black: Death
D. Orange: Christianity; Black: the Occult
A. Orange: color of fire and the autumn season, since the hue is reminiscent of harvest.
Black: representative of darkness (Halloween was always thought of as a night-time holiday)
300
What are the names of two sisters from the 2002 horror movie 'Makdee'?
Chunni and Munni
300
Whose Deathday party do Harry, Ron, and Hermione attend?
Nearly Headless Nick
400
In Greek mythology, he dwelt at the center of the Labyrinth, which was an elaborate maze-like construction.
The Minotaur
400
What is the phobia or fear of long words?
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
400
What was used before pumpkins to make jack o'lanterns?
The Irish, who started the tradition, first used turnips for jack o'lanterns before finding that pumpkins were actually much easier to carve.
400
Identify this duo?
Ed and Lorraine Warren
400
In The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings just how many "magic rings" are there?
The “Rings Poem” mentions exactly 20 Rings of Power:
3 for the Elven kings, under the sky.
9 for the Mortal Men, doomed to die.
7 for the Dwarf-lords.
1 for the Dark Lord.
500
In the folklore of some Native American cultures, it is a person who has been transformed into a monster by the consumption of human flesh.
Windigo
500
Fear of Mother-in-law
Pentheraphobia
500
What historical practice or tradition led to the emergence of the 'trick or treat' custom associated with Halloween?
The tradition of "trick or treat" has its roots in the medieval practice of "souling." It became popular in the United States in the early 20th century.
The medieval practice of "souling" was a tradition in which people, typically children and the poor, would go from house to house on All Souls' Day (November 2nd) to request small, round, sweet cakes known as "soul cakes." In exchange for these cakes, the soulers would offer to pray for the souls of the deceased family members of the household they visited
500
In which small town, where the residents believe in the spirit of an angry woman referred to as 'Stree,' does the 2018 horror-comedy 'Stree' take place?
Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh
500
Who famously died on October 31, 1926?
Harry Houdini