Halloween Traditions
What vegetable was originally carved into lanterns in Ireland before pumpkins became popular?
What are Turnips?
What 1996 horror film popularized the use of horror-movie rules as a plot device and featured a masked killer?
What is Scream?
This candy was named after the Mars family's favorite horse. What is it?
What is Snickers?
What is the name of the three-headed dog that guards the entrance to the Underworld in Greek mythology?
What is Cerberus?
What underground Paris attraction contains the remains of millions of people transferred from overcrowded cemeteries?
What are the Catacombs of Paris?
Which U.S. state is the leading pumpkin producer by total harvest in many recent years?
What is Illinois?
What is the name of the fictional summer camp where Jason Voorhees is associated with the murders in the Friday the 13th franchise?
What is Camp Crystal Lake?
Originally sold in Britain under the name “Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp,” what candy bar eventually received its familiar name in 1937?
What is Kit Kat?
In Irish folklore, what supernatural female spirit is said to wail or keen as a warning that someone is about to die?
What is a banshee?
In 1692, what Massachusetts town became infamous for the prosecution and execution of people accused of witchcraft?
What is Salem?
During which decade did trick-or-treating become a widespread Halloween tradition in the United States after World War II?
What are the 1950s?
Which singer released “Somebody's Watching Me” in 1984, featuring Michael Jackson on backing vocals?
Who is Rockwell?
What candy bar was originally sold in a package containing three separate bars, each representing a different flavor?
What is 3 Musketeers?
Fun Fact: the original flavors were chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.
What legendary creature is said to turn to stone anyone who looks directly into its eyes, and appears in the Harry Potter series as a monster in the Chamber of Secrets?
What is the Basilisk?
What was the name of the unidentified serial killer responsible for a series of infamous murders in London's Whitechapel district in 1888?
Who is Jack the Ripper?
In traditional folklore, what does it mean if you see a spider on Halloween night?
A common superstition says it may represent the spirit of a deceased loved one watching over you.
In The Shining (1980), what is the room number of the hotel room that Danny is warned to stay away from?
What is Room 237?
What candy bar was introduced in 1923 after a public naming contest, with its unusual name chosen to mean someone clumsy or inept?
What is Butterfinger?
In Greek mythology, what monster had the head of a lion, the body of a goat and the tail of a serpent?
What is the chimera?
What was the name of the woman whose 1892 Massachusetts murder trial inspired the famous rhyme about taking an axe?
Who is Lizzie Borden?
Before trick-or-treating became popular in the United States, what was the name of the tradition where people went door-to-door performing songs or prayers in exchange for food?
What is souling?
What is the name of the fictional town in which the original A Nightmare on Elm Street takes place?
Where is Springwood, Ohio?
What candy was developed specifically to withstand heat better than ordinary chocolate, making it useful for American soldiers during World War II?
What are M&M's?
In Slavic folklore, what supernatural being lives in a hut that stands on chicken legs and is often portrayed as an old witch?
What is baba yaga?
In 1518, an unexplained outbreak caused people to dance uncontrollably in which European city?
What is Strasbourg?