SPOOKTACULAR HISTORY
This is the date on which Halloween is celebrated.
What is October 31st?
Arguably, the most famous vampire ever created, his name derives from the Romanian phrase "son of the devil"
Who is Dracula?
In "Twilight", the vampire Edward Cullen falls in love with this human girl.
Who is Bella Swan?
This practice consists of dressing up in costumes and going door-to-door for candy on Halloween night.
What is Trick-or-treating?
In various religious and mythological traditions, this fiery and often nightmarish place is believed to be the realm of punishment for the wicked.
What is Hell?
The number of witches that were burned during the Salem Witch Trials.
What is 0?
If you order a pizza for a vampire, just make sure the sauce does not contain too much of this bulbous plant...
What is garlic?
Victor, a living man, accidentally proposes to Emily, a dead girl in this 2005 stop-motion Tim Burton classic.
What is Corpse Bride?
In Mexico, this multi-day holiday honors deceased loved ones and includes altars and sugar skull decorations.
What is "Día de Muertos" / Day of the Dead?
A belief or opinion that goes against established or traditional religious doctrines
What is Heresy?
In the early days of Halloween, people believed that wearing costumes could do this.
What is ward off evil spirits?
This 1994 American gothic film, starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, is based on the 1976 homonym novel, by Anne Rice
What is Interview with the vampire?
The passionate, affectionate, and gothic couple who are head of the Addams family and often engage in playful displays of their love for one another
Gomez and Morticia Addams
This traditional Halloween element is created by placing a lit candle inside a carved pumpkin
What is a Jack-o'-lantern?
To utilize, control, or make use of a resource, energy, or potential in an effective manner
What is to Harness?
Several Popes attempted to replace pagan holidays with their own religious obervances. The word "pagan" means this...
What is non-Christian?
Vampires are known to be haematophagous, which in non-nerd language means this...
What is blood-eating?
In the movie "Warm Bodies", "R," the protagonist who falls in love with a living girl, is this kind of supernatural creature.
What is a Zombie?
This game, often played at Halloween parties, involves blindfolded participants trying to catch fruits floating in a tub of water using only their mouths
What is apple bobbing / ducking for apples?
Voodoo is a prominent magical practice in the Caribbean, especially in this country...
What is Haiti?
This ancient Celtic festival is considered the precursor to Halloween.
What is Samhain?
The famous novel "Dracula", by Bram Stoker is based on this real-life prince of Wallachia, who lived in the 15th century.
Who is Vlad Tepes? / Vlad The Impaler?
In Alfred Hitchcock's iconic thriller "Psycho", this infamous man is obsessed with his mother, which leads him to kill any women he feels attracted to.
Who is Norman Bates?
In Scotland and Ireland, it was once a Halloween tradition to carve faces into this vegetable, now often replaced by pumpkins.
What is a turnip?
Lavender, sage, rosemary, and mandrake were (and still are) believed to have magic and healing properties, they are all types of this...
What are Herbs?