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Vocabulary
100

Edward Cullen is a vampire in what popular movie and book series?

"Twilight"

100

 The familiar Jack o' Lanterns are thought to have originated in which country?

Ireland

100

WHAT DOES A WITCH DRIVE?

BROOM

100

Which fruit might people pick out of a bowl of water using their teeth in a Halloween game?

apple

It is believed by some that apple bobbing began when the Romans invaded England. They brought the apple tree to England and had traditions where they believed biting an apple floating in water could predict or determine future marriages.

100

(verb) to frighten a person or animal.

scare

200

Name the actress who played Morticia Addams in Tim Burton's Addams Family reimagining for Netflix?

Catherine Zeta-Jones

200

Some people believe the word ‘witch’ comes from the Old English word ‘wicce’. What did this word mean?

a) wicked woman

b) wise woman

c) wonderful woman

b

200

A HOUSE WITH GHOSTS

HAUNTED HOUSE

200

What mammal capable of flying is usually associated with Halloween?

bat

200

an undead creature who sleeps in a coffin by day, and ventures out at night to bite people and drink their blood

vampire

300

In Harry Potter who said that a ghost 'is the imprint of a departed soul left upon the earth'?

Professor Snape

300

Who were the first people to hold a festival called Samhain?

The celts

300

PUMPKIN WITH A FACE

JACK O LANTERN

300

Which region of central Romania is associated with Dracula?

Transylvania

300

a male witch.

warlock

400

Jack Torrance is the main character in which scary movie?

The Shining

400

What is the meaning of the word "hallow" in relation to this holiday?

Saint

400

a cooking pot, used by witches to brew spells.

CAULDRON

400

What is a lycanthrope better known as?

werewolf

400

a high pitched noise made by dogs and wolves.

howl

500

Who wrote the 1818 classic book "Frankenstein?

MARY SHELLEY
500

In what decade did trick-or-treating as we know it today start gaining popularity in America?

1920

1930

1960

1930

500

sharp, pointy upper front teeth, designed for piercing flesh.

fangs
500

If you were born on Halloween, what star sign would you be?

Scorpio

500

adjective starting with G that means


- horrible, bloody, macabre

gruesome

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