Facts
This is the day Halloween is celebrated every year.
What is October 31st?
Halloween is based on this ancient Celtic festival.
What is Samhain?
This phrase is said by children when they knock on doors for candy.
What is "Trick or Treat"?
This classic horror movie features a serial killer named Michael Myers.
What is Halloween?
This is the most popular candy given out during Halloween in the U.S.
What are Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups?
Before pumpkins, people used this vegetable to carve jack-o'-lanterns.
What is a turnip?
The term "Halloween" comes from "All Hallows' Eve," the night before this Christian holiday.
What is All Saints' Day?
These two colors are most commonly associated with Halloween decorations.
What are orange and black?
This horror franchise features a chainsaw wielding killer named Leatherface and has spawned multiple sequels, remakes, and reboots.
What is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre?
Despite its name, this candy is often ranked as one of the least favorite treats during Halloween.
What is candy corn?
This is the most common Halloween costume in the U.S.
What is a witch?
This 18th-century practice involved women looking into mirrors to catch a glimpse of their future husbands on Halloween.
What is divination or scrying?
This Mexican holiday is celebrated around the same time as Halloween.
What is Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
In this movie, a little boy named Cole famously says, "I see dead people."
What is The Sixth Sense?
This candy bar was originally called "Marathon" in the U.K.
What is Snickers?
Halloween traditions are believed to have started in this country.
What is Ireland?
Trick-or-treating became widespread in the U.S. during this decade.
What are the 1950s?
This animal is often associated with witches and bad luck on Halloween.
What is a black cat?
This 1982 film features a young girl being sucked into a TV by spirits.
What is Poltergeist?
This candy is the best selling non chocolate treat during Halloween and was once marketed as "Mars Men" in the 80s.
What are Skittles
This is the term for the fear of Halloween.
What is Samhainophobia?
In the Middle Ages, people would dress up to imitate spirits and monsters during Halloween, a practice known as this.
What is guising?
In Scottish folklore, peeling this fruit and throwing the skin over your shoulder was thought to reveal a future spouse's initials.
What is an apple?
In Scream (1996), this is the horror movie character whose name Billy Loomis references during his final confrontation with Sidney.
Who is Norman Bates?
This chocolate-covered treat has the slogan, "Sometimes you feel like a nut."
What is Almond Joy?