Halloween
Pumpkins
Spooky facts
Legends
Media
200
These colors are associated with Halloween to represent night/death and fall/harvest
Black and orange
200
Are pumpkins fruits or vegetables
Fruit
200
The original name for candy corn
Chicken feed
200
This animal is associated with witchcraft and is associated with bad luck
Black cat
200
Name this tv show
Wednesday
400
What does the word "Halloween" come from?
All Hollow's Eve, the evening before All Saint's Day to remember the dead
400
The top pumpkin producing state in the US
Illinois
400
The number of bones in the human body?
206
400
This "flower of the dead" is used to decorate alters and cemeteries for Dia de los Muertos. Its petals are often scattered to create a path to guide souls back to their loved ones
Marigold
400
Name the movie
Beetlejuice
600
The country Halloween originated from
Ireland
600
The Guinness World record for heaviest pumpkin
2,749 pounds
600
The Salem Witch trials took place in what U.S. State?
Massachusetts
600
The supernatural creature that can be killed with a silver bullet?
Werewolf
600
Who wrote the classic horror novel Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
800
The festival Halloween originated from
Samhain, an ancient Celtic festival dating back to 600 AD
800
On average, how many seeds are there in a medium sized pumpkin?
500
800
The only mammal that can fly
Bat
800
This animal is associated with Dia de los Muertos and used in decorations because it is believed to carry the spirits of lost loved ones
Monarch butterflies
800
The headless horseman appears in which classic story?
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1000
The name for the fear of Halloween
Samhainophobia
1000
What vegetable was originally carved instead of pumpkins?
Turnips
1000
The deadliest spider in the world
The funnel-web spider
1000
According to legend, a witch’s broom is made of this type of wood
Birch or hazelwood
1000
This famous magician died on Halloween
Harry Houdini