Traditions
"Pin the nose on the witch" is a Halloween variation of this ever-popular party game
Pin the tail on the donkey
Where Transylvania is located
Romania
This animal joined Halloween after the 15th century fear of witches spread through Europe
Cats
Scary stories like the "The Shining," "Carrie," and "It" have made him the "monarch" of horror literature
Stephen King
This mischievous killer possesses a red-haired doll in the Child's Play franchise
Chucky
A Celtic tradition of using hollowed-out turnips with candles inside led to these distinctive & larger Halloween gourds
Jack-o-lanterns
The country where Halloween began
Ireland
Halloween became commercialized in this century
The 20th century
Singer of the song "Thriller," known for its Halloween-themed music video featuring zombies
Michael Jackson
This horror movie character wears a glove with razors
Freddy Krueger
It's said these 2 colors trace back to the festival of Samhain, one representing death & the other the autumn harvest
Black & orange
It's Devil's Night in Michigan, Mischief Night in New Jersey & Cabbage Night in New England
October 30
In a forerunner to this Halloween statement, kids would ask for food in exchange for saying prayers for the dead
Trick-or-treat
This magician who died on Halloween is said to haunt the ruins of his Hollywood Hills estate
This Halloween villain shares a name with a Canadian actor
Michael / Mike Myers
This no-hands Halloween game may be related to the Roman celebration of the goddess Pomona
Bobbing for apples
Mexican street vendors sell candy skulls on this day, November 2
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Halloween goes back to Samhain, a word from this Irish language; in a Celtic festival, people wore masks so ghosts wouldn't recognize them
Gaelic
Halloween brings tourists to the possibly haunted Baltimore house of this spooky author, who wrote the Raven
Edgar Allan Poe
Horror movie franchises such as Saw and Scream have used the Halloween season to call for this kind of donation, collected by the American Red Cross
Blood
On Halloween children collect money for this agency using official orange cartons
UNICEF
The number of days Halloween is celebrated in Spain
3
The original reason for wearing costumes on Halloween
To hide from evil spirits
The author of the Vampire Chronicles, including Interview with the Vampire, the Vampire Lestat, and Queen of the Damned
Anne Rice
Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Freddy, Daphne & Velma traveled around in a van with this name
The Mystery Machine