Superstitions
Finding one of these small plants is considered lucky
What is a four-leaf clover?
The origin of the word "Halloween"
What is All Hallows' Eve?
Bonus: What does All Hallows' Eve mean?
The vegetable that was carved into jack o' lanterns before pumpkins were popularized in Europe
What are turnips?
The origin of the character of the Headless Horseman
What is "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving?
A gathering of witches
What is a coven?
The colour of cat that is traditionally associated with bad luck
What is black?
The ancient Celtic fall festival that was the precursor to Halloween
What is Samhain?
According to folklore, the result of wearing your clothes inside out and walking backwards on Halloween
What is seeing your future or a witch at midnight?
The short animated film that featured Charlie Brown and his friends celebrating Halloween
What is "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"?
Another name for midnight
What is the witching hour?
Walking underneath this is considered unlucky
What is a ladder?
The ancient society that invented the tradition of bobbing for apples
What is Ancient Rome?
The significance of seeing a spider on Halloween
What is knowing a deceased loved one is watching over you?
The main setting of Brahm Stoker's Dracula
What is Transylvania?
The Mexican holiday celebrated around the same time as Halloween that honors deceased loved ones
What is Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
Breaking one of these is said to bring seven years of bad luck
What is a mirror?
The decade that trick-or-treating became widely popular in the U.S.
What is the 1930s?
The original purpose of bobbing for apples on Halloween
What is fortune telling to predict future marriage?
The villain in the movie franchise "Halloween"
Who is Michael Myers?
The name of the screaming Scottish spirit that preys on travelers in the night
What is a Banshee?
This number is traditionally considered unlucky in Western cultures
What is 13?
The decade that Halloween was first widely celebrated in the U.S.
What is the 1840s?
The name of the traditional cake that the Irish often bake on Halloween
1) Cranachan
2) Barabrith
3) Barmbrack
What is barmbrack?
The alternate title of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
What is The Modern Prometheus?
The international city that hosts the biggest Halloween parade in the world
What is London?