Monsters & Mythology
This silver projectile is universally known as the only weapon capable of killing a werewolf.
What is a silver bullet?
This friendly, white ghost is famous for being kind instead of scary to humans.
Who is Casper?
This Massachusetts city executed 20 people during infamous witchcraft trials in 1692
What is Salem?
Cotton candy was surprisingly co-invented by a person of this medical profession
What is a dentist?
A Group of Witches is Called?
What is A coven?
This Egyptian preservation process involved removing organs and wrapping bodies in linen strips.
What is mummification?
This snaps-loving, spooky family features characters named Wednesday, Morticia, and Gomez.
Who are The Addams Family?
This notorious 19th-century London serial killer targeted women in the Whitechapel district and was never caught.
Who is Jack the Ripper?
The "M"s on M&M's stand for these two founders' last names.
What are Mars and Murrie?
What Mexican holiday celebrated around the same time as Halloween honors deceased loved ones?
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
This shapeshifting creature from Navajo folklore can transform into, or disguise themselves as, any animal.
What is a Skinwalker?
In the movie Hotel Transylvania, this famous monster runs the resort for his fellow creatures.
Who is Count Dracula?
This Romanian ruler, known for his brutal execution methods, inspired the legend of Count Dracula.
Who is Vlad the Impaler? (Vlad III)
This popping candy reacts with moisture and carbon dioxide to create a sizzling sensation in your mouth.
What are Pop Rocks?
What was the original purpose of bobbing for apples on Halloween?
Fortune-telling to predict future marriage.
This Greek mythological monster had snakes for hair and could turn anyone who looked at her into stone.
Who is Medusa?
This is the name of the fictional town where the Sanderson sisters live in the movie Hocus Pocus.
What is Salem?
This famous San Jose mansion features miles of winding hallways and doors that open into blank walls to confuse ghosts.
What is the Winchester Mystery House?
White chocolate completely lacks this core ingredient, which is why some argue it isn't "real" chocolate.
What are cocoa solids?
How many pounds of candy corn are produced every year?
35 million pounds.
This specific type of spirit in Irish folklore wails and screeches to warn a family that a member is about to die.
What is a Banshee?
This skeleton character is known as the "Pumpkin King" of Halloween Town.
Who is Jack Skellington?
This ancient Celtic festival celebrated on October 31st is the direct historical ancestor of modern Halloween.
What is Samhain?
This is the actual name for the white, powdery coating found on pieces of chewing gum to keep them from sticking to the wrapper.
What is powdered sugar / cornstarch?
What country holds the record for growing the heaviest pumpkin ever recorded?
United States. The heaviest pumpkin is 3,156 pounds, grown by farmer Ron Wallace from Greene (or Coventry), Rhode Island. Weighed on Oct 10, 2026 Beating the previous New England Farmer Ian Paton Pumpkin(Bagheera) by 300 lbs. Bagheera was weighed in Oct 3. 2026 at 2,856.8 lbs