HALLOWEEN HISTORY
On what date is Halloween celebrated each year?
What is October 31st
What monster transforms into a wolf during a full moon?
Who is the Werewolf?
What 1993 Disney Halloween film features three witch sisters called the Sanderson sisters?
What is, Hocus Pocus?
How many legs does a spider have?
What is, eight legs?
What do children traditionally say when knocking on doors at Halloween?
What is, 'trick or treat'?
What vegetable is traditionally carved into a jack-o'-lantern in America?
What is a pumpkin?
What creature is famous for drinking blood and avoiding sunlight?
Who is a, Vampire?
What animated film features Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King?
What is, The Nightmare Before Christmas?
What flying mammal is commonly associated with vampires?
What is a, Bat?
What two colours are most commonly associated with Halloween?
What are, orange and black?
Which ancient Celtic festival is considered a major origin of Halloween?
What is Samhain
What monster is typically wrapped in bandages and associated with ancient Egypt?
Who is, the Mummy?
What Netflix series features a girl from the Addams Family?
Who is, Wednesday?
What animal is famous for its ability to turn its head up to 270 degrees?
What is an, Owl?
What do people traditionally wear when attending Halloween parties?
What are, costumes?
What country is particularly associated with the origins of Halloween?
What is Ireland?
What is the name of the famous vampire from Bram Stoker's novel?
Who is Dracula?
In Ghostbusters, what is the name of the giant sticky mascot that comes to life?
Who is the Marshmallow Man?
What substance do spiders produce to build their webs?
What is, Silk?
What is the traditional name for a carved pumpkin with a face and a candle inside?
What is a, Jack-o'-lantern?
What does the word Halloween come from?
What is All Hallows' Eve?
What creature is said to turn people to stone by looking at them?
Who is Medusa?
What horror movie features a terrifying clown named Pennywise?
What is, IT?
What is the scientific term for the fear of spiders?
What is, Arachnophobia?
What Mexican holiday celebrates and remembers deceased loved ones around the beginning of November?
What is, Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
What vegetable did people in Ireland traditionally carve before pumpkins became popular?
What is a turnip?
What is the name of the scientist who creates a living creature in Mary Shelley's famous novel?
Who is, Dr. Frankenstein?
In Stranger Things, what is the name of the terrifying alternate dimension?
What is, The Upside Down?
What natural phenomenon causes some living organisms to glow in the dark?
What is, Bioluminescence?
What Halloween game involves trying to catch floating apples using only your mouth?
What is, Apple Bobbing?
Which ancient civilisation believed black cats were sacred and associated them with the goddess Bastet?
Who are the Ancient Egyptians?
What supernatural creature is traditionally said to be created when someone is bitten by another of its kind during a full moon?
What is a Werewolf?
Which 1988 film features a mischievous ghost whose name must be said three times to summon him?
Who is, Beetlejuice?
What is the name of the process where dead organisms break down into simpler substances?
What is, Decomposition?
What popular Halloween sweet is made with three coloured layers of yellow, orange and white?
What is, Candy Corn
What does the festival of Samhain traditionally mark?
What is, The end of the harvest season and beginning of winter?
What legendary creature from Irish folklore is known for its terrifying scream that foretells death?
What is a Banshee?
What 1978 horror movie introduced the masked killer Michael Myers?
Who is, Michael Myers?
What is the name of the deep-sea fish famous for its glowing lure and terrifying teeth?
What is an, Anglerfish?
What traditional Scottish Halloween activity involves disguising yourself and performing songs, jokes or tricks in exchange for treats?
What is, Guising?
In which century did Halloween become increasingly popular in America through Irish immigration?
What is the 19th Century?
What mythical creature has the body of a human and the head of a bull?
What is a, Minotaur?
What 1960 Alfred Hitchcock horror film features the famous shower scene?
What is, Psycho?
What is the scientific name for the phenomenon in which a parasitic fungus infects an ant, alters its behaviour and eventually kills it?
What is, Ophiocordyceps infection (commonly called the zombie-ant fungus).
In the early 20th century, what Halloween activity became so widespread in American cities that communities began organising parties and trick-or-treating to discourage it?
What is, Vandalism and pranks, including egging windows, tipping over outhouses and damaging property.
What is the name of the Christian holiday celebrated on November 1?
What is All Saints Day?
What is the name of the Japanese supernatural beings that can include spirits, monsters and mysterious creatures?
What are, Yōkai?
Who directed the 1982 horror film The Thing?
Who is, John Carpenter?
What chemical compound is responsible for the distinctive smell of decaying flesh and is also produced during decomposition?
What is, Putrescine (also accept cadaverine)
In medieval Britain and Ireland, what was the name of the tradition where people went door-to-door offering prayers for the dead in exchange for small cakes?
What is, Souling?