CLASSIC HORROR & MONSTERS
SPOOKY SCREEN (MOVIES & TV)
TRADITIONS & FOLKLORE
1. POTIONS & CANDY LAB
1. BY THE NUMBERS (Stats, years, and data)
100

This famous vampire count lives in a gloomy castle in Transylvania


  • What is Count Dracula?
100

In Hocus Pocus, the Sanderson sisters are brought back to life when a virgin lights this specific candle.

What is the Black Flame Candle?

100

This glowing carved vegetable was originally made from turnips and large roots before pumpkins became popular.

What is a jack-o'-lantern?

100

This candy is shaped like tiny, multi-colored kernels of corn and is famously polarizing (you either love it or hate it).

What is candy corn?

100

A standard calendar month has this many days in October

What is 31?

200

Frankenstein’s monster is brought to life using this powerful force of nature.

What is electricity (lightning)?

200

This friendly ghost with a big heart lives in Whipstaff Manor and haunts Kat and her dad

Who is Casper?

200

Halloween traces its roots back to this ancient Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest.

What is Samhain?

200

To ward off a vampire in old legends, you are supposed to hang this strong-smelling bulbous root near your door.

What is garlic?

200

On which continent are vampire bats naturally found?

What is South America?

300

According to folklore, this mythical creature turns into a beast during a full moon

What is a werewolf?

300

In Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack Skellington is the pumpkin king of this holiday town.

What is Halloween Town?

300

In Mexico, families honor and welcome back the souls of departed loved ones during this vibrant multi-day holiday right after Halloween.

What is Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?

300

This fizzy, sour-then-sweet candy brand features little chewy people with sour sugar coats.

What are Sour Patch Kids?

300

According to Guinness World Records, the record time to carve a face into a pumpkin is under this many seconds.

What is 37 seconds?

400

This bandage-wrapped monster of Egyptian legend rises from his ancient tomb

What is a mummy?

400

In the classic slasher franchise Halloween, the silent antagonist who stalks Haddonfield wears a mask modeled after William Shatner’s face.

Who is Michael Myers?

400

Superstition says that crossing paths with this animal brings you bad luck.

What is a black cat?

400

In witch folklore, throwing this common kitchen spice into a fire was said to ward off evil spirits (or season your stew).

What is salt? (or sage/pepper)

400

In The Twelve Days of Christmas, there are no ghosts, but how many witches typically dance in a coven myth?  

What is 13?

500

In 1962, a famous toy and monster company established a formal society dedicated to this classic vampire.

Who is Count Dracula?

500

In the Netflix hit Stranger Things, the kids from Hawkins dress up as this classic team of ghost catchers for Halloween in Season 2.

Who are the Ghostbusters?

500

In Mexican culture, kids traditionally enjoy eating sweet, decorated treats shaped like these skeletal items.

What are chocolate or sugar skulls?

500

This chocolate bar with a spooky name shares its title with a famous space mission and a celestial body.

What is a Milky Way?

500

The year Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein was first published

What is 1818?

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