Traditional Folklore
Left Field
Movie References
Phobia
Superstitions
100

What does a vampire traditionally need to avoid being exposed to?

Sunlight

100

What two colors are traditionally associated with Halloween?

Orange and black

100

Which film features a family whose youngest child, Boo, befriends a large blue monster named Sulley?

Monsters Inc

100

Arachnophobia

fear of spiders

100

What is considered unlucky to do with an umbrella indoors?

open it

200

What is the traditional phrase children say when asking for Halloween treats?

Trick or Treat

200

What is the traditional Halloween activity of carving faces into pumpkins?

Pumpkin carving

200

 In The Addams Family, what is Wednesday’s younger brother’s name?

Pugsley

200

Bacteriophobia

 Fear of bacteria

200

What belief is associated with breaking a mirror?

7 years of bad luck

300

Which creature is said to transform into a wolf during a full moon?

Werewolf

300

What is a group of witches called?

A Coven

300

What is the name of the friendly ghost in the classic cartoon franchise?

Casper

300

Cyberphobia

fear of computers

300

Which shoulder should you throw salt over to ward off bad luck?

left shoulder

400

What do witches traditionally ride in many Halloween illustrations?

Broomsticks

400

Which country is most often credited as the birthplace of Halloween traditions?

Ireland
400

In Beetlejuice, how many times must someone say Beetlejuice’s name to summon him?

three times

400

Heliophobia

fear of the sun

400

What do people traditionally do after mentioning good fortune to avoid jinxing it?

knock on wood

500

Before people used pumpkins, which vegetable was traditionally carved each year?

Turnips

500

Which two dates is Mexico's Día de los Muertos celebrated on?

November 1 and 2

500

In the film Coraline, what unusual feature do the Other Mother and other characters in the alternate world have?

Button eyes

500

Leukophobia

Fear of the color white

500

What should you avoid walking under to prevent bad luck?

a ladder

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