Halloween History
What is the significance of bobbing for apples during Halloween?
It was originally a fortune-telling game, where it was believed that the first person to catch an apple would be the next to marry.
In what movie did Geena Davis say this line: "Be afraid. Be very afraid"?
The Fly.
What is the #1 most popular Halloween candy?
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
What practice involved poor people going door-to-door on All Souls' Day, singing and praying for the dead in exchange for food?
Souling.
This person murdered and cannibalized his victims.
Hannibal Lecter.
Who brought the Halloween tradition to the United States?
The Irish and Scottish immigrants, during the potato famine in the mid-1800s.
In what film can we find the Overlook Hotel?
The Shining.
How many pounds of candy corn are produced every year?
35 million pounds.
What two things did people originally wear as costumes on Halloween?
Animal skins and heads.
This person went on a dark-humoured slasher rampage using knives and household tools.
Chucky.
In what state is it illegal to dress up as a priest or nun for Halloween?
Alabama.
This movie centers around a hooded psychopathic killer wielding a butcher’s knife
Scream.
Which candy was accidentally air-dropped to American soldiers during the Korean War?
Tootsie Rolls.
This animal’s appendage is said to bring good luck.
Rabbit's foot.
This person became a serial killer because he believes that people who don’t appreciate life don’t deserve to live.
Jigsaw.
Where is the world's largest collection of haunted dolls located?
Island of the Dolls (Isla de las Muñecas) in Mexico.
Which 1999 film features the line "I see dead people"?
The Sixth Sense.
What were the first "fun-size" candy bars introduced to the market?
Snickers and Milky Way.
Breaking a mirror is said to give you how many years of bad luck?
7
This villain was resurrected and came back as a supernatural demon who kills the children and teenagers who see him in their dreams.
Freddy Krueger.
What product is officially banned in Hollywood on Halloween night?
Silly String.
What is the highest-grossing horror film of all time?
It (2017), with about $700 million worldwide.
Originally called "Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp," this bar was rebranded in 1937 to the snappy name we know today.
Kit Kat.
What does a horseshoe symbolize when hung above a doorway, and which way must the ends point?
It symbolizes good luck, and the ends must point up (like a "U") so the luck doesn’t spill out.
She first appeared in the original Conjuring movie from 2013 as an artifact acquired by paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. Who is she?
Annabelle.