Halloween Origins
In what country did Halloween originate?
Ireland
What color is Freddy Krueger’s sweater?
Red and green
What is the most common superstition in Alabama?
Throwing salt over your shoulder
Acrophobia is the fear of what?
the fear of heights
What is the slogan for Skittles?
Taste the rainbow!
This practice did not become popular until the 1930s.
Trick or Treating
What’s the name of the clown from Stephen King’s It?
Pennywise
What is the most known superstition?
"knock on wood"
Roots in the Indo-European or Celtic belief that spirits good and bad resided in trees that could be either called upon for protection or chased away by knocking on their home, and others (particularly Christians) linked the practice to the magical power of the wooden Crucifix. Most likely among the different theories, historians have attributed the superstition to a 19th-century British children’s game called “Tiggy Touchwood” in which young players claimed immunity from being tagged by touching the nearest piece of wood. Adults picked up on the habit and the phrase (the British still say “touch wood” today), and the rest is history.
What is the name of the fear of phobias itself?
A. Phophobia
B. Phobophobia
C. Phobiaphobia
B. Phobophobia
Which candy bar was included in U.S. soldiers’ rations during World War II?
HERSHEY’S MILK CHOCOLATE BAR
In the 18th century, women threw WHAT over their shoulders, hoping to see the initials of their future love.
apple peels
Which horror movie was almost titled Long Night at Camp Blood?
Friday the 13th
Before a theater is locked up for the night, what should one always do?
Leave a light on backstage
One must always leave a 'ghost light' burning somewhere to drive off the spirits of productions past.
What is the most common phobia?
Arachnophobia
What was the day job of the inventor of cotton candy?
Dentist
In the Philippines, children go around from house to house and offer to sign a song in return for these items:
money and food
Which horror movie’s catchphrase is “Do you like scary movies?”
Scream
According to an old wives' tale, what should you do while passing by a cemetery?
Hold your breath
Christina Ricci has botanophobia, which is the fear of what?
The fear of indoor plants.
What do the initials, M&M, stand for?
Mars and Murrie
What is the most common costume people dress their pets in?
pumpkins!
How many people associated with The Exorcist died during production?
9
Miners know not to do this while they're underground. What should they avoid doing?
Whistling
Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of what?
The number 13!
What candy was famously part of a ration for American astronauts in space?
PEZ