Halloween History
Halloween was originally connected to this season when farmers finished bringing in their crops.
What is harvest/fall?
This 1978 horror movie features the masked murderer Michael Myers
What is Halloween?
This legendary creature is said to drink human blood and sleep in a coffin.
What is a vampire?
This organ controls your body's response to fear and helps trigger the “fight or flight” reaction.
What is the brain?
A spider has this many legs.
What is 8?
This tradition involves dressing up and going from house to house asking for treats
What is trick or treating?
In this horror franchise, a murderer named Freddy Krueger attacks people in their dreams
What is Nightmare on Elm Street?
This creature is said to transform from a human into a wolf-like monster
What is a werewolf?
This hormone is released during frightening or stressful situations and increases heart rate.
What is adrenaline?
A human skeleton typically has approximately this many bones
What is 206 bones?
This country is strongly associated with the early development of Halloween traditions such as carved turnips.
What is Ireland?
This 1996 movie introduced audiences to Ghostface and helped revive the slasher genre
What is scream?
This monster is said to live in the Arctic and is sometimes described as a giant, hairy creature.
What is a yeti?
This phenomenon causes you to feel like you've experienced something before.
What is de ja vu?
A traditional Jack-o’-lantern is commonly carved from this type of squash.
What is a pumpkin?
In the past, people carved faces into vegetables to make lanterns. This tradition was meant to help do this
What is scare away evil spirits?
In this 2017 movie, Pennywise the clown terrorizes a group of children in the town of Derry
What is It?
This legendary creature is said to rise from the dead and search for the living
What is a zombie?
This real animal is the only mammal capable of sustained powered flight
What is a bat?
About how many colours are traditionally found on a piece of candy corn?
What is 3?
The word “Halloween” comes from a shortened form of this phrase
What is All Hallows Eve?
In this 2023 movie, a young girl becomes involved with a creepy animatronic bear and other characters at a haunted pizza restaurant.
What is 5 Nights at Freddy's?
This famous monster from Greek mythology had snakes for hair and could turn people to stone with her eyes
Who is Medusa?
This condition causes some people to experience an intense fear of spiders.
What is arachnophobia?
According to Stats Canada, about how much did Canadians spend on cookies, candy, and snack foods at large retailers during October in 2018?
What is $613 million?