Ghouls & Ghosts
What famous pop culture phantom is widely known as "the friendliest ghost you know"?
Casper
Before pumpkins ripen and turn their famous orange color, what color are they?
Green
What ordinary household cleaning object do witches traditionally use to take flight?
A broomstick (or besom)
What Stephen King horror adaptation features a terrifying, shape-shifting clown named Pennywise?
It
What classic, controversial Halloween candy features three distinct stripes of yellow, orange, and white?
Candy Corn
What legendary ghost ship is said to be doomed to sail the oceans forever and never make port?
The Flying Dutchman
While treated as a vegetable in cooking, scientifically, pumpkins belong to what botanical category?
Fruit (or a berry/pepo)
In The Wizard of Oz, what specific substance causes the Wicked Witch of the West to melt?
Water
"Here's Johnny!" is an iconic, improvised line delivered by Jack Nicholson in what 1980 horror film?
The Shining
In the classic animated special It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, what item does Charlie Brown repeatedly get in his trick-or-treat bag?
Rocks
In Mexican culture, what holiday honoring deceased loved ones heavily features sugar skulls, marigolds, and honoring ancestors?
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Who holds the official title of "The Pumpkin King" in Halloween Town?
Jack Skellington (from The Nightmare Before Christmas)
What infamous 1692 historical event in colonial Massachusetts led to the execution of 20 people accused of witchcraft?
The Salem Witch Trials
In A Nightmare on Elm Street, what customized physical weapon is Freddy Krueger famous for wearing on his right hand?
A bladed leather glove
What popular candy bar was originally named after the Mars family's favorite horse?
Snickers
In Japanese folklore, what is a Yūrei?
A ghost or spirit kept from a peaceful afterlife
What U.S. state produces the most pumpkins, growing more than double the amount of any other state?
Illinois
In the Harry Potter universe, what complex potion allows the drinker to transform into another person?
Polyjuice Potion
What 1999 independent film popularized the "found-footage" horror genre by following three student filmmakers lost in the Maryland woods?
The Blair Witch Project
The slogan "Taste the Rainbow" belongs to what popular fruity Halloween candy?
Skittles
According to Latin American legend, La Llorona is a weeping ghost who roams waterfront areas mourning the loss of whom?
Her drowned children
The town of Keene, New Hampshire, holds the world record for the most of what specific pumpkin item lit in one place?
Lit Jack-o'-lanterns (over 30,000!)
In Greek mythology, what is the name of the powerful sorceress who turns Odysseus's crew into pigs?
Circe
What classic 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film made cinematic history by being the first American movie to show a toilet flushing on screen?
Psycho
In the Middle Ages, beggars went door-to-door asking for "soul cakes" in exchange for praying for the dead. This practice, known as "souling," is the predecessor to what modern Halloween tradition?
Trick-or-treating