Halloween in Other Cultures
In this Mexican holiday, participants build "ofrendas" to offer food, beverages, and other items to deceased relatives and ancestor spirits.
What is the Day of the Dead? (Dia de Los Muertos)
This popular character from Bram Stoker's 1897 novel of the same name serves as the inspiration behind the modern vampire myth.
Who is Dracula?
In the cult-classic film Halloween, this slasher terroizes the small suburan town of Haddonfield, Illinois.
Who is Michael Myers?
A carved pumpkin set out around Halloween time is often referred to by this name.
What is a Jack O' Lantern? (Jack is also acceptable)
This popular singer is currently defrosting in preparation for the holiday season.
Who is Mariah Carrey?
In this modern-day country, often credited as the birthplace of Halloween, residents traditionally celebrated the Gaelic holiday called Samhain every year on November 1st.
What is Ireland?
In this historic Massachussetts city, residents held the infamous witch trials, accusing over 200 individuals of witchcraft from 1692-1693.
What is Salem?
This old and popular Halloween song describes monsters mashing around in a big party.
What is the Monster Mash?
This classic Halloween attraction requires participants to walk from one end to the other while being frightened by costumed employees.
What is a Spook Walk? (Fright Walk and Haunted House are also acceptable)
Livvy Dunne was rizzed up by this person.
Who is baby Gronk?
Last year, observers of this major South Asian world religion celebrated Diwali on the same day as Halloween.
What is Hinduism?
Before modern times, this common Halloween practice where children dress-up in costumes and go door-to-door to solicit candy was referred to as "guising".
What is Trick-or-Treating?
In the music video to this iconic 1984 song, Michael Jackson sings and dances with a horde of zombies.
What is Thriller?
This Halloween treat features apples covered in sugar candy coating with a stick inserted as a handle.
What is a candied apple? (Toffee apple, caramel apple, and candy apple are also acceptable)
Bad Bunny's nationality.
What is American?
Halloween falls a day before this important Christian holiday which honors all saints of the Church.
What is All Saints' Day? (All Hallows' Day, Feast of All Saints, Hallows of All Saints, Solemnity of All Saints and Hallowmas also accepted)
During this year, Mamie Eisenhower made history as the first First Lady to decorate the White House for Halloween.
A) 1969 B) 1945
C) 1972 D) 1958
D) 1958
This 1993 live-action Disney film follows a villainous comedic trio of witches who are accidentally resurrected by a teenage boy in Salem, Massachussetts, on Halloween night.
What is Hocus Pocus?
In this popular Halloween game, participants race to retrieve apples floating in a tub of water and are only allowed to use their mouths to do so.
What is bobbing for apples? (What is apple-bobbing?)
Your high school was founded in this year.
When was 1893 (Bayshore)?
When was 1982? (Brentwood)
In America we traditionally carve pumpkins to celebrate Halloween, but in Ireland and Scotland they traditionally carved this root vegetable to celebrate Halloween instead.
What is a turnip? (Rutabega, Radish, and Beet are also acceptable answers)
*The answer is NOT potatoes because potatoes are actually from South America and originated within the Andes mountain highlands*
During this year the first citywide American Halloween celebration was held in Anoka, Minnesota.
A) 1920 B) 1932
C) 1867 D) 1949
A) 1920
This popular Tim Burton film, which came out last year, features the character Shrunken Head Bob, the most popular Halloween costume of 2024.
What is Beetlejuice Beetlejuice? (Beetlejuice 2 is also acceptable)
This iconic Halloween candy was originally called "Chicken Feed".
What is candy corn?
This federally recognized holiday comes less than a week after Halloween.
What is Election Day?