Classic Monsters
This medieval bestiary creature was said to wrap its tentacles around ships and drag them into the sea
A) Leviathan
B) Hydra
C) Kraken
D) Charybdis
What is the Kraken?
This day is considered unlucky when it falls on the 13th
A) Monday
B) Wednesday
C) Friday
D) Sunday
What is Friday?
Halloween originated from this ancient Celtic festival
A) Beltane
B) Imbolc
C) Samhain
D) Lughnasadh
What is Samhain?
The most popular Halloween candy in the U.S. by sales
A) Snickers
B) Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
C) M&M’s
D) Skittles
What are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?
The Mothman was reportedly seen before the collapse of a bridge in this state
A) Ohio
B) Pennsylvania
C) West Virginia
D) Kentucky
What is West Virginia?
This ancient Egyptian text was believed to protect the dead in the afterlife and may have contributed to mummy legends
A) The Pyramid Texts
B) The Book of the Dead
C) The Scroll of Thoth
D) The Rosetta Stone
What is The Book of the Dead?
If you spill salt, you should do this
A) Throw a pinch of it over your right shoulder
B) Throw a pinch of it over your left shoulder
C) Sprinkle a pinch of it on your head
D) Knock on wood
What is Throw a pinch of it over your left shoulder?
In Mexico, this holiday honors deceased loved ones with altars and marigolds
A) Día de Todos los Santos
B) Día de los Muertos
C) El Carnival
D) La Carne y la Flor
What is Día de los Muertos?
This candy was originally created as a wartime energy booster and later became a Halloween favorite
A) Tootsie Roll
B) Snickers
C) M&M’s
D) Baby Ruth
What are Tootsie Rolls?
The Loch Ness Monster is often described as resembling this
A) A whale
B) A dragon
C) A plesiosaur
D) A giant eel
What is a Plesiosaur?
A vampire figure that predates Dracula and was one of the first female vampires in literature
A) Akasha
B) Carmilla
C) Mina Harker
D) Elizabeth Bathory
Who is Carmilla?
In East Asian cultures, this number is considered unlucky due to its similarity to the word for “death”
A) 3
B) 4
C) 7
D) 9
What is 4?
In Japan, Halloween is celebrated mostly through this
A) Trick-or-treating
B) Religious ceremonies
C) Costume parades and parties
D) Haunted houses
What are Costume Parades and Parties?
The Milky Way bar was named after this
A) The galaxy
B) A horse
C) A malted milk drink
D) A candy shop
What is A malted milk drink?
Bigfoot is most commonly associated with this region
A) Pacific Northwest
B) Appalachian Mountains
C) Great Plains
D) Southwest
What is the Pacific Northwest?
A rare genetic disorder, sometimes called “vampire disease,” that causes sensitivity to sunlight and may have inspired vampire myths
A) Porphyria
B) Albinism
C) Xeroderma pigmentosum
D) Lupus
What is Porphyria?
In Victorian England, seeing this insect indoors was considered a death omen
A) Spider
B) Moth
C) Beetle
D) Fly
What is a Moth?
These "flowers of the dead" are given on All Soul's Day (Nov 2nd) in Italy
A) Carnations
B) White Lilies
C) Marigolds
D) Chrysanthemums
What are Chrysanthemums?
This chewy candy was originally called “Opal Fruits”
A) Starburst
B) Skittles
C) Laffy Taffy
D) Hi-Chew
What is a Starburst?
The Chupacabra is said to primarily attack this
A) Crops
B) Livestock
C) People
D) Trees
What is Livestock?
The monster created by Victor Frankenstein wanted him to do this to heal his loneliness
A) Create a female monster to be his companion
B) Accept him into his family
C) Destroy him
D) Make him less hideous
What is Create a female monster to be his companion?
Icelandic construction projects are sometimes rerouted to avoid disturbing these
A) Trolls
B) Elves
C) Spirits
D) Fairies
What are Elves?
In the Philippines, children go door-to-door singing for treats in this tradition
A) Pangangaluluwa
B) Simbang Gabi
C) Ati-Atihan
D) Undas
What is Pangangaluluwa?
This widely hated candy is known for its orange and black wax paper wrappers
A) Bit-O-Honey
B) Mary Jane
C) Tootsie Roll
D) Peanut Butter Kisses
What are Peanut Butter Kisses?
The Yeti is most commonly associated with this mountain range
A) Andes
B) Rockies
C) Alps
D) Himalayas
What are the Himalayas?