Settlers from this country brought their traditional culture to America in the mid-1800s.
What is Ireland?
100
These blind, scary creatures were associated with Satan.
What are bats?
100
This monster was created as a science experiment.
Who is Frankenstein?
100
This is the name of a carved Halloween pumpkin.
What is a jack o' lantern?
200
The Celtic Pagans believed that the season of life met with the season of death (winter) on this date.
What is October 31?
200
Pagans carved skeletons in these to keep evil spirits away.
What are gourds (pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns)?
200
These Halloween characters are associated with bats.
What are witches and vampires (Dracula)?
200
This monster is formed from the leftover bones of dead people.
What is a skeleton?
200
In the United States, children say this when they go to a neighbor's house for Halloween candy.
What is "trick or treat"?
300
The Pagans believed that October 31 was a gateway for these to raise and wreak havoc.
What are dead souls?
300
Gourds were replaced with these when the Celtics moved to America.
What are pumpkins?
300
These people were often accused of being witches, tried, tortured, and horrifically killed.
Who are women/healers/midwives?
300
This monster is the spirit of a deceased person.
What is a ghost?
300
This famous magician died on Halloween in 1926.
Who is Harry Houdini?
400
Pagans tried to confuse dead spirits by building bonfires and doing this.
What is wearing masks and costumes?
400
This caused the Celtic Pagans to migrate to America.
What is the Potato Famine?
400
Explorers from this continent were bitten by blood-sucking bats in Central America.
What is Europe?
400
This monster originated in Egypt.
What is a zombie/mummy?
400
This is the best-selling Halloween candy in the United States.
What is Snickers?
500
This is the name of the original Pagan festival that gave rise to modern Halloween.
What is Samhain (sa-win)?
500
In a pagan tradition called "souling," Pagan poor would go door to door to pray for the souls of people's deceased family members. In return, they would receive these.
What are sweet cakes?
500
This character, created by Bram Stoker, was based on Vlad the Impaler.
Who is Dracula?
500
This monster is part man, part wolf.
What is a werewolf?
500
This famous Halloween song is performed by Michael Jackson.