Frightful Facts
This orange vegetable was originally carved from turnips in Ireland.
What is a pumpkin?
The movie that made everyone afraid to go swimming in 1975.
What is Jaws?
The color combination most associated with Halloween.
What is orange and black?
This monster transforms under a full moon.
What is a werewolf?
This headless ghost rides on horseback searching for his missing head.
Who is The Headless Horseman?
Halloween’s roots come from this ancient Celtic festival marking the end of harvest.
What is Samhain (pronounced “Sow-in”)?
Michael Myers first appeared in this 1978 horror classic.
What is Halloween?
In Mexico, Día de los Muertos celebrates this.
What is the lives of deceased loved ones?
According to legend, you can kill a vampire with this.
What is a wooden stake through the heart?
This friendly cartoon ghost made his first appearance in 1945.
Who is Casper?
The word “Halloween” comes from “All Hallows’ Eve,” meaning the night before this day.
What is All Saints’ Day?
This psychological thriller features the line, “We all go a little mad sometimes.”
What is Psycho?
Bobbing for this fruit used to predict romantic futures.
What are apples?
Frankenstein is not the monster’s name — this is.
Who is Dr. Frankenstein?
The witch trials that inspired countless Halloween stories happened here in 1692.
What is Salem, Massachusetts?
This nocturnal creature inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
What is a bat?
In The Shining, Jack Nicholson’s character yells this famous line.
What is “Here’s Johnny!”?
Lighting this object in your window was once meant to ward off evil spirits.
What is a candle?
The Egyptian creature wrapped in bandages.
What is a mummy?
This ghostly ship is said to sail forever, unable to dock.
What is The Flying Dutchman?
In early America, Halloween was mainly celebrated by this group of immigrants who brought many traditions.
Who are the Irish?
The film that made “found footage” horror famous in 1999.
What is The Blair Witch Project?
In the 1800s, women believed they could see their future husbands’ faces by doing this on Halloween night.
What is gazing into a mirror?
This sea monster is said to drag ships to the depths of the ocean.
What is the Kraken?
In Japanese folklore, this vengeful female spirit returns with long black hair and white clothing.
What is an Onryō?