October
History & Traditions
Movies & Legends
Presidential
Literature
400

October means this.

What is the eighth month?

400

This is the country that Halloween originated from.

What is Ireland?

400

This is the name of the scientist who creates the monster in Frankenstein.

Who is Dr. Frankenstein?

400

This first lady was the first to decorate the white house for Halloween in 1958.

Who is Mamie Eisenhower?

400

This author wrote the 1818 classic book Frankenstein.

Who is Mary Shelley?

800

This is the name of the beer drinking festival, that Dani got to attend, held in Munich, Germany.

What is Oktoberfest?

800
The word Halloween is the shortened version of this.

What is "All Hallows Eve"?

800

This famous magician died on Halloween 1926.

Who is Harry Houdini?

800

This US President told a group of school children in 1989 that the White House was haunted by the ghost of Abraham Lincoln.

Who is George H.W. Bush?

800

Horror author, Bram Stroker, didn't only stick to horror books he also wrote the genre.

What is romance?

1200

Name one of the two birthstones that October has.

What is opal and tourmaline?

1200

This was traditionally the reason for wearing costumes on Halloween.

What is to ward off or confuse evil spirits by being unrecognizable? 

1200

This character in It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown believes in the Great Pumpkin.

Who is Linus?

1200

In 1969, this president changed Halloween traditions in the White House by having 250 local children come to the annual Halloween party.

Who is Richard Nixon?

1200

The quote "Double, Double toil and trouble" come from this Shakespeare work.

What is Macbeth?

1600

Macaroni lovers, like Stacy, will love that October 6 is designated as this special day.

What is National Noodles Day?

1600

There are two colors associated with Halloween, orange and black, this is what they symbolize (name one).

What is black for death/ darkness or orange for harvest?

1600

This is the name of the killer in the Scream franchise.

Who is Ghostface?

1600

Bill and Hilary Clinton dressed as this former president and first lady during his time in the White House.

Who are James and Dolley Madison? 

1600

This Stephen King book takes place in a haunted hotel that a family moved into.

What is The Shining?

2000

The first full moon after the Harvest Moon in October or November is called this.

What is the Hunter's Moon?

2000

This is the medieval practice inspired by trick-or-treating.

What is souling?

2000

This classic 1925 horror film was based on a Gaston Leroux novel.

What is Phantom of the Opera?

2000

President Trump and Melania decorate the White House with these decorations.

What are spiders and webs?

2000

This author penned the 1962 novel Something Wicked This Way Comes.

Who is Ray Bradbury?
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