History
Traditions
Films
True/False
Literature
100
When do people celebrate Halloween?
October 31st
100
Name 5 creatures, who are associated with Halloween
Witch, demon, devil, zombie, mummy, werewolf, ghost etc.
100
Who are they?
Addams Family
100
Halloween is a Catholic celebration.
False
100
What writer is considered to be the King of Horror?
Stephen King
200
Who is this?
Jack-o'-lantern
200
Name 5 Halloween traditions
Making costumes, carving pumpkins, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, divination games, playing pranks, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories, watching horror films.
200
Guess the movie by emoji
The Silence of the Lambs
200
New York City throws the biggest Halloween parade in the U.S.
True
It draws more than 2 million spectators and includes thousands participants.
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200
Who wrote Dracula?
Bram Stoker
300
What is the country of origin?
Ireland + the UK
300
What is the Mischief Night or Goosey Night?
The night before Halloween, October 30 is a night popular for pulling pranks — some harmless like throwing toilet paper in trees, but others much more dangerous.
300
What film is Freddy Krueger from?
A Nightmare on Elm Street
300
The holiday goes back more than 2,000 years.
True.
Halloween all started as a pre-Christian Celtic festival called Samhain (which means "summer's end") held around the first of November. It celebrated the final day of the harvest and the crossing of spirits over into the other world.
300
Name 3 horror fiction writers.
King, Christie, Lovecraft, Shelley, Poe
400
What was traditionally used instead of pumpkin?
A turnip
400
What is a "barmbrack"?
Traditional Halloween bread in Ireland is called barmbrack or just "brack." The sweet loaf typically contains dark and golden raisins plus a small toy or ring. Similar to king cake at Mardi Gras, tradition dictates the person who finds the item will receive good fortune.
400
The sign of what company from a famous film do you see?
Ghostbusters
400
Now Halloween is the first largest commercial holiday in the USA.
False. It's second.
It comes after only Christmas. Consumers spent approximately $9 billion (!) on Halloween last year.
400
Who wrote these lines?
Edgar Allan Poe
500
What is the name of a custom when children go from house to house wearing costumes and asking for sweets or other treats?
Trick-or-treating
500
Tell the story of Jack-o'-lantern
An Irish man named Stingy Jack tricked the devil and therefore was not allowed into heaven or hell — so he spent his days roaming the Earth, carrying a lantern, and went by "Jack of the Lantern."
500
Who is the director of the movie, a screencap from which you can see here?
Tim Burton
500
A famous magician died on Halloween.
True.
Harry Houdini died on Halloween 1926.
500
The list of writers of what famous series do you see here?
Matt Duffer, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Ross Duffer, Kate Trefry, Justin Doble, Paul Dichter
Stranger Things