History
The tradition of Halloween originated with the ancient Celtic festival in Ireland, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off this.
What are ghosts?
TRICK!
Play rock paper scissors with everyone and the winner will receive the 100 points.
Congrats!
Michael Jackson wrote this popular Halloween song with very well known dance choreography.
What is Thriller?
All Saints' Day falls on this day each year.
What is November 1?
Are pumpkins technically a fruit or vegetable?
What is a fruit?
Borrowing from European traditions, Americans began to dress up in costumes and go house to house asking for food or money, a practice that eventually became today’s tradition of this.
What is trick-or-treating?
Americans spend about this much money annually on Halloween. (Give or take $500,000)
What is $9.1 billion? ($8.6 B - $9.6 B)
Name this song:
I was working in the lab late one night
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
For my monster, from his slab, began to rise
And suddenly, to my surprise
What is the Monster Mash?
This large U.S. city hosts the world's largest Halloween parade.
What is New York City?
This is another name for a large kettle or boiler, normally used by witches for their potions.
What is a cauldron?
People in America carve this and place them in front of their house to represent spirits or supernatural beings or to ward off evil spirits.
What is a pumpkin?
This is the most popular Halloween candy, with 68% of people saying it's their favorite treat
What is chocolate?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
Finish this famous movie line:
It's all just a bunch of ________________
Double Points if you guess the movie too!
What is Hocus Pocus?
The average human body has this number of bones.
What is 206?
This vegetable was once thought to have supernatural powers on Halloween.
What is a cabbage?
This time of year was believed to be when the veil between the dead and the living was the thinnest and people would wear disguises to do this.
What is ward off spirits?
TRICK!
The person with the lowest score has to sing the Monster Mash while walking like Frankenstein for 20 seconds.
Did you do it?
Name 3 Halloween Movies
You did it! Yay!
The word pepita is another word for this.
What is a pumpkin seed?
This Halloween candy is considered the worst.
What is candy corn?
The tradition of carving pumpkins originated from the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a man who was cursed to walk the earth forever after being cast out of Heaven and Hell. To light his way, he hallowed out this vegetable and carried it, containing a ember from Hell.
What is a turnip?
TRICK!
The person with the lowest score has to cater to every other person for 1 minute to gain 500 points. If they do not comply, they will lose 500 points.
Did you do it?
This is the highest grossing Halloween movie of all time.
What is Halloween?
Hocus Pocus was filmed in this city and state.
What is Salem, Massachusetts?
This U.S. state produces the most pumpkins.
What is Illinois?