Halloween History
The word “Halloween” is derived from this Christian term for the day.
What is All Hallow's Eve?
This demonic creature is said to haunt the forests in the Pine Barrens region of the southern part of a state in the Eastern US.
What is the Jersey Devil?
This famous name was given to an unidentified serial killer in Victorian London.
Who is Jack the Ripper?
Count Orlok is the main villain in this 1922 vampire movie.
What is Nosferatu?
This early English colony in Virginia was famously deserted.
What is Roanoke?
Immigrants from these two countries popularized Halloween in the US.
What are Ireland and Scotland?
The Mothman is said to inhabit this state in the US.
What is West Virginia?
Vlad III of Wallachia was famous for the use of this form of execution.
What is Impaling?
The classic movie The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was made in this country.
What is Germany?
The purpose of these ancient geoglyphs found in the desert in Peru is still unknown.
What are the Nazca Lines?
This was the name of the original Celtic festival that Halloween was heavily influenced by.
What is Samhain?
The Yeti, or Abominable Snowman, is said to inhabit this mountain range.
What is the Himalayas?
The Black Death was supposedly first introduced to Europe through the port in this city.
What is Genoa?
The iconic Michael Myers mask was originally a mask of this original Star Trek actor.
Who is William Shatner?
This famous codex from the Renaissance is written in a script that has yet to be translated.
What is the Voynich Manuscript?
Jack-O-Lanterns were originally faces carved into this vegetable instead of the modern version that uses pumpkins.
What are turnips?
The Mokele-mbembe is a dinosaur said to live in a river in this African country.
What is the Republic of the Congo?
This woman was tried and acquitted for the ax murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Who is Lizzie Borden?
This Eastern European actor played Dracula in the 1931 version and is the source of the iconic accent associated with the character.
Who is Bela Lugosi?
This unidentified man famously hijacked and parachuted from a flight in the Pacific Northwest in 1971 and was never seen again.
Who is D.B. Cooper?
The first use of the term “trick or treat” in this Canadian Province.
What is Alberta?
The Bukit Timah Monkey Man was reportedly seen by Japanese soldiers in this country.
What is Singapore?
A cave in Adams, Tennessee is said to be haunted by this demonic entity that terrorized a nearby farm family.
Who is the Bell Witch?
This sci-fi horror film from 1954 features giant ants that have been mutated by atomic radiation.
What is Them!?
This Canadian ship was famously found deserted near the Azorean islands in 1872.
What is the Mary Celeste?