Halloween Movies
This 1978 horror film features Michael Myers stalking babysitters in the town of Haddonfield, Illinois.
Halloween
What is the name of the clown in Steven King's "It"?
Pennywise
Halloween is celebrated each year on this date.
October 31
These root vegetables were originally carved in Ireland before pumpkins became the American standard for jack-o'-lanterns.
Turnips
This silly song from 1962 is about monsters having a party in a graveyard.
Monster Mash
Skeletons don't fight each other because they don't have these.
The guts
Kids often go door to door in costume collecting candy in this classic Halloween tradition.
Trick-or-Treating
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy star as the Sanderson sisters in this beloved 1993 Disney classic.
Hocus Pocus
This Transylvanian count has been portrayed by everyone from Bela Lugosi to Gary Oldman, and he's not a fan of garlic or sunlight.
Dracula
The origins of Halloween trace back to this ancient Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest season.
Samhain
These triangular tri-colored candies have been a Halloween staple since the 1880s, though many people claim to hate them.
Candy corn
Finish the lyric: "If itâs something _______, and it donât look _______, who ya gonna call......__________'s."
If itâs something weird, and it donât look good, who ya gonna call......Ghostbuster's."
What is Count Dracula's favorite fruit?
Neck-tarine
Transylvania is located in this country?
Romania
Tim Burton produced this stop-motion film where Jack Skellington tries to bring Christmas to Halloween Town.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
This hockey-masked killer has been slashing through Camp Crystal Lake since 1980, making Friday the 13th unlucky for counselors.
Jason Voorhees
This country is widely credited as the birthplace of Halloween traditions.
Ireland
This board game with letters and numbers is used to supposedly communicate with spirits, popular at Halloween séances.
Ouija board (or Spirit board)
Jack Skellington sings âThis Is Halloweenâ in this animated movie.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
What do ghosts serve for dinner?
Spook-ghetti (or Boo-ghetti)
On average, how many seeds does each pumpkin contains?
500 seeds
In this 1984 horror hit, Freddy Krueger attacks his victims in their dreams.
Nightmare on Elm Street
Dr. Frankenstein's creation, this misunderstood monster was brought to life with electricity in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel.
Frankenstein's Monster (or The Creature)
The name "Halloween" comes from "All Hallowsâ Eve," referring to the night before this Christian holiday.
All Saintsâ Day
In Macbeth, the three witches chant "Double, double toil and trouble" while stirring this bubbling vessel filled with eye of newt and toe of frog.
Cauldren
Complete this lyric from this hit Halloween song..."I was ______ in the _____, late one _____ when my eyes beheld, an eerie ______."
"I was working in the lab, late one night when my eyes beheld, an eerie sight."
Why don't mummies take vacations?
They are afraid to relax and unwind
This nocturnal animal, can actually eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes an hour.
Bat
Jamie Lee Curtis reprised her role as Laurie Strode in this 2018 sequel that ignored all previous Halloween films except the original.
Halloween (2018)
Tim Curry brought this "sweet transvestite" scientist to life in the Rocky Horror Picture Show, creating the monster Rocky.
Dr. Frank-N-Furter
People originally carved turnips instead of pumpkins to create these spooky decorations.
Jack-oâ-lanterns
This pungent bulb has been hung in doorways and windows since medieval times to ward off vampires, who supposedly can't stand its smell.
Garlic
What is the main theme song for Jack Skellington's Halloween town in Nightmare before Christmas?
"This is halloween"
What's a skeleton's favorite instrument?
Trom-bone
What are the 3 colors of a piece of candy corn (must be from base to the point of the triangle candy)?
Yellow (base), Orange (middle), White (top)
This 2004 film directed by Edgar Wright follows a group of friends facing zombies in London â with plenty of laughs along the way.
Shaun of the Dead
This knife-fingered dream demon haunts Elm Street, killing teenagers in their sleep while spouting one-liners.
Freddy Krueger
In medieval times, poor people and children would go door to door offering prayers for the dead in exchange for food â a practice known as this.
Souling
This web-slinging Marvel superhero swung to the top as the best-selling Halloween costume of 2024, beating out princesses and supervillains.
Spider-Man
In the movie Hocus Pocus, what is the name of the song the Sanderson sisters sing at the Halloween party?
"I put a spell on you"
What do you call a witch at the beach?
Sand-witch
This superstition says that crossing paths with this animal brings bad luck.
Black cat
A young boy accidentally releases a group of mischievous monsters in this 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie.
Halloweentown
What is Dracula's real name?
Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Dracula)
This group of immigrants brought many Halloween customs to North America during the 19th century.
Irish immigrants
What do people sprinkle on their doorstep to keep evil spirits away?
Salt
Finish the lyrics..."They're creepy and they're______. Mysterious and________. They're all together_____. The Addams family.
"They're creepy and they're kooky. Mysterious and spooky. They're all together ooky. The Addams family
What was the witches favorite subject in school?
Spelling
The night before Halloween is often called this in parts of the U.S., known for pranks.
Mischief Night
This anthology horror film features interwoven Halloween night stories and a mysterious trick-or-treater named Sam.
Trick âr Treat
This animatronic bear and his friends at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza became a video game horror sensation in 2014, spawning countless jump scares.
Freddy Fazbear
This autumn fruit became a popular Halloween game piece in âbobbingâ contests at early parties.
Apples
These mercury glass spheres, popular in the 1800s, were called "witch balls" and hung in windows to ward off evil spirits and curses.
Witch balls
The name of this song is a three word alliteration starting with the 19th letter of the alphabet.
Spooky Scary Skeletons
Why are graveyards so noisy?
There are a lot of coffins
This famous magician forever disappeared on Halloween in 1926.
Harry Houdini
In this 1999 film, Johnny Depp plays Ichabod Crane investigating murders in a cursed village.
Sleepy Hollow
This doll possessed by serial killer Charles Lee Ray terrorized Andy Barclay in the 1988 film Child's Play.
Chucky
The color orange represents the fall harvest, while black symbolizes this aspect of the season.
Death or darkness
This wax figure craft involving pins became associated with Halloween witchcraft imagery, though its actual origins are in European folk magic.
Poppet (or Voodoo doll)
What artist sang "Black Cat" in 1989?
Janet Jackson
What do you call a skeleton who won't work?
Lazy bones
In Mexico, this holiday, celebrated around the same time, honors deceased loved ones.
DĂa de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
Jordan Peeleâs 2019 psychological horror film features doppelgĂ€ngers known as âthe Tetheredâ who terrorize their counterparts.
Us
This pale, faceless entity in a black suit became an internet horror legend through the Something Awful forums in 2009, often depicted stalking children in the woods.
Slenderman
Halloween gained widespread popularity in the United States during this century.
19th century
In Irish tradition, this item of clothing was hung on doorways on Samhain to ward off evil spirits and was later adopted into Halloween décor.
Sheets (or Linens/Shrouds)
Why did the vampire get fired from the blood bank?
He was caught drinking on the job
This fictional (depending on who you're asking) creature forever haunts Kip's dreams.
Jaws