Halloween History
Halloween originally started as a festival in which country?
a. Ireland
b. USA
c. France
d. Germany
a. Ireland
In what month is Halloween celebrated?
a. September
b. October
c. November
d. December
b. October
Which horror movie features a masked killer named Michael Myers?
a. Friday the 13th
b. Scream
c. The Conjuring
d. Halloween
d. Halloween
Which creature transforms during a full moon?
a. Vampire
b. Zombie
c. Werewolf
d. Witch
c. Werewolf
Who plays Wednesday Addams?
a. Jenna Ortega
b. Millie Bobby Brown
c. Catherine Zeta-Jones
d. Christina Ricci
a. Jenna Ortega
Halloween originally comes from which Celtic festival?
a. Beltane
b. Samhain
c. Yule
d. Mabon
b. Samhain
Which vegetable replaced turnips in the U.S. for carving lanterns?
a. Pumpkin
b. Squash
c. Melon
d. Beet
a. Pumpkin
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, who is the Pumpkin King?
a. Oogie Boogie
b. Jack Skellington
c. Zero
d. Dr. Finkelstein
b. Jack Skellington
What do vampires traditionally fear?
a. Garlic
b. Silver
c. Salt
d. Bells
a. Garlic
What is the name of the school Wednesday attends?
a. Blackwood Academy
b. Nevermore Academy
c. Moonstone School
d. Ravenhill High
b. Nevermore Academy
The word “Halloween” comes from “All Hallows’ ____.”
a. Eve
b. Morning
c. Day
d. Festival
a. Eve
What do people traditionally say when they go door-to-door for candy?
a. “Candy time!”
b. “Trick or treat!”
c. “Happy Halloween!”
d. “Boo!”
b. “Trick or treat!”
In the movie Hocus Pocus, what kind of creatures are the Sanderson sisters?
a. Vampires
b. Ghosts
c. Witches
d. Zombies
c. Witches
Which ghost is said to haunt mirrors when you say her name three times?
a. Lady in White
b. La Llorona
c. The Banshee
d. Bloody Mary
d. Bloody Mary
Which famous director created the Wednesday series?
a. Steven Spielberg
b. Guillermo del Toro
c. Tim Burton
d. Martin Scorsese
c. Tim Burton
In the original Celtic tradition, what did people light inside carved turnips to scare away spirits?
a. Coins
b. Flowers
c. Candles
d. Spices
c. Candles
Which color combination is most associated with Halloween?
a. Red and green
b. Purple and white
c. Yellow and black
d. Black and orange
d. Black and orange
In Beetlejuice, what is the rule for summoning Beetlejuice?
a. Say his name three times
b. Knock on the door twice
c. Light a candle
d. Open the red book
a. Say his name three times
Who wrote Dracula, the novel that introduced the famous vampire Count Dracula?
a. Mary Shelley
b. Bram Stoker
c. Edgar Allen Poe
d. H.P. Lovecraft
b. Bram Stoker
What kind of creature is Wednesday’s first nemesis, Bianca Barclay?
a. Vampire
b. Werewolf
c. Siren
d. Gorgon
c. Siren
In medieval times, poor people went door-to-door on Halloween to ask for food in exchange for prayers. What was this tradition called?
a. Trick-or-treating
b. Mumming
c. Wassailing
d. Souling
d. Souling
In Mexico, Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) takes place on…
a. October 31
b. November 5
c. November 1-2
d. October 29-30
c. November 1-2
Which 1984 movie features a villain who attacks people in their dreams?
A Nightmare on Elm Street
In Arabic folklore, what are djinn (also called genies) made from?
a. Earth and clay
b. Air and water
c. Stone and metal
d. Smokeless fire
d. Smokeless fire
What is the name of the monster that attacks people in Jericho? BONUS- Who is revealed to be the monster at the end of season 1?
Hyde- Tyler Galpin