Halloween Origins
Halloween originated from what ancient Celtic festival?
What is Samhain?
Jack-o’-lanterns were first made from what root vegetable in Ireland?
What are turnips?
In Psycho, what is the name of the eerie motel run by Norman Bates?
What is the Bates Motel?
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, how many witches appear in the opening scene?
What are three?
Which candy was originally called “Chicken Feed”?
What is candy corn?
During the festival of Samhain, people wore costumes to disguise themselves from what?
What are evil spirits or ghosts?
In folklore, what animal is said to guard the entrance to the underworld?
What is a black dog?
Who directed the original Halloween film in 1978?
Who is John Carpenter?
The Salem Witch Trials took place in what U.S. state?
What is Massachusetts?
In the Harry Potter series, what creature guards Azkaban Prison?
What are Dementors?
Which Christian holiday was created to replace or Christianize the pagan festival of Samhain?
What is All Saints’ Day?
Which Halloween symbol comes from a medieval practice of lighting fires to ward off spirits?
What are bonfires?
What 1984 horror movie features a villain who attacks victims in their dreams?
What is A Nightmare on Elm Street?*
What ghostly figure is said to wander Mexico, weeping for her lost children?
Who is La Llorona?
What author wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
Who is Washington Irving?
The word “Halloween” comes from a contraction of what phrase?
What is “All Hallows’ Evening”?
The superstition of saying “bless you” after a sneeze originated from fears about what
What is the soul escaping or evil spirits entering?
What actress starred in both the 1978 and 2018 versions of Halloween?
Who is Jamie Lee Curtis?
The term “poltergeist” means what in German?
What is “noisy ghost”?
What chemical element gives blood its red color—making it perfect for horror imagery?
What is iron?
The Celts believed the veil between the living and the dead was thinnest on what night?
What is October 31st?
The term “witch” comes from the Old English word wicce, meaning what?
What is “wise woman”?
The “Exorcist” was based on a true story that took place in what U.S. city?
What is St. Louis, Missouri?
According to legend, what’s the only way to kill a werewolf?
What is a silver bullet?
In ancient folklore, mirrors were often covered after a death to prevent what?
What is the soul from being trapped inside?