Origins
The idea of being spooked by black cats dates back to the Middle Ages, when these dark felines were considered a symbol of this.
The Devil
In ancient Egypt, chief embalmers of mummies often wore a mask of this god.
Who is Anubis?
This wonderful candy is the most popular Halloween candy ever sold.
What are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?
Beetlejuice was named for Betelgeuse, a star in this constellation.
What is Orion?
According to the song, this family were 'creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky'.
What is The Addams Family?
The tradition of carving Jack-o’-Lanterns originated in Ireland where they used these instead of pumpkins.
What are turnips?
This haunted location has approximately 160 rooms.
What is the Winchester Mystery House?
This percent of Americans usually hand out candy for trick-or-treating each year.
What is 65%?
The kids in Hocus Pocus greatly disliked working with these during filming of the movie.
This musical artist created a parody song of the popular horror movie Nightmare on Elm street where he is the main character.
Who is Will Smith?
Many experts believe that Halloween stems from Samhain, a Gaelic festival to celebrate this, where the first known celebrations of Samhain are said to have occurred around 600 A.D.
What is the end of summer?
Frankenstein was originally written by Mary Shelly for this reason.
What is "a ghost story writing competition"?
Everyone's favorite Halloween candy, Twizzlers have an average of this many twists per Twizzler.
What is 15?
Scream was inspired by real-life serial murders in this state.
What is Florida?
What is Grim Grinning Ghosts?
A German-American Christmas tradition is one theory where this halloween practice originated.
What is trick-or-treating?
Werewolves made an early appearance in this country's stories where a man and his sons were turned into wolves for eating a meal made from the remains of a sacrificed boy.
What is Greece?
Candy corn did not become a widespread sensation until the Goelitz Company brought the candy to the masses in 1898, originally called this.
What is "Chicken Feed"?
Who is Freddy Krueger?
Finish the lyrics from "This is Halloween": "This is Halloween, this is Halloween. _____ scream in the dead of night."
What are pumpkins?
The game of bobbing for apples has been a staple at Halloween parties for many years, but its origins are more rooted in love and romance. The game traces back to a courting ritual that was part of a festival from this country.
What is Rome?
In this year, the first prose vampire story published in English is believed to be John Polidori's “The Vampyre”. (within 10 years)
What is 1812?
According to the Huffington Post, Americans purchase nearly this many pounds of candy each year for Halloween. Equivalent to the weight of 6 Titanic ships.
What is 600 million?
The Rocky Horror Picture Show has many famous fans, but perhaps none more impressive than this European woman.
Who is Diana, Princess of Wales?
Vince Guaraldi wrote and preformed the music for this famous Halloween cartoon that is played every year.
What is "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown"?