Origin
When is Halloween celebrated?
31st October
What is the typical food on this day?
Colada morada and guaguas de pan
What does Dracula transform himself into?
Bat
It is considered bad luck if one of these crosses your path.
A black cat
How many times does Coraline go to the Other World?
Four
What country does Halloween come from?
Ireland
What do children do on Halloween?
They go trick-or-treating
When does the werewolf transform?
When there is a full moon
Breaking one of these will give you seven years bad luck.
A mirror
An elegant skeleton wearing a hat symbolizes death
The Catrina
Why was Nov 2nd chosen as the Day of the Dead celebration?
To align with Catholic holidays?
What are ofrendas in Mexico?
Altars with pictures, food, and flowers that help people remember their ancestors and family who have passed.
What can you kill a werewolf and a vampire with?
A silver bullet and a wooden stick to the heart
Symbols or charms considered for Good Luck (the three most common)
A rabbit's foot, a horseshoe, a four-leaf clover
How do you make Beetlejuice appear?
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!
What is the name of the Celtic harvest festival that many people believe Halloween is based on?
Samhain
What is apple bobbing?
A game where people catch an apple with their mouth from a bucket of water
What brought Frankenstein's monster to life?
Lightening
Walking beneath an open one of these passes you through a triangle of evil ghosts and spirits.
A ladder
Name three members of the Addams Family
Morticia, Wednesday, Gomez, Pugsley, Itt, Thing, Fester, etc.
The word Halloween is a contraction of what Christian holiday?
All Hallow’s Eve
What returns to the earthly world at Halloween?
Evil spirits
What do you call a ghost that moves things around your house?
A poltergeist
To ward off bad luck, throw a pinch over your shoulder and all will be well.
Salt
Who is the Greek goddess of the harvest?
Extra 200 points to anyone who can tell me the Roman name.
Greek - Demeter
Roman - Ceres