Classic Halloween Trivia
This Halloween creature is known for turning into a bat.
Vampire
This is the name of "the friendly ghost".
Casper
This city was famous for witch trials in the late 1600s.
Salem, Massachusetts. (The events, known as the Salem witch trials, took place between February 1692 and May 1693.)
This is the name of Starbucks’ seasonal drink that returns every fall.
Pumpkin Spice Latte
This stadium has been the home of the Toronto Blue Jays since 1989.
Rogers Centre
The word “Halloween” comes from “All Hallows’ ___.”
Eve
This magical character lures Hansel & Gretel with a house made of sweets.
The witch
This was a common “test” to identify witches during the European witch hunts.
Swimming test or weighing them against a Bible
The evil queen uses this to try to kill Snow White.
A poisoned apple
This blue bird has served as the official mascot of the Toronto Blue Jays since 1979.
Ace (and Junior)
This vegetable was originally used to carve jack-o’-lanterns before pumpkins became popular.
Turnips
This is the name of the killer in the Scream movies.
Ghostface
These substances were commonly thought to protect humans from witches in the Middle Ages.
Garlic, iron, or holy symbols
This candy is most associated with Halloween in North America.
Candy corn
During the 7th inning stretch, fans sing along to this song as the Blue Jays’ walk-up anthem.
“OK Blue Jays”
Halloween is believed to have originated in this country, where the festival of Samhain was celebrated.
Ireland
This fairy tale character spins straw into gold in exchange for a first-born child.
Rumpelstiltskin
This European country had some of the largest witch hunts, with thousands executed between the 15th and 18th centuries.
Germany. (The hunts peaked between the late 1500s and early 1600s. The intensity of witch hunts also extended to areas like Switzerland and parts of France that are also within the historical Holy Roman Empire.)
This chewy rope of sweetness is often twisted into fun shapes — some even call it a “witch’s lasso.”
Licorice / fruit leather
The Blue Jays won their first World Series in this year.
1992
This famous magician passed away on Halloween in 1926.
Harry Houdini. (They are said to haunt the ruins of his Hollywood Hills estate.)
This is the name of the ghost in Ghostbusters with the big green slime.
Slimer
This English monarch was known for a witch-hunting frenzy in the late 16th century.
Elizabeth I
This is the phrase kids say to get on Halloween night. (Hint: This is a rhyme)
"Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat, not too big, not too small, just the size of Montreal."
The Toronto Blue Jays joined Major League Baseball in this year.
1977