Halloween Around the World
Spooky Movies
Halloween
Name that Tune
Treats and Goodies
100
In Mexico, what is the famous multi-day holiday celebrated from November 1st to 2nd to honor deceased family members?
Dia de los muertos or day of the dead
100
In Monsters, Inc., what is the name of the little girl who befriends Sulley?
Boo
100
How many bones are in an adult human skeleton?
206
100
In this category each song will relate to a haunting creature - Listen as Ms. Bell plays the FIRST song
1 point - song
1 point - artist
Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo
100
According to Google, this candy is the #1 best-seller for Halloween?
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Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
200
The original folklore for THIS type of creature comes from Haiti when many enslaved and formerly enslaved people had fears surrounding a trapped soul in a not - quite - dead body that was meant to work forever.
What is ZOMBIE?
200
Who travels to Christmas Town in “The Nightmare Before Christmas”?
Jack Skellington
200
Mary Shelley wrote this famous book in 1818, about a scientist who reanimates a creature from assembled body parts
Bonus: Who is the authors mother AND why is she well known?
Frankenstein
Mary Wollestonecraft #Enlightenment!
200
In this category each song will relate to a haunting creature - Listen as Ms. Bell plays the FIFTH song
1 point - song
1 point - artist
Calling all the Monsters by China Anne Mclaine
200
What smelly food is said to keep vampires away?
Garlic
300
When embalming the dead for mummification, Ancient Egyptians left THIS organ inside?
What is the Heart?
The heart was believed to be useful and needed in the afterlife, so it stayed in the body.
300
In Beetlejuice, how many times must Beetlejuice's name be said to summon him?
Three times
300
What phase of the moon is often associated with werewolf legends?
Full moon
300
In this category each song will relate to a haunting creature - Listen as Ms. Bell plays the SECOND song
1 point - song
1 point - artist
Demons by Imagine Dragon
300
Approximately, how much did the heaviest pumpkin ever recorded weigh?
2700
400
The Salem Witch trials in 1692 occurred in which American colony (one of the 13 colonies)
Massachusetts
400
What is the name of the blue and green van used by the Scooby Doo gang?
Mystery Machine
400
Halloween is short for which phrase?
All Hallows' Eve
Harvest Hollow Night
Hallowed Evening Feast
Holy Eve of Autumn.
All Hallows' Eve, the evening before All Saints' Day on 1 November
400
In this category each song will relate to a haunting creature - Listen as Ms. Bell plays the FOURTH song
1 point - song
1 point - artist
Somebody's watching me by Rockwell
400
Before pumpkins, which root vegetable did Europeans carve on Halloween?
Turnips, Potatoes, or Squash
500
Which decade made trick-or-treating a mainstream tradition in America?
The 1950s
500
What are sewn over the eyes of Coraline, in the animated kids horror film?
Buttons
500
What classic song opens with “I was working in the lab late one night”?
The Monster Mash
500
In this category each song will relate to a haunting creature - Listen as Ms. Bell plays the THIRD song
1 point - song
1 point - artist
Zombie by the Cranberries
500
What country did carving jack-o-lanterns originate?
Ireland