Spooky History
The ancient Celtic festival of Samhain began in this country and eventually evolved into Halloween.
What is Ireland?
This Halloween candy was originally called "chicken feed".
What is candy corn?
This is the first known Halloween costume.
What is a ghost?
Who is Christina Ricci?
_______ is another name for a carved, lit pumpkin.
What is Jack-o'-lantern?
The name "Halloween" is a shortened form of this phrase, referring to the evening before All Saints' Day.
What is All Hallows' Eve?
This Halloween treat is made by coating an apple in sticky syrup.
What is a candy apple?
Dressing up like one of these is banned in France if you are over the age of 13.
What is a clown?
The ____ sisters are revived by lighting a black flame candle on a full moon during All Hallow's Eve.
Who are the Sanderson sisters? (Hocus Pocus)
Before pumpkins, this root vegetable was typically carved on Halloween.
What is a turnip?
This famous magician and stuntman died on Halloween.
Who is Houdini?
This is how many pieces of candy the average household gives to each trick-or-treater.
What is two?
A hockey mask and machete make this Friday the 13th villain an instantly recognizable Halloween costume.
Who is Jason Voorhees?
Jack Skellington from the "The Nightmare Before Christmas" is kind of this town.
What is Halloween Town?
In 2026, Rhode Island grower Ron Wallace made pumpkin history when his pumpkin became the first to officially exceed this weight.
What is 3,000 pounds?
This Massachusetts town became infamous for witchcraft trials that began in 1692.
What is Salem?
This is widely recognized as the first individually wrapped penny candy in the United States.
What is the tootsie roll?
According to Google search trends, this superhero was Canada's most-searched Halloween costume for 2026.
Who is Spider-Man?
In "Beetlejuice", what is the name of the handbook that Adam and Barbara Maitland receive after they die?
What is "The Handbook for the Recently Deceased"?
This country produces the most pumpkins in the world, with an annual output of approximately 9.3 million tonnes (about 27% of the global production).
What is India?
During the Middle Ages, a tradition called "souling" involved people going door-to-door in exchange for these small backed goods.
What are soul cakes?
A trick-or-treater's candy haul averages approximately _____ calories.
What is 7,000?
In Season 2 of the TV series "Stranger Things", the boys wear this costume to school for Halloween.
What are the Ghostbusters?
The white mask worn by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was famously created by modifying a mask of this Star Trek Actor.
Who is William Shatner?
Who is Linus?