Salem, MA
This state has the closest Salem to Salem mass (not including Massachusetts)
(Hint: It’s in New England)
What is New Hampshire?
The ____ brought the Halloween tradition to the United States during the potato famine.
Who are the Irish?
This movie is about a “friendly ghost” living in a mansion.
What is Casper?
This candy was originally referred to as “chicken feed.”
What is candy corn?
This fear of ghosts is also the name of a popular horror video game.
What is Phasmophobia?
The Salem Witch Trials lasted this long...
What is 1 year and 3 months?
This Catholic holiday is linked to Halloween.
What is All Saints' Day?
This Disney movie is the first in its franchise and follows three grandchildren who find out they come from a family of witches when they follow their grandma to a town.
What is Halloweentown?
From top to bottom ______, _____, and _____ are the three colors in candy corn.
What is white, orange, and yellow?
Coulrophobia is the fear of _____.
Hint: “It”
What are Clowns?
This play published in 1953 inspired a revisionist take that recently was on Broadway.
What is The Crucible?
This vegetable was originally used to make Jack-o’-lanterns.
What are turnips?
This 1978 slasher film features a masked Mike.
What is Halloween?
_____ is sprinkled if you want to keep evil spirits out of your house on Halloween night.
What is salt?
Chiroptophobia is the fear of _____.
Hint: Dracula
What are bats?
This modern day town was part of the original “Salem village”.
A. Somerville
B. Plymouth
C. Provincetown
D. Danvers
What is D. Danvers?
This city hosts the world’s largest Halloween parade.
What is New York City?
This Halloween favorite follows classic characters as they fly through the sky and cry to sorrowful piano, all in preparation for a large pumpkin.
What is It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?
This is the #1-selling candy for Halloween.
What are Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups?
Cucurbitophobia is the fear of _______.
Hint: they are round
What are pumpkins?
This museum is the oldest still-operating museum in the United States. With roots dating back to 1799, this museum has a name half belonging to an anthropomorphic dog and half belonging to the very county Salem is in (there is also a county with this name in NY and NJ).
What is the Peabody-Essex Museum?
This state hosted the first city-wide celebration of Halloween.
What is Minnesota?
This movie is about a scientist who slowly starts turning into a dipteric creature after a teleportation mishap
What is The Fly?
This was the original purpose of bobbing for apples on Halloween.
What is fortune-telling?
Turophobia is the fear of ______.
Hint: You may think this food would be scary to those who are lactose intolerant, but many types of it are naturally lactose free.
What is cheese?