Halloween History
Halloween Movies
Halloween Candy
Halloween Characters
Halloween Hodgepodge
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This Christian holiday, celebrated on November 1st, is closely associated with Halloween.

All Saints Day

100

This 1993 Disney film features the Sanderson sisters and a talking black cat named Binx.

Binx

100

These colorful, button-shaped candies were first produced in 1940 by the Mars company.

M & M's

100

In folklore, this creature can transform from human to wolf form, typically during a full moon.

A werewolf

100

This orange spice is often associated with fall and Halloween flavors, and comes from the inner bark of trees in the genus Cinnamomum

Cinnamon

200

In 1920, this state hosted the first recorded Halloween parade in the United States.

Minnesota

200

Tim Burton's stop-motion animated film where the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town discovers Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas

200

This candy bar, featuring nougat topped with caramel and peanuts and enrobed in milk chocolate, was invented in 1930.

Snickers

200

This character from Irish folklore is often depicted as a mischievous fairy or old man, associated with a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

A Leprechaun

200

In the Harry Potter series, this is the name of the ghost who haunts the girls' bathroom at Hogwarts.

Moaning Myrtle

300

This holiday, celebrated on November 2nd, is closely associated with Halloween in Mexican culture.

Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

300

This 1978 slasher film, directed by John Carpenter, features the murderous Michael Myers.

Halloween

300

These chewy, fruit-flavored candies were first introduced in 1960 and are known for their iconic star shape.

Starburst

300

This mysterious figure in Washington Irving's story is said to haunt Sleepy Hollow.

Headless Horseman

300

This famous magician and escape artist died on Halloween in 1926

Harry Houdini

400

The practice of trick-or-treating in the United States gained popularity during this decade.

1930s

400

In this 2017 adaptation of a Stephen King novel, a group of kids faces off against a terrifying clown

IT

400

This taffy-like candy, popular during Halloween, is known for its distinctive orange and black wrappers.

Mary Janes

400

In Greek mythology, this creature with snake-like hair could turn people to stone with her gaze.

Medusa

400

The first jack-o'-lanterns were made from this vegetable, not pumpkins.

A Turnip

500

This Halloween tradition originated from the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, who tricked the Devil.

Carving jack-o'-lanterns?

500

This 2009 animated film features a boy who can communicate with the dead and must save his town from a centuries-old curse.

ParaNorman

500

This chocolate bar, introduced in 1923, is named after a famous illusionist and escape artist.

Hershey Heath Bar

500

This ghostly figure from Scottish and Irish folklore is said to predict or announce the death of a clan member by wailing.

A banshee

500

This phobia is the irrational fear of Halloween

Samhainophobia

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