Halloween Trivia
This halloween term originates from an Irish folktale about a cheap man named "Stingy Jack" who made a deal with the devil.
"Jack o'lantern"
Werewolf
"Do you want to play a Game?"
Saw (2004)
This popular halloween candy was named after its creator, Reese.
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Say this phrase "------" in the mirror in a darkened bathroom 3 times and she'll appear.
"Bloody Mary"
This modern halloween tradition was inspired by the medieval English tradition of peasants knocking on doors and offering prayers for residents' deceased loved ones in exchange for food.
Trick-or-Treating
What monster has a significant need for flesh?
Zombie
"Here's Johnny!"
The Shining
A whopping 35 million pounds of this type of halloween candy is made every year - amounting to about 9 billion pieces.
Candy corn
This urban legend details a young person with a large lump on their body which explodes revealing a creepy crawly surprise.
The spider bite
Many Europeans, including the Celtics, used to use this halloween item/tradition to repel spirits that they believed came back to Earth on Halloween day.
Halloween costume
What is the name of the scary girl in the ring?
Samara
"It's alive! It's alive!"
Frankenstein (1931)
Tootsie rolls
This urban legend includes a car radio, escaped prisoner and a scratchy noise on the top of the car roof.
The hook / The hookman
What famous magician died on Halloween?
Harry Houdini
How are the guests of the Halloween party, according to the lyrics of "Monster Mash"?
Wolfman, Dracula and his son
"Whatever you do, don't fall asleep"
A nightmare on elm street
It takes a licking machine, anywhere from 364 to 411 licks to get to the center of this popular halloween candy.
Tootsie pop
A man is seduced by a beautiful woman, only to wake in a hotel bathroom missing something vital.
The kidney heist
What is the most commercially successful horror movie of all time?
It
What mythological beast it said to guard the entrance to hell?
Cerberus
"They're coming to get you, Barbara"
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
This is the most popular halloween candy in the United States.
Skittles
Ring Ring...Check on the children.
The call is coming from inside the house / The killer is in the house / The babysitter