Movies
Which film in the Paranormal Activity franchise was the most commercially successful?
Paranormal Activity 3
Which 1984 song asked, "Who you gonna call?"
Ghostbusters
What medieval English tradition inspired trick-or-treating?
All Souls Day. The poor would go “souling,” knocking on doors offering prayers for residents’ deceased loved ones in exchange for food.
What were the first-ever fun-size candy bars?
Snickers and Milky Way
What percentage of adults dress up for Halloween?
50%
What was the original title for Disney’s Hocus Pocus?
Halloween House—and it was more horror than comedy.
Which Beyonce song begins, "the winner is Beyonce Knowles, female pop vocalist..."
Haunted
What did Scottish women hang to see their future husbands on Halloween?
Wet sheets in front of a fire
How many pieces of candy does the average house give to each trick-or-treater?
Two pieces
When was Trick or Treat for UNICEF founded?
1950
What is the most commercially successful horror movie of all time?
It
Which film soundtrack features the song, This Is Halloween?
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Why did women look in mirrors while walking downstairs at midnight on Halloween?
To see their boyfriends
What is the most popular Halloween candy in America?
Skittles
When was Halloween first celebrated in the United States?
Around the 1840s. There was a flood of Irish immigrants fleeing from the potato famine
What is the most commercially successful horror franchise of all time?
Godzilla
The Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff once released a song called A Nightmare on My Street. True or false?
True
What ancient Roman goddess is said to be honored on Halloween?
Pomona. The goddess of fruit and trees—many believe bobbing for apples on Halloween stemmed from Roman traditions to honor Pomona.
How many calories are in an average trick-or-treater’s Halloween stash?
11,000
What horror movie was the first American film ever to show a toilet on screen?
Psycho
What sort of mask does Michael Myers wear in the original Halloween?
William Shatner mask that they spray painted white.
What do the bullies Jay and Ernie have to sing at the end of the film, Hocus Pocus?
Row, Row, Row your boat
When is Halloween thought to have originated?
4000 B.C.
What was candy corn originally called?
Chicken Feed
What is the title of Agatha Christie’s mystery novel about a girl who is drowned in an apple-bobbing tub.
Halloween Party