History of Halloween
Halloween originated from this ancient Celtic festival celebrating the end of the harvest season.
What is Samhain?
This creature can only be killed with a silver bullet.
What is a werewolf?
This plant is carved into jack-o'-lanterns and grows on a vine.
What is a pumpkin?
The 1978 movie where a masked killer stalks babysitters on Halloween?
What is Halloween?
This phrase is shouted when kids go door-to-door for candy.
What is Trick or Treat!?
The Celts believed that on Halloween night, this barrier between worlds would thin.
What is the veil between the living and the dead?
This headless ghost rides through Sleepy Hollow carrying a jack-o'-lantern.
Who is the Headless Horseman?
This black animal is often associated with bad luck and Halloween.
This 1984 film introduced Freddy Krueger, who attacks victims in their dreams.
What is A Nightmare on Elm Street?
The tradition of trick-or-treating is rooted in this medieval practice.
What is souling?
This country is considered the birthplace of Halloween.
What is Ireland?
The Native American spirit represents greed and endless hunger.
What is a wendigo?
The eerie fog often seen in haunted movies is created by this type of gas.
What is carbon dioxide?
Three witch sisters resurrected in Salem appear in this family-friendly Halloween movie.
What is Hocus Pocus?
The most popular Halloween candy in America (as of recent surveys).
What is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?
The name "Jack-o'-lantern" comes from an Irish legend about a man who tricked this figure.
Who is the Devil?
The Irish and Scottish carved this vegetable before pumpkins.
What is a turnip?
This part of the brain controls fear and triggers the "fight or flight" response.
What is the amygdala?
The Stanley Hotel in Colorado inspired this Stephan King novel/movie.
What is The Shining?
Pumpkins grow on this kind of plant.
What is a vine?
This Christian observance was purposely placed near Halloween to replace pagan festivals.
What is All Saints' Day?
In folklore, this small mischievous creature is blamed for mechanical and aircraft trouble.
What is a gremlin?
This glowing natural phenomenon can appear on Halloween night when airborne dust or bacteria scatters light.
What is bioluminescence?
This classic "killer clown" terrorizes children in a small town, adapted from Stephen King's novel.
What is "It"?
In Mexico, this holiday honors loved ones who have passed away and shares ties with Halloween.
What is Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?