Halloween
Name the haunted San Jose, CA home that grew from 8 rooms to 160 rooms while owned by an eccentric rifle heiress?
Winchester Mystery House.
What was the name of Dracula’s sidekick?
Renfield
How many people were hanged during the Salem Witch Trials?
19
Where do Herman, Lily, Grandpa, and the rest of the Munsters live?
1313 Mockingbird Lane
Which animal will shelters not allow people to adopt on Halloween?
Black cats
Who was the first First Lady to decorate the White House to celebrate Halloween?
Mamie Eisenhower in 1958
What does the name Dracula mean?
Son of the Devil
What’s the color order of a piece of candy corn, from the base to the point?
Yellow (base), orange (middle), and white (top)
What day does All Saints’ Day fall on?
Nov. 1
What is the most popular Halloween costume for pets?
Pumpkin
Which candy was handed out to soldiers during the Korean War?
Tootsie Rolls
Who wrote the novel Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
Halloween was first celebrated by which ancient priests?
Druids
Why do we trick-or-treat?
For homeowners to reward pranksters for not vandalizing their homes on Halloween
What is another name for Halloween?
All Hallows’ Eve
Which city throws the biggest Halloween parade in the US?
New York City
Transylvania is a region in which country?
Romania
What classic horror film features the quote, “They’re coming to get you, Barbara”?
Night of the Living Dead
What popular cartoon ghost has appeared in dozens of films, TV series and comic books?
Casper the Friendly Ghost
In what Stephen King book does a family move into a haunted hotel?
The Shining
What is the world record for the fastest pumpkin carving?
16.47 seconds
Which country celebrates the Day of the Dead starting at midnight on Oct. 31?
Mexico
Which U.S. president told a group of schoolkids that the White House was haunted by the ghost of Abraham Lincoln?
George H.W. Bush, in 1989
Where does the quote “Double, double toil and trouble” come from?
William Shakespeare’s Macbeth
What 1845 poem by Edgar Allen Poe features a talking bird that repeats the word “Nevermore”?
“The Raven”
How did early New Englanders protect their homes from evil spirits?
By hiding their shoes in the walls
What vegetable was once thought to have supernatural powers on Halloween?
Cabbage
Who brought the Halloween tradition to the United States?
The Irish, during the potato famine in the mid-1800s
Which movie tops Rotten Tomatoes’s list of the Scariest Horror Movies Ever?
The Exorcist
What’s another name for a lycanthrope?
A werewolf