Scary Movies
Which horror character is best known for entering their victims dreams to kill them?
Freddy Kreuger
What type of vegetable is disliked by vampires and is used to frighten them away?
Garlic
Historically, a part from China, which is the next country that celebrates Halloween the most?
America
Which country did Halloween traditions originate?
Ireland
In chronological order, which of these famous movie franchise killers appeared first to last in their own respective films?
Jason (Friday the 13th)
Michael Myers (Halloween)
Freddy Kreuger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
Leatherface (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
Chucky (Child's Play)
If you guess the
Leatherface (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) -1974
Michael Myers (Halloween) - 1978
Jason (Friday the 13th) - 1980
Freddy Kreuger (A Nightmare on Elm Street) - 1984
Chucky (Child's Play) - 1988
The iconic movie 'The Silence of the Lambs' introduced this iconic character who would go on to feature in countless TV shows and movies. Who is the character?
Hannibal Lecter
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit
In 1962, a society was established for what well known vampire?
Count Dracula
What was Dracula’s real name?
Vlad the Impaler or Vlad the Third
Which horror movie had Kirsten Dunst play a young vampire?
Interview with a Vampire
What is the original name for what we now call Candy Corn?
Chicken Feed
When did the word Halloween originate?
A)1600-1650
B)1650-1700
C)1700-1750
D)1760-1800
C) 1700-1750
The word Halloween or Hallowe'en dates to about 1745 and is of Christian origin
Pumpkins can be orange, white, green, or what other color?
Blue
Which vintage/classic horror movie got 10 Academy Award Nominations?
The Exorcist (1974)
Frankenstein made his first appearance in Mary Shelleys famous novel titled "The Creature"
According to this novel which 4 of these foods is NOT Frankenstein's food of choice?
Acorns
Berries
Brains
Human meat
Potatoes
Carrots
Brains
Human meat
Potatoes
Carrots
Frankenstein chooses acorns and Berries - “acorns and berries afford me sufficient nourishment”
Who famously died on October 31, 1926?
Master magician Harry Houdini, although his death was initially considered a hoax by many.
If you have a fear of Halloween, what is the clinical terminology?
Hollophobia
Samhainophobia
Nyctophobia
Sanguivoriphobia
Samhainophobia
Hollophobia - made up
Nyctophobia -fear of darkness
Sanguivoriphobia - fear of vampires
A knife wielding Michael Myers graced our screen in the movie Halloween (1978) for the first time. Which character/actor was Michael Myers iconic mask based off?
William Shatner/Captain Kirk
With a low budget - the mask was purchased at a random Hollywood Boulevard costume shop, painted white and then the eye holes + hair were tinkered with.
In Shakespeare's Macbeth, which one of the below are NOT an ingredient used in a witches brew?
Tongue of Dog
Adders Fork
Wool of Bat
Blind Worm
Feather of Raven
Toe of Frog
Feather of Raven
Which character/legend gave life to the now famously known term of Jack-o-Lantern?
The Grim Reaper
The Headless Horsemen
Stingy Jack
Jack Skellington
Erebus
Stingy Jack
He tricked the devil to live longer, but once Stingy Jack passed of age he was denied passage to Heaven or Hell, so the devil let Stingy Jack wander the darkness forever equipped only with a lump of coal and a turnip which Stingy Jack used to carve out the turnip and light up the turnip inside.
Per year roughly how many Kilos or pounds of candy is sold for Halloween in America?
Guess a range of
pounds - range of 100,000 eg. 0 - 100,000 pounds
Kilos - range of 50,000 eg. 0-50,000 kg
Pounds=600,000 pounds
Kilos=272,155 Kg