Halloween Monsters
Count Dracula transforms into this nocturnal winged creature to fly through the night.
What is a bat?
This triangular candy, usually colored yellow, orange, and white, is a classic Halloween staple.
What is Candy Corn?
This carved vegetable with a candle inside is traditionally placed on porch steps to ward off evil spirits.
What is a Jack-o'-lantern?
Kids say these three words when going door-to-door to ask for candy on Halloween night.
What is "Trick or treat"?
You can easily make this simple costume by cutting two eyeholes out of a plain white bedsheet.
What is a ghost?
Legend says this creature transforms from a human into a wolf during a full moon.
What is a werewolf?
These sweet treats made by dipping fresh fruit into a cooked sugar mixture or hot fudge are a classic autumn dessert.
What are caramel apples (or candy apples)?
Scientifically speaking, a pumpkin is actually classified as this type of plant structure because it contains seeds.
What is a fruit?
Halloween's roots trace back to Samhain, an ancient festival celebrated by people from this culture.
Who are the Celts?
Wrapped in white bandages, this classic monster originates from ancient Egyptian burial traditions.
What is a mummy?
Victor Frankenstein used a combination of body parts and this powerful force of nature to bring his creature to life in Mary Shelley's novel.
What is electricity (or lightning)?
This marshmallow treat, shaped like chicks and bunnies, is popular at Easter, but takes the form of ghosts and pumpkins for Halloween.
What are Peeps?
This state produces the most pumpkins in the U.S. every year, growing over 500 million pounds of them.
What is Illinois?
Pope Gregory III moved All Saints' Day to November 1st, making October 31st known as this "Eve."
What is All Hallows' Eve?
Popularized in folklore and films like The Wizard of Oz, this traditional accessory is characterized by a wide brim and a tall, pointed crown.
What is a witch's hat?
n classic folklore, this creature—whose name comes from the Slavic word for "dead body"—can only be permanently destroyed by driving a wooden stake through its heart or by decapitation.
What is a vampire?
Popularized in Mexico during Día de los Muertos, these decorative sugar skulls share their name with this sweet edible item.
What are Calaveras (or Sugar Skulls)?
In Charlie Brown’s Halloween special, Linus waits all night in the pumpkin patch for this mythical figure to appear.
Who is the Great Pumpkin?
This 19th-century Irish tradition of carving faces into these root vegetables to scare away evil spirits preceded the use of pumpkins in America.
What are turnips?
To create the iconic burnt, disfigured skin look for this nightmare-haunting horror icon, makeup artists applied multi-piece foam latex appliances to actor Robert Englund.
Who is Freddy Krueger?
This blood-sucking creature from Latin American folklore gets its name from Spanish words meaning "goat-sucker."
What is the Chupacabra?
Invented in Germany in 1920, this gummy treat maker creates seasonal, ghost-shaped versions of its iconic bear candy for Halloween.
What is Haribo?
In 2023, a giant pumpkin grown in Minnesota set a world record by weighing over 2,700 pounds—roughly the same weight as this common everyday vehicle.
What is a car (or compact car/sedan)?
The practice of dressing up in costumes on Halloween originates from a belief during Samhain that disguising oneself would prevent these entities from recognizing you.
What are evil spirits (or ghosts/demons)?
Author Bram Stoker popularized this night-walking villain, who famously wears a black cape and avoids garlic.
Who is Count Dracula?