Halloween in Movies
What is Jack Skellington known as in Halloween Town in "The Nightmare Before Christmas"?
The Pumpkin King
What animal did the Puritans associate with witchcraft, resulting in the animal being associated with bad luck?
Black cats
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit
Who wrote the novels, Carrie, The Shining, and Pet Sematary?
Stephen King
What fruit do party-goers “bob” for at parties?
Apples
In the movie "Mean Girls," what costume does Lindsay Lohan’s character (Cady) wear to the Halloween party?
The Bride of Frankenstein
Transylvania is a region in which country?
Romania
About how many seeds does each pumpkin produce?
(Must be within 100 to get correct)
500 seeds
Who wrote Dracula?
Bram Stoker
Historically, what was Fall called?
Harvest
What kind of mask does Jason wear in Friday the 13th?
Hockey mask
What do the colors black and orange represent at Halloween?
Orange is seen through autumn's changing leaves.
Black, on the other hand, is typically the color of death; it may also symbolize the long and cold winter ahead.
Where did carving jack o’ lanterns originate?
Ireland
Who wrote Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
What are the causes of Fall colors?
By the amount of sugar in leaves
How does Hogwarts celebrate Halloween?
An annual Hogwarts Halloween feast
What two countries popularized Halloween costumes for trick-or-treating?
Scotland and Ireland
What were jack-o'lanterns originally carved into?
Turnips
How old was Mary Shelley when she wrote Frankenstein?
She started writing Frankenstein when she was 18, and it was published when she was 20.
On what date does the Autumn season begin in the Northern Hemisphere?
September 21st
Which actor played Dr. Frank-n-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"?
Tim Curry
Where did Halloween originate?
The pagan festival "Samhain"
Pumpkins grow everywhere except where?
Antarctica
Who wrote Coraline?
Neil Gaiman
What famous poet wrote the poem "To Autumn"?
John Keats