Halloween History
What Inspired the name "Jack-O'-Lantern"?
A. An Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack who tricked the Devil
B. An old English legend about a clever alchemist named Jack Barlow who turned coal into gold
C. A Celtic wives-tale about "Little Lost Jack" and his evil black cat
A. The name Jack-o'-lantern first originated from an Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack who tricked the Devil over and over again. When Jack died, he was forced to walk the Earth with only a carved-out turnip and a burning coal in it to help light his way.
In Stephen King's Carrie, which type of animal blood is poured onto the main character's head shortly after she wins the title of Prom Queen?
A. Lamb's blood
B. Pig's blood
C. Cow's blood
B. Pig's blood
Which of these stories written by Edgar Allen Poe centers around a man named Montresor who decides to seek revenge against an acquaintance who has insulted him by burying them alive in the catacombs of his home?
A. The Tell-tale Heart
B. The Fall of the House of Usher
C. The Cask of Amontillado
C. The Cask of Amontillado
Many of Poe's stories center around being buried alive which was a fear that was deeply rooted in Western culture in the nineteenth century. Hundreds of cases were reported in which doctors mistakenly pronounced people dead. In this period, coffins occasionally were equipped with emergency devices to allow the "corpse" to call for help, should he or she turn out to be still living. It was such a strong concern, Victorians even organized a Society for the Prevention of People Being Buried Alive.
Name three games played in Netflix's Squid Games (2021).
Red Light Green Light
Honeycomb/Dalgano Candy
Marbles
Tug Of War
Glass Bridge
The Squid Game
The town of Keene, New Hampshire, broke its own Guinness World Record for the most lit Jack-o'-lanterns on display in 2013. How many jack-o'-lanterns did they showcase?
A. 23,789
B. 9,458
C. 30,581
C. 30,581
In Stephen King's movie, Jeepers Creepers, how long is the feeding period for the film's main creature?
A. 24 hours
B. 23 days
C. 27 years
B. 23 days
The Creeper is an ancient demonic creature who feeds on human beings for 23 days every 23rd spring.
Which of these was the first story to be published in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark?
A. The Dream
B. Harold
C. The Big Toe
C. The Big Toe
This story follows a young boy who unearths a mysterious big toe in his mother's garden.
Which U.S state produces the most pumpkins?
Illinois
What was the original purpose of wearing a Halloween costume?
A. To honor the dead by dressing in their likeness, allowing them to symbolically roam the land of the living for a night and complete their unfinished business
B. To ward off the souls of the dead and ensure a safe and prosperous winter season for your village's inhabitants and livestock
C. To promote equality between socioeconomic classes by creating anonymity for the night
B. Mumming and guising, involved people going house-to-house in costume, usually reciting songs in exchange for offerings on the dead's behalf. Impersonating these beings was also believed to protect oneself from them. It is suggested that the mummers and guisers "personify the old spirits of the winter, who demanded reward in exchange for good fortune".
Laika studio's critically acclaimed film, Coraline, features a young eccentric girl who finds another seemingly better version of her world through a secret passageway in her family's new apartment. There, she meets her "Other" Mother and Father.
Which creature does the Other Mother ultimately morph into towards the end of the film?
A. A spider
B. A snake
C. A bat
A. A spider
In Shirley Jackson's The Lottery what do winners of the town's annual ritual receive?
A. Permanent exile from the community
B. A lethal stoning
C. The option to pick the one town member they'd like to murder
B. A lethal stoning
What is the original name of Halloween?
A. Lughnasa
B. Samhain
C. Bealtaine
B. Samhain
Samhain is a pagan religious festival originating from an ancient Celtic spiritual tradition. In modern times, it is usually celebrated to welcome in the harvest and usher in “the dark half of the year.” Celebrants believe that the barriers between the physical world and the spirit world break down during Samhain, allowing more interaction between humans and denizens of the Otherworld.
In which horror movie does the protagonist write a book that contains only the line "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" repeated over and over and over?
A. The Ninth Gate
B. The Secret Window
C. The Shining
C. The Shining
Which psychological condition is the main character of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper, initially diagnosed with?
A. Hysteria
B. Hypochondriasis
C. Neurasthenia
A. Hysteria
Approximately how many calories does the average bag of candy that one child collects on Halloween contain?
About 11,000 calories
While Valentine's Day is now widely accepted as the holiday for romance, there was once a time when Halloween was associated with courtship. Which of these activities did women in the early 20th century perform in the interest of love?
A. Boiling red rose petals and chamomile to summon Aphrodite and ask for a clue as to who their future soulmate would be
B. Burning a tallow candle overnight. If the flame went out while you were sleeping, you would never marry, If it continued to burn, you were destined to meet your husband before the year was up.
C. Cutting an apple skin off and tossing it over your shoulder. The landed peel was said to indicate the first initial of your future suitor.
C. Cutting an apple skin off and tossing it over your shoulder. The landed peel was said to indicate the first initial of your future suitor.
Which horror film caused some theatres to suggest that patrons prone to motion sickness sit in the aisle seats?
A. The Blair Witch Project
B. Friday the 13th, Part III, 3D
C. Paranormal Activity
A. The Blair Witch Project
Some theatergoers watching The Blair Witch Project experienced nausea from the handheld camera movements and actually had to leave to vomit. In some Toronto theatres, ushers asked patrons who where prone to motion sickness to sit in the aisle seat and to try not to "throw up on other people."
Junji Ito's Uzumaki follows a high-school teenager, her boyfriend, and the citizens of the small, quiet Japanese town of Kurouzu-cho which is cursed by supernatural events involving _____.
A. Strange snake-like creatures
B. Mysterious spirals
C. A never ending rainstorm
B. Mysterious spirals
As the story progresses, the two main characters witness how the spiral curse affects the people around them, causing the citizens to become obsessed or paranoid about spirals.
Which famous Disneyland attraction is a popular location for park guests to spread their loved ones' ashes?
The Haunted Mansion ride