20th Century Movies/TV
What invention allowed viewers to access scary movies at home starting in the 1980's?
VHS tapes
What is an apple coated with to make a candy apple?
caramel
What scary canned drink does Coach hate to see on the woodshop tables?
Monster
How many Ghostbusters remakes/sequels have there been since the year 2000?
Three
When someone has their porch lights off on Halloween, what does that mean?
They don't want you to knock
Name three horror bad guys from the 80's
Freddy, Jason, Chucky, Michael Myers, Leatherface, etc...
When a basket full of candy is left out on a porch, how many should you take?
However many the sign says to take, or one, or however many you want, nobody is looking. Except for the Ring camera, which is recording you.
The number one scary experience that sneaks up on careless students in the shop isn’t a zombie — it’s this.
kickback
Sleepy Hollow is a real town in which state?
New York
The jack-o’-lantern was named for an Irish folktale about a man who tricked this supernatural figure who is usually dressed in red?
the devil
What was the name of the spooky kids show that aired on Nickelodeon every Friday night in the 1990's?
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
This chocolate bar, introduced in 1930 and named after a beloved horse, is one of the best-selling Halloween candies of all time.
Snickers
This classic horror scenario — getting sucked into a spinning blade — is best avoided by not wearing what?
loose clothing and jewelry
Midsommar is a famous horror movie, and also a festival in which European region or country?
Scandinavia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark
The word "bonfire" refers to what feature of the human body which was a major part of Celtic ritual fires and ceremonies.
bone fires
What was the name of the first zombie movie ever made?
Night of the Living Dead
The phrase “trick or treat” first appeared in print in North America in this decade.
1920's
This ghostly white powder floats through the air — and should make you reach for a mask, not a Ouija board.
fine wood dust
In Hereditary (2018), the scary thing referred to in the title is transmitted to kids through who?
parents
What is US city famous for having a massive Halloween parade every year?
New York City
Name one of the famous "anthology horror" series or movies from the 20th century
The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Creepshow, Tales From the Crypt
The average U.S. household hands out about how many pieces of candy on Halloween night?
200
This is hiding underneath the woodshop table, waiting to hurt someone?
The anthology series Black Mirror takes its title from this common modern object.
a turned-off cellphone
The popularization of Halloween in the U.S. was accelerated by immigration following this ecological, agricultural, and political event in the British Isles.
The Irish Potato Famine
What did the parents do in Nightmare on Elm Street that has Freddy Krueger so upset and seeking revenge on their kids?
They burned him alive in a boiler room
What is the name for the night before Halloween when people get up to all sorts of crazy shenanigans?
Mischief Night or Devil's Night
Hearing voices whisper “measure twice, cut once…” in the shop probably isn’t ghosts — it’s this lesson you ignored.
What is double-checking your measurements before cutting?
This 2018 film about a family who must stay silent to survive features monsters that hunt by sound.
A Quiet Place
The Catholic Church established what holiday to coincide with Samhain during the 9th century?
All Hallow's Eve
This 1999 Japanese film, and its U.S. remake The Ring, feature a cursed videotape that kills the viewer after how many days?
Seven Days
The earliest recorded Halloween prank in North America (in the 1800s) involved this being disassembled and reassembled on a rooftop.
a farmer’s cart
There is one of them waiting in the woodshop for the next one of you to cut yourselves on a saw!
First Aid Kit
In Us (2019), the doppelgängers known as the “Tethered” live where?
What are underground tunnels across America?
"Souling” in medieval Europe involved poor people visiting homes to do this in exchange for food.
What is praying for the dead?