Monsters of Myth
Phobias
Halloween History
Horror Movies
Halloween Potpourri
100


Looking into her eyes turns you to stone

Medusa

100

What is fear of bananas

Bananaphobia


100

Why was dressing up as ghosts and spirits for Halloween first done?


Dressing up as ghosts and spirits for Halloween originated as a way to disguise and protect oneself from the returning spirits during the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.

100



Who is the notorious criminal and main antagonist in the Bollywood film related to this doll and What is the title of the Bollywood film?


Tatya Bichoo and Khilona Bana Khalnayak

# Move aside Annabelle

100


The most popular Halloween costume for 2023, according to Google is 

Barbie

200

It is a legendary cephalopod-like sea monster of gigantic size in Scandinavian folklore.

The Kraken


200

Fear of having a phobia

Phobophobia


200

If you want to see a witch at midnight on Halloween, you should wear your clothes inside out and do what?

A. Chant an incantation

B. Raise a black cat over your head

C. Walk backwards

D. Make a star with coal on the floor

C. Walk backwards

The superstition is steeped in folklore surrounding witches. At midnight, if you are wearing your clothes inside out and walking backward, you will see a witch, but only on Halloween.

200

Naseeruddin Shah played a goon-turned-lovable ghost in this flick!


Chamatkar



200

Identify this Haunted location 

The Kempegowda International airport is reportedly home to the spirit of a woman clad in a white saree. Many including taxi drivers, passengers, even pilots have supposedly seen a woman in a white saree who disappears on being approached. Even the infrared camera at the airport has captured the imagination of the spirit, and people believe that she indeed haunts the place.

300


This is a three-headed dog that in Greek mythology guards the entrance to Hades



Cerberus

300

Fear of clowns 


coulrophobia


300

What do the Halloween colors orange and black signify?

A. Orange: Fire and autumn; Black: darkness

B. Orange: Pumpkins; Black: Witches

C. Orange: Harvest and squash; Black: Death

D. Orange: Christianity; Black: the Occult

A. Orange: color of fire and the autumn season, since the hue is reminiscent of harvest.
Black: representative of darkness (Halloween was always thought of as a night-time holiday)

300

What are the names of two sisters from the 2002 horror movie 'Makdee'?

Chunni and Munni

300

Whose Deathday party do Harry, Ron, and Hermione attend?


Nearly Headless Nick

400

In Greek mythology, he dwelt at the center of the Labyrinth, which was an elaborate maze-like construction.

The Minotaur



400

What is the phobia or fear of long words?

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

400


 What was used before pumpkins to make jack o'lanterns?

The Irish, who started the tradition, first used turnips for jack o'lanterns before finding that pumpkins were actually much easier to carve. 

400


Identify this duo?


Ed and Lorraine Warren

400

In The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings just how many "magic rings" are there?  

The “Rings Poem” mentions exactly 20 Rings of Power:

3 for the Elven kings, under the sky.

9 for the Mortal Men, doomed to die.

7 for the Dwarf-lords.

1 for the Dark Lord.

500


In the folklore of some Native American cultures, it is a person who has been transformed into a monster by the consumption of human flesh.

Windigo

500


Fear of Mother-in-law



Pentheraphobia

500

What historical practice or tradition led to the emergence of the 'trick or treat' custom associated with Halloween?

The tradition of "trick or treat" has its roots in the medieval practice of "souling." It became popular in the United States in the early 20th century.

The medieval practice of "souling" was a tradition in which people, typically children and the poor, would go from house to house on All Souls' Day (November 2nd) to request small, round, sweet cakes known as "soul cakes." In exchange for these cakes, the soulers would offer to pray for the souls of the deceased family members of the household they visited

500

In which small town, where the residents believe in the spirit of an angry woman referred to as 'Stree,' does the 2018 horror-comedy 'Stree' take place?  

Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh

500

Who famously died on October 31, 1926?

Harry Houdini