Real History
The tradition of going door-to-door in masks for food was originally called "guising," short for this word.
What is disguising?
An eight-legged arachnid that spins webs to catch bugs.
What is a Spider?
A baseball cap worn by a flying nocturnal mammal.
What is a bat hat?
Two slices of bread holding peanut butter, jelly, or ham.
What is a sandwich?
This deadpan, pigtail-braided student loves cello, piranhas, and solving mysteries.
Who is Wednesday?
When this candy was first invented in the 1880s, it was sold under the name "Chicken Feed."
What is candy corn?
The central column of bones running down a skeleton's back.
What is the spine?
A broom-flying spellcaster who has millions in the bank.
What is a rich witch?
A light toggle on the wall, or a hybrid Nintendo gaming console.
What is the Switch?
In Stranger Things, the children team up to defeat monsters from here.
What is the Upside Down?
Halloween traces back 2,000 years to Samhain, an ancient harvest festival celebrated by these people in Ireland.
Who are the Celts?
A floating, eerie ghost or apparition.
What is a spectre?
An invisible floating spirit holding a dinner party.
What is a ghost host?
A muscle spasm, or the popular live video streaming platform for gamers.
What is Twitch?
R.L. Stine's' creepy books were remade into this TV show.
What is Goosebumps?
Count Dracula is inspired by tales of this creepy count.
Who is Vlad the Impaler?
A sharp wooden stake's pointed tip, or a sudden jump of panic.
What is a spike?
A sudden wave of terror hitting you in the middle of the dark hours.
What is a night fright?
This London district gives its name to the line of 0° longitude (Prime Meridian).
What is Greenwich?
This famous teenage witch balances high school with magic alongside her aunts Hilda and Zelda and her black cat, Salem.
Who is Sabrina?
In 1919, a 25-foot wave of this sweet, sticky substance burst out of a storage tank and flooded the streets of Boston at 35 mph.
What is molasses?
This mythical creature has the body of a lion and guards ancient Egyptian tombs.
What is a sphinx?
An unnecessarily harsh school law.
What is a cruel rule?
The largest city in Kansas, known as the "Air Capital of the World."
What is Wichita?
Armed with wooden stakes and crossbows, this famous 90s TV heroine spends her high school years fighting monsters.
Who is Buffy the Vampire Slayer?