History
Where does Halloween originate from?
Ireland
How many films does the Halloween franchise have?
Thirteen (13)
Who wrote the 1818 classic book Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
What do you call a group of witches?
A coven
How many bones are in the average human skeleton?
206
Jack-o'-lanterns were originally carved out of which fruits/vegetables?
Turnips, potatoes, or beets
What is the name of the villain in the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Oogie Boogie
What is the name of the scientist in Frankenstein?
Victor Frankenstein
What is another name for a large kettle or boiler?
A cauldron
What was the most popular Halloween costume in the U.S. in 2023 according to Google?
Barbie
When did Halloween start?
Halloween is thought to have started around 600 AD with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.
Who directed the movie version of Stephen King's The Shining?
Stanley Kubrick
Who wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
Washington Irving
What does the word “Halloween” come from?
Halloween was known as "All Hallows’ Eve” until 1773, when the Scots began referring to it as ‘Hallow-e’en’.
What is having a fear of Halloween called?
Samhainophobia
Why did people traditionally wear costumes on Halloween?
To ward off or confuse evil spirits, believing it would make them unrecognizable.
Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst and Brad Pitt co-star in what 1994 horror movie?
Interview with the Vampire
Besides horror, what other genre did Dracula author Bram Stoker publish books under?
Romance
What's another name for a lycanthrope?
A werewolf
Approximately how much money did Americans spend on candy in 2023?
$3.6 billion
Who brought the Halloween tradition to the United States?
The Irish, during the potato famine in the mid-1800s.
What movie serial killer is immortalized with a statue at the bottom of a Crosby, Minnesota lake?
Jason Voorhees, Friday the 13th
Who wrote Coraline (2002)?
How many calories are to be found in an average trick-or-treater’s Halloween stash?
Around 11,000
From 1947 to 1969 the U.S. Air Force investigated unidentified flying objects, or U.F.O.s, as part of a project named what?
Project Blue Book