SPOOKTACULAR HISTORY
COUNT ON VAMPIRES
BOY MEETS GHOUL
TRICKS, TREATS, & TRADITIONS
H is for Halloween
100

This is the date on which Halloween is celebrated.

What is October 31st?

100

Arguably, the most famous vampire ever created, his name derives from the Romanian phrase "son of the devil"

Who is Dracula?

100

In "Twilight", the vampire Edward Cullen falls in love with this human girl.

Who is Bella Swan?

100

This practice consists of dressing up in costumes and going door-to-door for candy on Halloween night.

What is Trick-or-treating?

100

In various religious and mythological traditions, this fiery and often nightmarish place is believed to be the realm of punishment for the wicked.

What is Hell?

200

The number of witches that were burned during the Salem Witch Trials.

What is 0?

200

If you order a pizza for a vampire, just make sure the sauce does not contain too much of this bulbous plant...

What is garlic?

200

Victor, a living man, accidentally proposes to Emily, a dead girl in this 2005 stop-motion Tim Burton classic.

What is Corpse Bride?

200

In Mexico, this multi-day holiday honors deceased loved ones and includes altars and sugar skull decorations.

What is "Día de Muertos" / Day of the Dead?

200

A belief or opinion that goes against established or traditional religious doctrines

What is Heresy?

300

In the early days of Halloween, people believed that wearing costumes could do this.

What is ward off evil spirits?

300

This 1994 American gothic film, starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, is based on the 1976 homonym novel, by Anne Rice

What is Interview with the vampire?

300

The passionate, affectionate, and gothic couple who are head of the Addams family and often engage in playful displays of their love for one another

Gomez and Morticia Addams

300

This traditional Halloween element is created by placing a lit candle inside a carved pumpkin

What is a Jack-o'-lantern?

300

To utilize, control, or make use of a resource, energy, or potential in an effective manner

What is to Harness?

400

Several Popes attempted to replace pagan holidays with their own religious obervances. The word "pagan" means this...

What is non-Christian?

400

Vampires are known to be haematophagous, which in non-nerd language means this...

What is blood-eating?

400

In the movie "Warm Bodies", "R," the protagonist who falls in love with a living girl, is this kind of supernatural creature.

What is a Zombie?

400

This game, often played at Halloween parties, involves blindfolded participants trying to catch fruits floating in a tub of water using only their mouths

What is apple bobbing / ducking for apples?

400

Voodoo is a prominent magical practice in the Caribbean, especially in this country...

What is Haiti?

500

This ancient Celtic festival is considered the precursor to Halloween.

What is Samhain?

500

The famous novel "Dracula", by Bram Stoker is based on this real-life prince of Wallachia, who lived in the 15th century.

Who is Vlad Tepes? / Vlad The Impaler?

500

In Alfred Hitchcock's iconic thriller "Psycho", this infamous man is obsessed with his mother, which leads him to kill any women he feels attracted to.

Who is Norman Bates?

500

In Scotland and Ireland, it was once a Halloween tradition to carve faces into this vegetable, now often replaced by pumpkins.

What is a turnip?

500

Lavender, sage, rosemary, and mandrake were (and still are) believed to have magic and healing properties, they are all types of this...

What are Herbs?