Halloween History
Halloween is celebrated annually on this date.
What is October 31st?
This Halloween custom, popularized in the USA, has its roots in the medieval practice of "souling," where the poor go door-to-door asking for food in exchange for prayers for the dead.
What is trick-or-treat?
According to folklore, this creature is said to rise from its grave during a full moon and transform into a beast.
What is a werewolf?
This cult-favorite 1988 horror-comedy features a mischievous "bio-exorcist" ghost whose name must be spoken three times to summon him.
What is Beetlejuice?
This Halloween symbol represents the boundary between living and the dead, often depicted as a skeletal figure holding a scythe.
What is the Grim Reaper?
The country is where Halloween originated.
What is Ireland?
This item is traditionally carved into scary faces and set out to ward off evil spirits.
What is a pumpkin?
What is a coven?
This 1993 Disney film features three witch sisters who are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night and attempt to steal children's souls.
What is Hocus Pocus?
This candy has landed as number one for America's favorite Halloween candy for the past few years.
What are Reese's Cups?
This is another phrase for Halloween.
What is All Hallows Eve?
This superstition says that seeing this animal on Halloween night is a sign of bad luck.
What is a black cat?
Transylvania, otherwise known as home to Count Dracula, is located in this country.
What is Romania?
Directed by Wes Craven, this 1996 film features a high school student who is hunted by a masked killer while trying to survive the night of Halloween in a clever meta-narrative style.
What is Scream?
This Halloween tradition of "mischief night", typically observed for the night before Halloween, is known for pranks and vandalism, particularly in some U.S. regions.
What is Devil's Night (or Mischief Night)?
The tradition of carving Jack-o-Lanterns originated in Ireland using this vegetable instead of pumpkins.
What is turnips?
In this U.S. city, they host the largest Halloween parade, which draws out millions each year.
What is New York City?
This ghostly figure, often seen without a head, haunts the village of Sleepy Hollow in Washington Irving's classic tale.
Who is the Headless Horseman?
This horror movie franchise features a character named Jigsaw, who uses elaborate traps and moral dilemmas to test his victims' will to live.
What is Saw?
The popular pyramid-shaped candy, known as Candy Corn, was originally given another name.
What is Chicken Feed?
The early New Englanders protected their homes from evil spirits by doing this.
What is hiding their shoes in the walls?
In medieval England, people would bake and give out these small pastries in exchange for prayers to honor the dead.
What are soul cakes?
This iconic sea monster, believed to drag entire ships underwater, is inspired by the Scandinavian legend of a giant tentacled creature.
What is the Kraken?
This 1974 cult horror film directed by Tobe Hooper follows a group of friends who encounter a family of cannibals in rural Texas, known for its shocking violence and social commentary.
What is The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?
This famous haunted location in California, once an asylum, has been subject of countless ghost stories and paranormal investigations.
What is the Winchester Mystery House?