History & Origins
Halloween traces its roots back to Samhain (pronounced SOW-in), an ancient festival celebrated by this ancient European culture.
Who are the Celts?
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, this character is known as the "Pumpkin King" of Halloween Town.
Who is Jack Skellington?
Legend says you can repel this creature using garlic, holy water, or a wooden stake to the heart.
What is a vampire?
This iconic Halloween candy, created in the 1880s, was originally marketed by the Wunderle Candy Company under the name "Chicken Feed."
What is Candy Corn?
Written by Mary Shelley when she was just 18 years old, this 1818 novel is often considered the first true science fiction story.
What is Frankenstein?
Jack-o'-lanterns were originally carved out of this root vegetable in Ireland and Scotland before pumpkin carving became popular in America.
What is a turnip?
Saying the name of this bio-exorcist ghost three times will summon him into the living world.
Who is Beetlejuice?
According to folklore, a person afflicted with lycanthropy transforms into a wolf during this moon phase.
What is a full moon?
M&M's were originally invented in 1941 so soldiers could carry chocolate in warm climates without it melting. Their hard shell relies on sugar coating, giving rise to this famous slogan.
What is "Melts in your mouth, not in your hand"?
The is the name of the clown in Stephen Kings Novel "It".
Who is Pennywise?
During the Middle Ages, poor people would go door-to-door on All Souls' Day begging for food in exchange for prayers, a practice known as "souling" that inspired this modern tradition.
What is trick-or-treating?
What is the rule you must follow in Scream regarding answering the phone, or the iconically named villain who wears a white mask?
Who is Ghostface?
This Egyptian preservation method involved removing internal organs and wrapping the body in linen strips.
What is mummification (or a mummy)?
During World War II, rationing led to a shortage of ingredients in Europe, prompting the invention of this creamy hazelnut-chocolate spread in Italy as a chocolate alternative.
What is Nutella?
In Bram Stoker's classic 1897 novel, Count Dracula originates from this region in central Romania.
What is Transylvania?
The fear of Halloween is officially known by this long medical term.
What is Samhainophobia?
These are the name of the four main animatronics in the Five Nights at Frieddys Movie (2023).
Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, Foxy.
In Greek mythology, looking directly at this snake-haired Gorgon would instantly turn a person to stone.
Who is Medusa?
In the 1982 blockbuster movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Elliott uses this peanut butter and chocolate candy to lure the alien out of the woods.
What are Reese's Pieces?
Robert Louis Stevenson explored the duality of human nature in a novella featuring these two contrasting personas sharing one body.
Who are Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
Bram Stoker's famous character Count Dracula, was loosely based on this real-life 15th-century ruler?
Vlad III (also known as Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula
The mask worn by Michael Myers in the original 1978 movie Halloween was actually a modified, spray-painted mask of this famous Star Trek actor.
Who is William Shatner (Captain Kirk)?
This mythical Caribbean creature, whose name translates to "goat-sucker," is said to drink the blood of livestock.
What is the Chupacabra?
This famous chewy candy gets its name from a phrase meaning "little items" in German, and its mascot is a bright yellow bear wearing a red bow tie.
What are Haribo Goldbears (or Haribo Gummy Bears)?
Washington Irving wrote "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," featuring this terrifying rider missing a key body part.
Who is the Headless Horseman?