Halloween History
Why are orange and black used to represent Halloween?
Orange is for the harvest and black is for death.
What is the most popular Halloween costume for pets?
Pumpkins
Which witch of Slavic folklore lives deep in the woods in a hut that stands on chicken legs?
Baba Yaga
According to the song lyrics, this creature is a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' what?
Purple People Eater
What is the name of the killer on Scream?
Ghostface
Where is the witchcraft capital?
Salem, Massachusetts
What candy was originally called chicken feed?
What is the name of the mad scientist who creates a monster in Mary Shelly's famous novel?
Frankenstein
What dance was allegedly a "graveyard smash" that "caught on in a flash?"
The Monster Mash
From what movie does Michael Myers come from?
Halloween
What Celtic festival is Halloween rooted in?
Samhain
How many seeds does the average pumpkin contain?
500
What is the name of the extremely possessed doll featured in the Conjuring?
Annabelle
The three Sanderson sisters in Hocus Pocus are named Mary, Sarah, and who?
Winifred
What is the most commercially successful horror movie of all time?
It
What was the original vegetable used for Jack-o-Lanterns in Ireland?
Turnips
In Alabama it is illegal to dress up as what for Halloween?
A priest
Who created the character Dracula?
Bram Stoker
What famous magician died on Halloween?
Harry Houdini
In what famous horror movie did the star break her back while filming?
The Exorcist
Where does the term Jack-o-Lantern come from?
The legend of Stingy Jack
What common Halloween activity was originally a Roman festival to honor Pomona, the goddess of fruit and trees, and was used to predict who would marry?
Bobbing for apples
What famous ghost is said to haunt the Tower of London?
Anne Boleyn
Where does the quote "double double toil and trouble" come from?
William Shakespeare's Macbeth
One particular serial killer inspired Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Psycho, and the Silence of the Lambs. Who was it?
Ed Gein