Halloween Traditions
Children traditionally say these three words when asking for Halloween candy.
What is “Trick or treat”?
This pale spirit is often shown floating through walls and saying “Boo!”
What is a ghost?
This friendly ghost starred in cartoons, comic books, and a 1995 movie.
Who is Casper?
This candy combines chocolate with a round cup of peanut butter.
What are Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups?
Clue: In classic stories and cartoons, witches often fly through the night on this household cleaning tool.
What is a broomstick?
This large orange squash is carved into a jack-o’-lantern.
What is a pumpkin?
This ancient Egyptian creature is usually shown wrapped from head to toe in bandages.
What is a mummy?
The question “Who ya gonna call?” comes from this supernatural comedy.
What is Ghostbusters?
This candy bar describes itself as “crispety, crunchety, peanut-buttery.”
What is Butterfinger?
According to a common American superstition, having this dark-colored animal cross your path can bring bad luck.
What is a black cat?
In this traditional Halloween game, players try to grab a floating fruit using only their teeth.
What is bobbing for apples?
This is the correct name for the creature brought to life by Victor Frankenstein.
Who is Frankenstein’s monster?
Winifred, Mary, and Sarah Sanderson are brought back to life in this Halloween movie.
What is Hocus Pocus?
This candy bar contains nougat, caramel, and peanuts covered in milk chocolate.
What is Snickers?
According to superstition, breaking this object brings seven years of bad luck.
What is a mirror?
Halloween is the evening before this Christian holiday celebrated on November 1.
What is All Saints’ Day?
This frightening rider chases Ichabod Crane in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Who is the Headless Horseman?
Michael Jackson performs a famous dance with zombies in the video for this song.
What is “Thriller”?
This orange, yellow, and white Halloween candy was once marketed under the name “Chicken Feed.”
What is candy corn?
Witches chant “Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn, and cauldron bubble” in this Shakespeare play.
What is Macbeth?
Before pumpkins became popular, people in Ireland commonly carved these root vegetables into lanterns.
What are turnips?
his carved stone creature on an old Gothic building can also serve as a waterspout.
What is a gargoyle?
This actor famously played Count Dracula in the classic 1931 movie.
Who is Bela Lugosi?
The two letters in this candy’s name represent the last names Mars and Murrie.
What are M&M’s?
A spirit believed to serve or guard a witch, often in animal form, is called this.
What is a familiar?