Halloween Traditions
This orange vegetable is carved and lit from within to scare away evil spirits.
What is a pumpkin? (Or: What is a Jack-o'-lantern?)
This friendly, white ghost is known for being polite and kind instead of scary, and he loves making new friends.
Who is Casper the Friendly Ghost?
This classic creature sleeps in a coffin by day, can transform into a bat, and despises garlic.
What is a vampire? (Or: Who is Dracula?)
This popular(in the US) , three-colored (yellow, orange, and white) triangular candy is consumed in massive amounts during American Halloween.
What is Candy Corn?
The country where the modern traditions of Halloween originally started before spreading to North America.
What is Ireland?
The signature phrase chanted by children as they go from door to door looking for treats.
What is "Trick or treat"?
In this classic 1993 Disney film, Jack Skellington from Halloween Town attempts to take over Christmas.
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?
This humanoid creature hunts during a full moon and can only be killed with a silver bullet.
What is a werewolf?
These small, colorful, bean-shaped candies come in dozens of flavors, but at Halloween, you might get the "spooky" editions with weird flavors.
What are Jelly Belly jelly beans?
The biological process that allows bats to navigate and hunt in total darkness without using their eyesight.
What is echolocation?
This traditional party game involves participants trying to catch a certain red fruit floating in a tub of water using only their teeth.
What is bobbing for apples?
In the movie Monsters, Inc., this giant, furry blue monster is the top scarer, but he is actually terrified of a little human girl named Boo.
Who is Sulley? (Or: James P. Sullivan)
According to superstition, it brings bad luck if this specific pet crosses your path on Halloween.
What is a black cat?
This sticky, sweet red fruit is often coated in a hard, red sugar candy shell or caramel and served on a stick at Halloween.
What is a candy apple? (Or: Toffee apple)
This legendary Hungarian-American magician and escape artist died mysteriously on Halloween night in 1926.
Who was Harry Houdini?
Before the pumpkin became popular in America, this tough root vegetable was originally used in Ireland and Scotland to carve scary faces.
What is a turnip?
In the animated movie Hotel Transylvania, this famous vampire count runs a high-end resort for monsters so they can rest away from humans.
Who is Count Dracula?
In the Harry Potter books and movies, this giant, furry spider lives in the Forbidden Forest and is Hagrid's former pet.
Who is Aragog?
This chocolate brand with the famous slogan "Have a break..." is consistently in the top 3 most distributed chocolates for Halloween worldwide.
What is KitKat?
The American town that became world-famous for its notorious witch trials in 1692 and today calls itself the "Halloween Capital of the World".
What is Salem (Massachusetts)?
Halloween has its roots in this ancient Celtic harvest festival, marking the transition to the new year when the veil to the spirit world was thinnest.
What is Samhain?
The name of the spooky, gothic family consisting of Morticia, Gomez, Wednesday, and Pugsley.
Who are The Addams Family?
This legendary, hairy ape-like creature is said to live in the deep forests of North America, leaving behind massive footprints.
What is Bigfoot? (Or: The Sasquatch?)
These tiny, crunchy, and tangy fruit-flavored candies come in a box with two separate flavors, and their name is the same as people who are very smart or book-loving.
What are Nerds?
This glowing insect lights up the night sky in the summer, but some people call them "ghost bugs" because of their spooky, floating green light.
What is a firefly? (Or: Lightning bug)