Horror Films
Is a 1975 American thriller film based on Peter Benchley's 1974 novel of the same name. In the film, a giant man-eating great white shark attacks beachgoers at a New England summer resort town, prompting police chief Martin Brody to hunt it with the help of a marine biologist and a professional shark hunter.
What is Jaws
An often sweet treat, made from a dried bean, often mixed with caramel or tree nuts.
What is Chocolate
In folklore, it is a human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf, either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction and especially on the night of a full moon.
What is a Werewolf/Werewolves
True or False
Wiccaphobia is the fear of Halloween
False!
Wiccaphobia is the fear of Witchcraft, while Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween.
According to Irish legend, _____ are named after stingy man, Jack, because he tricked the devil several times, was forbidden entrance into both heaven and hell. He was condemned to wander the Earth, waving his lantern to lead people away from their paths. These lanterns are now represented with candles in these carved fruits.
What is a Jack O'Lantern
Is an 2017 American supernatural horror film based on Stephen King's 1986 novel of the same name. The film tells the story of seven children in Derry, Maine, who are terrorized by the eponymous being, only to face their own personal demons in the process.
What is IT
A candy that mimics a cereal grain with three layers of color.
What is Candy Corn
Is a creature from folklore that subsists by feeding on the vital essence of the living (mostly blood). In European folklore, they are creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighborhoods they inhabited while they were alive.
What is a Vampire/Vampires
What is the most popular sweet to receive on Halloween?
A-Gum
B-Sugar Candies
C-Chocolate
C-Chocolate!
Over 50% of children said they preferred to receive chocolate Trick or Treating
The word “____” comes from the Old English wicce, meaning “wise woman.” In fact, wiccan were highly respected people at one time. According to popular belief, ____ held one of their two main meetings, or sabbats, on Halloween night.
What is a Witch
Is a 1999 American supernatural horror drama film that tells the story of Cole Sear, a boy who is able to see and talk to the dead, and Malcolm Crowe, a child psychologist who tries to help him.
What is The Sixth Sense
A baked dessert that contains a custard filling that is flavored after a fall squash.
What is Pumpkin Pie
Is a deceased human or an animal whose skin and organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, so that the recovered body does not decay further if kept in cool and dry conditions.
What is a Mummy
How much did the largest pumpkin ever weigh?
A-106 pounds
B- 429 pounds
C-2,624 pounds
D-836 pounds
C- 2,624 pounds!
The current world record for giant pumpkins remains in Germany! Mathia Willemijn brought this pumpkin weighing 2,624.6 pounds to the weigh-off on October 9, 2016.
This flying creature is a popular Halloween image. In Medieval Europe, ___ were thought to be witches, and to hear an ___'s call meant someone was about to die.
What is an Owl
Is a 1980 psychological horror drama film, and is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel. The central character is Jack Torrance, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic, who accepts a position as the off-season caretaker of the isolated historic Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies.
What is The Shining
A sweet red fruit, often covered in a sweet layer of heated sugar.
What are Caramel/Candy Apples
Is a comic performer who employs slapstick or similar types of physical comedy, often in a mime style.
What is a Clown
In which city is it illegal to ask for candy if you are over the age of 13?
A-Mesa, Arizona
B-Bellville, Missouri
C-Henderson, Nevada
B-Bellville, Missouri
Better not make plans to trick or treat at Bellville!
Was one of the most famous and mysterious magicians who ever lived. Strangely enough, he died in 1926 on Halloween night as a result of appendicitis brought on by three stomach punches.
Hint: He was a Hungarian-born American illusionist and stunt performer, noted for his sensational escape acts.
Who is Harry Houdini/Houdini
Is a 2002 American supernatural horror film directed by Gore Verbinski. It is a remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film, based on the novel of the same name by Koji Suzuki. Watts portrays a journalist who investigates a cursed videotape that seemingly kills the viewer seven days after watching it.
What is The Ring
Pebble shaped candy that comes in tiny paper boxes.
Hint:
Dwight Schrute (U.S version of The Office) held up this candy and said, "Hey Erin. Look! These are ___. I'm eating Jims!"
What are Nerds
Is a fictional undead being created through the reanimation of a corpse. Are most commonly found in horror and fantasy genre works. It's a dead body reanimated through various methods, most commonly magic. Modern reanimation of the dead do not necessarily involve magic.
What is a Zombie
How many calories (average) are inside a child's candy bag?
A- 2,000
B-11,000
C-4,500
B-11,000
That's worth about 110 apples!
In a few American cities, Halloween was originally called "_____ Night." The name is on a Scottish fortune-telling game in which girls would use stumps of this leafy green vegetable to predict who their future husband would be. What biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop is this named off of?
What is Cabbage