Halloween History
Halloween originated from this ancient Celtic festival
What is Samhain (“SAH-win”)
this creature sleeps in a coffin and fears garlic
What is a vampire
This movies follows jack skellington, the pumpkin king, as he discovers christmas
What is the nightmare before Christmas
This candy’s slogan says ”melts in your mouth not in your hand”
What are m&ms
What happens when a candle goes out on its own on Halloween
It’s thought that a ghost has come to call
This country invented the pumpkin carving tradition
What is Ireland. People in Ireland and parts of Scotland carved scary faces into turnips, potatoes, and beets to create lanterns to ward off the spirit of “stingy jack” hence the term jack-o-lantern
This monster is created from body parts and brought back to life
What is Frankenstein’s monster
In this movie when you have a something strange in your neighborhood who do you call
What is Ghostbusters
This chewy fruity candy is known as the rainbow you can taste
What are skittles
Break a mirror and you have how many years with bad luck
7
Halloween is celebrated on this date
What is October 31
A group of witches is called this
What is a coven
In hocus pocus these three witches get resurrected on halloween night
Who are the Sanderson sisters. Winifred “Winnie”, sarah, and Mary sanderson.
From top to bottom what are the three colours of candy corn
Traditionally, White orange yellow
Why is it said to throw salt over your left shoulder if you spill it
To undo the bad luck of spilling salt by blinding the devil or evil spirits believed to be lurking right behind you
This Canadian city holds the largest Halloween parade in Canada each year
What is Toronto 🤮
This spider has a red hourglass marking
What is a black widow
This movie features three teens who discover their neighbours house is actually a living monster
What is monster house
Pop rocks fizz in your mouth because they are filled with this gas
CO2 (carbon dioxide)
What is an animal associated with witchcraft called
A familiar
The word witch derives from this old English word
What is Wicce (feminine) or Wicca (masculine)
This is the scientific term for the study of death and dying
What is thanatology
in the movie Halloweentown, what family of witches does Marnie piper come from
Who is the Cromwell family
This candy bar made in 1930 was named after a horse
What is snickers
Hearing an owl hoot on Halloween night is believed to
Mean an owl is eating a dying soul