Halloween History
Trick or Treat
Halloween Movies
Haunting Creatures
Candy Facts
100
The word Halloween means this-
What is Saints' Evening?
100
Bewareeeeeeeee
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100
These are the first names of the Sanderson Sisters in Hocus Pocus
Who is Winifred, Sarah, and Mary?
100
Mary Shelley wrote a gothic novel about a famous monster- this is the last name of the scientist that created him.
Who is Dr. Frankenstein?
100
Candy corn's original name
What is Chicken Feed.
200
True or False: The Halloween tradition of bobbing for apples stemmed from a courting ritual.
True- One version of the ritual was as follows: Girls would mark their names on their respective apple before dropping them into barrels of water. Potential suitors would bob for the apples, and picking the name of a girl would indicate the possibility of their future relationship.
200
Trick or Treat?
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200
The writer for the film Child's Play inspired by this toy to create the character Chucky.
What are Cabbage Catch Kids and the My Buddy Toy?
200
Black cats are associated with Halloween for this reason-
It was believed that devils and witches could disguise as black cats.
200
World War II caused sugar rationing for this many years
What is five years?
300
This famous person died on Halloween in 1926.
Who is Harry Houdini?
300
Could be a trick!
Your team loses 300 points!
300
The name of the island Scooby and the gang visit in the 2002 Scooby Doo movie
What is Spooky Island?
300
This was the first historical appearance of the vampire Count Dracula?
What is Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel, Dracula.
300
Milk chocolate was invented in this country
What is Switzerland?
400
This is the country that Halloween originated in.
What is Ireland?
The roots of this holiday come from Samhain, a Celtic festival of the Pagan religion. This festival celebrates the last summer harvest, where participants would dress up to scare off ghosts and ghouls.
400
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400
This classic horror movie was originally titled 'The Babysitter Murders'
What is Halloween?
400
This is defined as "an ugly or grotesque sprite" by Merriam-Webster dictionary.
What is a goblin?
400
The slogan for Butterfinger
What is Nobody better lay a finger on my Butterfinger?
500
This is the world record for most lit Jack-o-Lanterns on display-
What is 30,581?
According to Guinness World Records, Keene, New Hampshire flaunted the most lit jack-o'-lanterns on display on October 19, 2013.
500
Are you sureeeee?
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500
The name of the green ghost in "Ghostbusters".
Who is Slimer?
500
According to the Sheb Wooley song lyric, this creature is a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' _______________.
Purple People Eater
500
This is the number one selling candy in the US.
What are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?