Halloween History
How did early New Englanders protect their homes from evil spirits?
By hiding their shoes in the walls
What year did It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown first air?
1966
Where does the quote “Double, double toil and trouble” come from?
William Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Who penned the 1962 song “Monster Mash”?
Bobby “Boris” Pickett
What do you call a man who practices witchcraft?
A Warlock
What vegetable was once thought to have supernatural powers on Halloween?
Cabbage
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, what is the name of the Pumpkin King who rules Halloween?
Jack Skellington
Who wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
Washington Irving
What was the original title of the Michael Jackson song “Thriller”?
Starlight
What’s another name for a lycanthrope?
Werewolf
What is the significance of bobbing for apples during Halloween?
It was originally a fortune-telling game, where it was believed that the first person to catch an apple would be the next to marry
How many Halloween movies has Jamie Lee Curtis appeared in?
7
Besides horror, in what other genre did Dracula author Bram Stoker publish books?
Romance
What year was the song “Don’t Fear the Reaper” released?
1976
What creature from folklore is said to steal children on Halloween if they misbehave?
Boogeyman
What historic weather event occurred on Halloween in 1991?
The Halloween Blizzard of 1991
Which movie tops Rotten Tomatoes’s list of the Scariest Horror Movies Ever?
The Exorcist
Who wrote the 1818 classic book Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
According to a well-known song, which family is said to be creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky?
The Addams Family
What is the Halloween creature that cries or wails as a warning of death?
A banshee
Who brought the Halloween tradition to the United States?
The Irish
How many minutes does Michael Keaton appear on screen in Beetlejuice?
17
How many witches are in Shakespeare’s Macbeth?
3
A 1984 song asked, “Who you gonna call?” What is the answer?
Ghostbusters
What monster is associated with the full moon, but is not affected by silver?
Skinwalker