HALLOWEEN JEOPARDY
This classic monster comes alive when lightning strikes his creator’s lab.
What is Frankenstein’s Monster
This 1978 slasher film introduced the world to Michael Myers, who terrorizes babysitters on Halloween night.
what is Halloween
This classic ghost says “Boo!” but is actually friendly to humans.
Who is Casper the Friendly Ghost?
This white, misty substance often used at Halloween parties is made from frozen carbon dioxide.
What is dry ice?
This is what you traditionally say when someone opens their door on Halloween night.
What is “Trick or treat!”?
This creature turns into a bat and sleeps in a coffin.
What is a vampire?
In this movie, a group of friends accidentally summon spirits after playing with a Ouija board.
What is Ouija?
This spooky tradition involves visiting houses for candy while dressed in costumes.
What is trick-or-treating?
This glowing green chemical reaction, seen in fireflies and some jellyfish, produces light without heat.
What is bioluminescence?
These small, colorful candies come in flavors like cherry, grape, and orange—and are famous for their crunchy shell.
What are Skittles?
This spooky spirit wears rattling chains and loves to haunt old houses.
What is a ghost?
This 1984 film features Freddy Krueger, a killer who attacks his victims in their dreams.
What is a Nightmare on elm street
In this holiday favorite, a boy named Linus waits all night for a mythical pumpkin creature.
What is It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?
Mary Shelley’s famous monster was brought to life using electricity—an early nod to this scientific process that makes muscles move.
What is electrical stimulation (or galvanism)?
This chewy, chocolatey candy bar is filled with caramel and nougat, and its slogan says, “You’re not you when you’re hungry.”
What is a Snickers bar?
Full moons bring out this furry howler.
werewolf
In this 2017 movie, a Black man visits his girlfriend’s family and discovers a terrifying secret about them.
What is Get Out?
This haunted hotel is home to Jack Torrance and his terrifying descent into madness in a Stephen King classic.
What is The Shining?
This element’s symbol is Hg, and it was once called “quicksilver” because of its eerie, liquid form.
What is mercury?
In early Halloween traditions, instead of candy, kids sometimes received fruits and nuts—especially this shiny red fruit.
What is an apple?
This ancient Celtic festival is believed to be the origin of Halloween, marking the boundary between the living and the dead.
What is Samhain?
This 2013 horror film is based on the real-life investigations of paranormal experts Ed and Lorraine Warren.
What is The Conjuring?
This real-life mansion in California was built by a widow who believed ghosts were haunting her and told her to keep building forever.
What is The Winchester Mystery House?
These brain waves, often studied in sleep labs, are slow and rhythmic—and dominate during deep sleep when nightmares can strike.
What are delta waves?
The phrase “trick or treat” originally meant that if you didn’t give a treat, pranksters might play this kind of mischievous act.
What is a trick or prank?