Halloween Movie Night 2026

Facts and Figures

100

The calavera is a common symbol for which holiday?

Dia de los Muertos

200

Halloween is celebrated on the night before what Christian holiday?

All Hallows' Day or All Saints' day

300

The tradition of Trick-or-Treating has its origins in Celtic practices known as what? (two words)

mumming and guising

400

The world's largest nighttime Halloween Parade takes place in

Greenwich Village, Manhatten, New York

500

How much money in total did Americans spend for Halloween in 2025 (according to the National Retail Federation) 

$13 billion

Heebie Jeebies

100

Although clowns and clown sightings have been around for decades, in what year did the notorious "Clown Sightings" happen?

2016

200

The real life inspiration for numerous horror villains, this killer made masks from human faces

Ed Gein

300

Most urban legends spread word of mouth and are passed down through story telling, which was one of the first major urban legends to gain traction online in 2009?

Slender Man

400

John Wayne Gacy is also known as the "killer clown" after creating his own clown character called what?

Pogo the Clown

500

Ronald Clark O'Bryan killed his son by lacing cyanide in what candy?

Pixy Stix

I Saw the TV Glow

100

Which two slashers faced off against each other in a movie released in 2003?

Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees

200

How many movies are there total in the Halloween franchise?

13

300

What was the first horror movie to win Best Picture at the Oscars?

The Silence of the Lambs

400

Name the movie these iconic horror villains are from:

Leatherface, Pennywise, Ghostface, and Pinhead, and Chucky

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

It

Scream

Hellraiser

Child's Play

500

Name three R.L. Stine series that have had movie adaptations

Mostly Ghostly, Fear Street, Goosebumps

Treat or Treat

100

What candy is E.T. famously eating?

Reese's Pieces

200

This traditional parlor room game saw people dunking their heads in what activity?

Bobbing for apples

300

What vegetable was used in the Celtic tradition to carve faces into?

Turnips

400

The m's in M&Ms stand for what?

Mars and Murrie, the surnames of the men who developed the candy

500

Panic and fear rose in adults and children after the New York Times wrote an article detailing events where razor blades and pin needles were found in candy in what year?

1970

Which Witch

100

Who is the famous underwater sea witch?

Ursula

200

Who dated Harvey?

Sabrina the Teenage Witch

300

What are the three sisters names in Hocus Pocus?

Winifred, Sarah, Mary

400

Name 2 of the 3 persons who were first accused of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials

Tituba, Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne

500

Which comic-strip witch debuted in 1970?

Broom Hilda