Popular culture
Halloween vocabulary
Traditions
Creatures
100

The weekday that gave the name to the daughter in Addams Family movies.


What is Wednesday?


100

In countries where Halloween is celebrated, kids go from house to house dressed in costumes, collecting candy and saying this.


What is Trick or Treat?

100

These two colours are most associated with Halloween. One represents the “death” of summer while the other is emblematic of the autumn harvest season.


What are Orange and Black?

100

They are often dressed in black, do magic and are in the company of a black cat.

Who are witches?

200

The symbol of Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos that you can see in a Pixar film Coco.

What is a skull/skeleton?

200

Carved pumpkin, turnip, or other root vegetable lantern.

What is Jack-o-Lantern?

200

When people dress up as skeletons, witches, and other chilling creatures.

What is wearing costumes?

200

The character who built a horrible monster from different parts.

Who is Frankenstein?

300

It is the most popular kids’ Halloween costume in 2022 according to cnn.com.

What is Spiderman?

300

A human that has the ability to transform into an animal whenever there is a full moon.


What is a Werewolf?

300

People like to tell scary stories around this.


What is a campfire?

300

They come out of their graves in case of this type of Apocalypse.

Who are zombies?

400

You will call them if there is something strange in your neighbourhood. 

What is Ghostbusters?

400

If you feel frightened, scared, and/or uneasy about something.

What is feeling spooky?

400

Country where Halloween originated.


What is Ireland?

400

It’s the giant creature you can meet in the mountains, although there is no photo proof it exists.

Who is Yeti or Big Foot?

500

This is the main hero of an American poet Madison Julius Cawein's poem which he wrote in 1896.

What is The Vampire?

500

A trick, or a practical joke.


What is a prank?

500

A game when you try to catch an apple in a bowl of water using only your teeth. When you have caught one, peel it in one unbroken strip, and throw the strip of peel over your left shoulder. The letter the peel forms is the initial of your future husband or wife.


What is Apple-bobbing?

500

In stories, a small, ugly creature that is harmful to humans.

Who is goblin?