Halloween Traditions
Ghosts
Monsters
Candy
Halloween Movies
100
Which country is most often credited as the birthplace of Halloween traditions?
Ireland
100
What friendly cartoon ghost has appeared in comics, TV shows, and films since 1945?
Casper the Friendly Ghost
100
What creature from folklore is said to steal children on Halloween if they misbehave?
The Boogey-Man
100
Which U.S. state is the biggest producer of candy in the country?
California
100
What question does the Scream killer ask on the phone?
What's your favorite scary movie?
200
What is the name for trick-or-treating from car trunks in a parking lot?
Trunk or treat
200
What is the name of the possessed doll that haunts people in The Conjuring universe?
Annabelle
200
What is the vampire in Nosferatu called?
Count Orlok
200
What popular candy bar is named after Frank and Ethel Mars’ beloved horse?
Snickers
200
What brings the three Sanderson sisters back from the dead in Hocus Pocus?
The Black Flame Candle.
300
What was the original vegetable carved into lanterns in Ireland and Scotland?
Turnip
300
What is the name of the Scottish spirit that preys on travellers at night and wails as a sign of death?
The Banshee
300
Mary Shelley conceived which enduring tale during a ghost story competition with friends?
Frankenstein
300
Individual sections of what popular candy bar are officially known as “fingers”?
Kit Kat
300
What spooky cartoon family lives at 0001 Cemetery Lane?
The Adams Family
400
What was the original purpose of bobbing for apples on Halloween?
Fortune-telling to predict future marriage.
In 14th-century Britain, young women played the game to predict romance. Each floating apple represented a potential suitor's name. Biting an apple on the first try meant true love, the second try meant a fading romance, and the third try meant the relationship would fail.
400
What is the name of the gluttonous green ghost from the Ghostbusters?
Slimer.
400
What is another name for a lycanthrope?
A werewolf.
400
Which Halloween urban legend about candy has never been substantiated?
Razor blades or poison hidden in treats
400
What 1960 Hitchcock classic was the first American film to feature a toilet on screen?
Psycho
500
What product is officially banned in Hollywood on Halloween night?
Silly String
Penalties: Possessing, using, selling, or distributing the product can result in up to a $1,000 fine and/or six months in jail.
500
Who are the Husband and Wife duo that faced demons head on and created the New England Society of Psychic Research. (NESPR)
Ed and Lorraine Warren
500
What classic movie monster was designed after the shape of the Oscar statuette?
Gill-man otherwise known as Creature from the Black Lagoon
Jack Arnold Came Up with Gill-Man's Design After Being Nominated for an Oscar in 1950. Arnold recalled:
“I was looking at the certificate I received when I was nominated for an Academy Award. There was a picture of the Oscar statuette on it. I said, 'If we put a gilled head on it, plus fins and scales, that would look pretty much like the kind of creature we're trying to get.'”
500
What was candy corn originally called when it was first manufactured in the 1880s?
Chicken Feed
500
What cheap item was spray-painted white to create Michael Myers' mask in the original 1978 Halloween?
A $2 William Shatner mask.
