Halloween History & Traditions
Halloween is a shortened version of this phrase
All Hallows Eve
The van used by Scooby Doos gang
Mystery Machine
The amount of days someone has left after watching the VHS in The Ring
7 Days
Don’t fall asleep, otherwise you may fall victim to this gloved slasher
Freddy Krueger
Halloween is the [#] biggest commercial holiday in the US
Second
The night before Halloween is known as
Mischief night, devil night, cabbage night
Jack Skellingtons rival in The Nightmare Before Christmas
Oogie Boogie
The name of the hotel from The Shining
Overlook Hotel
Doll possessed by the serial killer Charles Lee Ray in the Child’s Play movies
Chucky
City in the US thats home to the most witches
Salem, MA
The original purpose of wearing costumes and carving jackolanterns
To scare off ghosts or evil spirits
The city that Ghostbusters headquarters is in
New York City
Horror movie franchise where the killer wears a William Shatner mask
Halloween
The name of the killer in the Saw franchise
Jigsaw
Famous magician who died on Halloween in 1926
Harry Houdini
Traditional colors of black and orange symbolize
Black symbolizes death and orange symbolizes bountiful harvest or life
Mary Shelley
Name of Chucky and Tiffany’s child
Glen
Ed Gein has inspired many slashers, name one
Norman Bates, Leatherface, Buffalo Bill
US state that produces the most pumpkins
Illinois
Celtic holiday that was the precursor to Halloween
Samhain
First names of the Sanderson sisters
Winifred, Mary and Sarah
Revolutionized the movie going experience by having set start times that you must be seated by
Psycho
Leader of the extraterrestrial beings known as Cenobites in the Hellraiser series.
Pinhead
Company that pioneered the commercial production of Halloween costumes in the 1930s
Ben Cooper, Inc.