Halloween History🎃
The most popular Halloween costume of all time
A witch
Is a pumpkin a fruit or vegetable?
Fruit
The song "Monster Mash" was released in this decade
Double points if you know the year!
1960's (1962)
Only formally introduced in season 4, this Stranger Things character is also known as Henry Creel or One
Vecna
Halloween celebrations span four days in Spain: true or false?
False
Halloween originates from this Celtic nation
Ireland
The world's largest pumpkin pie was this many feet long, three times as long as a Queen Size Bed
20 feet
This famous Halloween song is from a 1984 hauntingly funny movie. (Hint: Stranger Things)
Ghostbusters
These are the names of the Sanderson Sisters in the movie Hocus Pocus
Winifred, Mary and Sarah
What Mexican holiday is celebrated the two days following Halloween?
Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
This was the original purpose for dressing up on Halloween
To scare off spirits
This very unpopular multi-coloured candy is the oldest Halloween candy in the world
Candy corn
This iconic ghoulish song was released in 1984 but returned to the charts on Billboard's “Hot 100” in October of 2023
Thriller - Michael Jackson
In 2022 and 2023, a meme of Jenna Ortega dancing as this spooky character for a hit Netflix show went viral.
Wednesday
In what continent is Transylvania, otherwise known as home to Count Dracula, located?
Double Points if you know the country!
Europe (Romania)
The U.S. state where the Salem witch trials were held
Massachusetts
This sugar-coated candy is deemed the #1 candy in the US
Skittles
Remixes of this popular Halloween song tend to go viral on most social media platforms at this time of year
Spooky Scary Skeletons- Andrew Gold
Although technically not a holiday, many fans were upset about this fun day's door not being displayed in The Nightmare Before Christmas
April Fools day
The biggest Halloween parade in the US is thrown in this popular state
New York
The word “hallow” means
Holy
Before pumpkins, this root vegetable was used for jack-o-lanterns
Turnips
The lyrics "Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang Walla walla, bang bang" are the iconic anthem from this cartoon song
The Witch Doctor (1998)
In Beetlejuice, Adam and Barbara waited in a room for this long to speak Juno
3 months
In this city of expensive housing and movie stars, you can be fined for using silly string
Hollywood