Iconic Symbols
The famously friendly ghost.
Who is Casper?
The Mexican holiday celebrated around the same time as Halloween to remember deceased loved ones.
What is Día de los Muertos?
The scariest thing you could see here at work.
What is your SPH dropping?
The people you should call when there's something strange in your neighborhood.
Who are the Ghostbusters?
The author of Frankenstein.
Who is Mary Shelley?
The Grim Reaper carries this as a symbol of death.
What is a scythe?
To make it safer for young children to get candy, many communities organize this car-themed event.
What is a Trunk-or-Treat?
The most popular Halloween costume for adults in 2025.
What is a witch?
The names of the three Sanderson sisters.
Who are Winifred, Mary, and Sarah?
The three witches who chant "Double double toil and trouble" appear in this Shakespeare play.
What is Macbeth?
The name of Gomez and Morticia Addams' son.
Who is Pugsley Addams?
The custom of wearing costumes and masks on Samhain was to avoid these creatures.
What are ghosts?
The current name for the 1880s candy that was originally called "Chicken Feed".
What is candy corn?
The 1978 first appearance of Michael Myers.
What is Halloween?
The more common term for a lycanthrope.
What is a werewolf?
This Washington Irving short story, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is the first appearance of this supernatural spirit.
What is the Headless Horseman?
The vegetable carved by Irish people into jack-o'-lanterns before pumpkins became more popular.
What are turnips?
These carved stone creatures on buildings act as rain spouts and are said to ward off evil spirits.
What are gargoyles?
The 1976 adaptation of Stephen King's debut novel that features super powers and a prom gone wrong.
What is Carrie?
Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel that was later made into a famous Broadway musical.
What is The Phantom of the Opera?
This animal's cry represented disaster or death in Roman mythology.
What is an owl?
A city in this US state calls itself the "Halloween Capital of the World".
What is Anoka, Minnesota?
The name of this glowing marsh light that lures travelers to their death comes from a Latin term meaning "foolish fire".
What is a will-o'-the-wisp?
Rod Serling was the creator and presenter of this 1959 famous horror television show.
What is The Twilight Zone?
The ship that Dracula uses to sail to England.
What is The Demeter?