Misc.
What do people 'bob' for on Halloween?
Apples
According to superstition, if you stare into a candle on Halloween, what will you see?
Your future
What was the name of the first person that made a Jack-o-lantern?
Jack
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit
If there's something strange in your neighborhood, who you gonna call?
Ghost Busters!
Halloween is the largest commercial holiday, true or false?
False.
Christmas is the largest commercial holiday.
Why are owls associated with Halloween?
In Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be witches. To hear an owl’s call meant someone was about to die.
In which country did Halloween originate?
Ireland
What colors are candy corn?
Orange, yellow and white
What are werewolves afraid of?
Silver bullets and full moons
Why do people trick or treat?
Trick-or-treating comes from people who began imitating bad spirits too much and started pulling pranks on the night of Halloween. Families started offering to give out treats in exchange for not being tricked.
According to superstition, someone who was born on Halloween has the ability to _______.
Talk to ghosts and spirits
Transylvania in a region in which country?
Romania
What is the most popular Halloween candy?
Chocolate
What vegetable is disliked by vampires and is used to frighten them away?
Garlic
What famous magician died on Halloween?
Harry Houdini
According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, what will you see?
Your future husband or wife
Why are orange and black Halloween colors?
Orange is associated with the fall harvest and black is associated with death and darkness
What is the most popular chocolate bar that would be given to trick or treaters?
Snickers
What real person from history is Count Dracula based on?
Vlad the Impaler
What is the intense fear of Halloween called?
Samhainophobia
If a person wears their clothes inside out and then walks backwards on Halloween, they will see_____
A witch on midnight
What popular fall festival activity did the Romans bring to Britain when they invaded?
Bobbing for apples
I scream
What is Dr. Frankenstein's full name?