FOOD
The first jack o' lantern was carved from this root vegetable.
What is a turnip?
This African country was the origin of the classic monster, the mummy.
What is Egypt?
This animal was believed to protect witches' powers from negative forces and is often associated with bad luck itself.
What is a Black Cat?
These two colors are heavily associated with Halloween. One represents the harvest and life, while the other represents the darkness of winter and death.
What are black and orange?
There are 62 books in the first series of Goosebumps, written by this horror fiction author, including titles like Welcome to Dead House, Say Cheese and Die!, and The Haunted Mask.
Who is R. L. Stine?
This controversial confection was listed as Utah's Top Halloween candy of 2024.
What is candy corn?
Halloween has its roots in this ancient Celtic festival that translates to "Summer's End".
What is Samhain (pronounced SAH-win or SOW-in)?
These flesh-eating, shape-shifting desert spirits originated in ancient Mesopotamian folklore before being introduced to the Western world by translations in "One Thousand and One Nights".
What are ghouls?
This video game by Kinetic Games shares its name with the fear of ghosts, also known as this phobia!
What is phasmophobia?
Bobby "Boris" Pickett and The Crypt Kickers collaborated to create this hit Halloween song in 1962.
What is the "Monster Mash"?
With origins in Irish and Roman traditions, this wet and crunchy Halloween party game was once a divination practice where success predicted your future romantic fortune.
What is bobbing for apples?
1958 was the year that this First Lady became the first person to decorate the White House for Halloween.
Who is Lady Mamie Eisenhower?
This material, despite being quite commonplace, has strong associations within many cultures as being effective against vampires, with some varieties being said to trap the spirit of the vampire inside, to weaken their abilities, or to prevent them from being able to rise at night.
What is wood?
This party novelty sprayed from a can is banned on Halloween in various cities in states like California, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
What is Silly String?
This adaptation of a 1986 novel of the same name is the highest-grossing horror film of all time at $704 million worldwide.