Halloween Traditions
People carve a face into a pumpkin and light it from inside to make this Halloween decoration.
What is a jack-o’-lantern?
This green ghost in Ghostbusters is known for eating lots of food.
Who is Slimer?
This candy comes in small rolls of chewy chocolate-flavored candy.
What are Tootsie Rolls?
According to legend, this is what happens when a vampire looks in a mirror.
What is the vampire has no reflection?
This was the Christian observance on the evening before All Saints’ Day originally called.
What is All Hallows’ Eve?
Classic, hands-free Halloween party game involving using your teeth to snag floating fruit out of a tub of water.
What is bobbing for apples?
This is the name of the disembodied hand that helps the Addams Family.
Who is Thing?
This candy bar contains chocolate, caramel, nougat, and peanuts.
What is Snickers?
In vampire stories, this plant is often used to keep vampires away.
What is garlic?
A pumpkin is botanically this kind of food.
What is a fruit?
"Day of the Dead" in Spanish.
What is Día de los Muertos?
This is the name of Jack Skellington’s ghost dog in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Who is Zero?
This was the top-selling candy by weight on Instacart in October 2025.
What are Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups?
This monster hunter is Dracula’s enemy in the novel Dracula.
Who is Abraham Van Helsing (Van Helsing)?
This is the name for the fear of spiders.
What is arachnophobia?
A pumpkin displayed in this color signals that non-food treats are available.
What is teal?
You must say Beetlejuice’s name this many times to summon him.
What is three times?
These are the three colors of traditional candy corn, from its pointed top to its wide bottom.
What are white, orange, and yellow?
This schoolteacher is pursued by the Headless Horseman in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Who is Ichabod Crane?
Many bats use echoes to find their way and locate food. This is the name of that ability.
What is echolocation?
Before pumpkins became popular, people in Ireland often carved jack-o’-lanterns from this root vegetable.
What are turnips?
This is the name of the talking black cat in Hocus Pocus.
Who is Binx (Thackery Binx)?
These are the three main ingredients in an Almond Joy.
What are coconut, almonds, and milk chocolate?
According to legend, a bullet made from this metal can stop a werewolf.
What is silver?
Vampires traditionally transform into these two animals in folklore and popular stories.
What are bats and wolves?