Halloween History
The date Halloween is celebrated every year
What is October 31st?
A mythical creature that transforms into a bat and drinks human blood
What is a vampire?
In the movie Hocus Pocus, there are this many Sanderson sisters
What are three?
The phrase children traditionally say when they knock on doors on Halloween
What is "trick or treat?"
A nocturnal bird famous for its ability to rotate its head significantly and often associated with spooky settings
What is an owl?
The ancient Celtic festival considered one of the origins of Halloween
What is Samhain?
A creature said to transform from a human into a wolf during a full moon
What is a werewolf?
The masked killer in the Halloween movie franchise
Who is Michael Myers?
An orange-and-black candy made from sugar, corn syrup, and honey and shaped like a kernel of corn
What is candy corn?
the fear of spiders
What is arachnophobia?
Before pumpkins became popular, the vegetable traditionally carved into lanterns in Ireland
What is a turnip?
The name of the monster created by Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's famous novel
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, the official title of Jack Skellington
A popular chocolate candy that has a peanut-shaped center made from peanut butter and is covered in chocolate
What is Reese's Peanut Butter Cup?
The name for the phenomenon in which a person believes they see a ghost or other supernatural figure
What is a "ghost sighting" or an "apparition?"
The most commonly associated country with the origins of the modern Halloween tradition of trick-or-treating
According to popular folklore, you must do this to a vampire to prevent it from rising from its coffin
What is drive a stake through its heart?
In the movie Scream, the name of the fictional town where the original film takes place
What is Woodsboro?
A candy, named after a New England town, featuring a white, chewy center covered in chocolate
What are Charleston Chews?
According to superstition, breaking this object brings seven years of bad luck
What is a mirror?
The word "Halloween" derives from (AKA the more "formal" name for Halloween)
What is "All Hallow's Eve"?
In Greek mythology, the snake-haired monster that could turn people to stone with her gaze
Who is Medusa?
In The Shining, the name of the isolated hotel where the Torrance family stays
What is the Overlook Hotel?
The year Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups first appeared on the market
What is 1928?
The scientific name for the fear of Halloween itself
What is Samhainophobia?