Halloween History
Macabre, Monsters and Murderers..OH, MY!
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Halloween Candy
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100

This symbols scary face was intended to frighten evil spirits away.

What is a Jack o' Lantern?

100


What is Frankensteins Monster?

100

 What is scooby-doo’s real first name?

Who is "Scoobert"?

100

What is the name of the person that created the monster in Frankenstein??

"Who is "Victor Frankenstein"?

100

What is the name of the the friendly black cat that helps the children in the Disney Halloween feature, Hocus Pocus?? 

 
 

Who is "Binx"?

200

This thing's name is derived from a Wicca word meaning "wise one."


 

What is a Witch?

200



What is a Banshee?

200

What place(s) are vampire bats primarily found?


Where is "Central and South America"?

200

Janet and Allan Ahlberg’s Funnybones is about a Big Skeleton, a Little Skeleton and a —- skeleton.

What is "Dog"?

200

In The Nightmare Before Christmas, what image is on the door to Halloween Town?  

What is a "Jackolantern"?

300

The celebration of Halloween originated with the ancient Celtic festival of??

What is "Samhain"?


300



Who is "Edmund Kemper"?

300

Which of these famous figures did NOT die on Halloween? (Harry Houdini, Ronnie Van Zant, River Pheonix, Sean Connery)

Who is "Ronnie Van Zant"?

300

Who wrote the renowned ghost story- The Haunting of Hill House?

 


Who is "Shirley Jackson"?

300

Karen dresses as a mouse (duh!) in Mean Girls, what animal is Gretchen Weiners dresses as? 

 

What is a "cat"?

400

Lore around the Zombie predominantly originated in what country?

What is "Haiti"

400


What is a balrog?

400

On October 9th of this year, the Guinness world record was set for heaviest pumpkin grown. How much did it weigh? (2,749 lbs, 978 lbs., 1,563 lbs., 791 lbs)

What is "2,749 lbs"?

400

In Neil Gaiman’s Coraline, Other Mother offers Coraline the chance to stay with her forever, on what condition?

What is "Buttons for eyes"?

400

In which famous rom-com does the lead character Jenna, lead the attendees of a work event in dancing Thriller? (13- going on 30)

What is "13- going on 30"?

500

While Halloween is celebrated on October 31st, this vibrant and internationally practice celebration takes place on November 1 and 2.

What is "Día de los Muertos" or "Day of the Dead"?


500


What is a "Chupacabra"?

500

What is Collective noun for a group of common ravens?

What is "Unkindness"? (treachery or conspiracy)

500

Lestat de Lioncourt is one of the main characters in what famous 1976 vampire gothic horror novel? 

 



What is "Interview with a Vampire"?

500

What is the name of the famous actress who plays the grandmother in Disney channel’s Halloween town?

Who is "Debbie Renyolds"?

600

What movie scary movie character was the most popular in bith the US and the UK in 2017?

Who is "Pennywise"?


600




Who is "Buffalo Bill"?

600

In which state is it illegal to dress up as a priest or nun? (Texas, Iowa, Mississippi or Alabama)?

What is "Alabama"?


600

Which Agatha Cristy Novel does the author break writing conventions by making her narrator the killer? 

What is "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd "?

600

What year was the infamous thriller movie Halloween released?  

When is "1978"?

700

Which Roman goddess of fruit trees and orchards is celebrated at Halloween through apple bobbing? (Juno, Demeter, Pomona, Minerva)

Who is "Pomona"?

700


What is a Poltergeist?

700

What US project/ conspiracy informed the plot line of Stranger things?? 


What is the "Montauk Project"?

700

“There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights.” Quote from what famous horror book? 

What is "Dracula"? 

700

In the 1991 film version of the Adams family, an imposter poses as what family member? 

 

Who is "Fester"?

800

Who is the Greek Godess of witch craft, night, the moon and ghost?



Who is Hekate?
800

What is a "Kelpie"?

800

What is the name of the infamous home that has over 160 rooms and dead-end stairways built to confuse spirits and protect the residents? 



What is a Winchester Mansion?

800

What is the name of the primary book and author that inspired the Netflix series, Haunting of Bly Manor?

What is "Turn of the Screw" be Henry James?

800

What scary film is credited with coining the phrase, “Do you like horror movies?”

What is "Scream 1996"?

900

What UK City hosts the largest Halloween Festival?

What is Derry?

900


Who is "ONE, HENRY CREEL"?

900

What is the name for a fear of Clowns?


What is a "Coulrophobia"?

900

In what famous short story are Prince Prospero and his noble friends hiding from in an isolated abbey, hosting a masquerade ball? 

What is "Masque of the Red Death?

900

Which horror film’s tagline is “We dare you to say his name five times“?  

What is "Candy man?"

1000

What is Hong Kong's Festival of Hungry Ghosts called?


What is "Yue Lan"?

1000

Who is "Red"? From the movie US.
1000

Who was the infamous Mississippi Delta blues singer that sold his soul to the devil?

Who is Robert (Leroy) Johnson?

1000

“Good people die in bad, painful ways and leave the folks that love them all alone… The tears that heal are also the tears that scald and scourge.” Is from what 1970’s horror novel?                                 

What is "The Shinning"?

1000

What famous musician narrates the 1949 animated version of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"? 

Who is "Bing Crosby"?