History
Traditions
Trick-or-Treating
Halloween Movies
Superstition
100

What ancient festival is considered the origin of Halloween?

What is Samhain?

100

What do people traditionally carve for Halloween?


What are jack-o-lanterns?

100

What is the act of going door to door for candy called?

What is trick-or-treating?

100

Name a classic Halloween movie from 1978.

What is Halloween?

100

What animal is often associated with bad luck on Halloween?

What is a black cat?

200

Who designated November 1 as a day to honor all saints?

Who is Pope Gregory III?

200

What type of parties became common for celebrating Halloween in the 1920s and 1930s?

What are community-centered Halloween parties?

200

Which immigrant group helped popularize Halloween in America?

What are the Irish?

200

What family-friendly Halloween movie features a character named Jack Skellington?

What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?

200

What should you avoid walking under according to superstitions?

What is a ladder?

300

How did the Romans influence Halloween celebrations?

What is combining Samhain with festivals like Feralia and honoring Pomona?


300

How did young women try to learn about their future husbands on Halloween?

What are various divination practices, like tossing apple peels?

300

What did children traditionally do to prevent tricks on Halloween?

What is providing treats to neighborhood children?

300

Which movie features a character named Michael Myers?

What is Halloween?

300
  • What do people traditionally do to keep ghosts away from their homes?

  • What is placing food outside their homes?

400

In what century did the church make November 2 All Souls’ Day?

What is the 10th century?

400

What is the practice of "going a-souling"?

What is begging for food in exchange for prayers for the dead?

400

What is the historical significance of trick-or-treating?
What is a way to share community celebration and prevent vandalism?

What is a way to share community celebrations and prevent vandalism?

400

What is a common theme in many Halloween movies?

What are horror and supernatural elements?

400

What do apple peels represent in some Halloween traditions?

What are the initials of a future husband?

500

How did the Irish Potato Famine affect Halloween in America?

What has helped popularize the celebration of Halloween nationally?

500

What was the original purpose of dressing in costumes on Halloween?

What is to avoid being recognized by ghosts?

500

How much money do Americans spend annually on Halloween?

What is over $11 billion?

500

What type of films inspired the slasher genre?

What are classic horror films like Halloween?

500

What does breaking a mirror symbolize in superstition?

What is seven years of bad luck?