Halloween History
Scary Stories
Halloween PPT
Spoooooky sounds
Grab Bag!
100
Which candy was handed out to soldiers during the Korean War?
Tootsie Rolls
100
What was the name of Dracula’s sidekick?
Renfield
100
Which country celebrates the Day of the Dead starting at midnight on Oct. 31? (technically Nov 1)
Mexico
100
SONG 1
“Black Magic Woman,” by Santana
100
Name the Movie
Insidious
200
Who was the first First Lady to decorate the White House to celebrate Halloween?
Mamie Eisenhower in 1958
200
Who wrote the novel Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
200
What’s the color order of a piece of candy corn, from the base to the point?
Yellow (base), orange (middle), and white (top)
200
SONG 2
“(Don’t Fear) The Reaper,” by Blue Öyster Cult
200
What kind of food is pumpkin classified as? (Potato is a root vegetable, etc...)
Fruit
300
How many people were hanged during the Salem Witch Trials?
19
300
What 1845 poem by Edgar Allen Poe features a talking bird that repeats the word “Nevermore”?
“The Raven”
300
What’s another name for a lycanthrope?
A werewolf
300
SONG 3
"Zombie," by The Cranberries
300
What is the fear of Halloween called? (Hallophobia, Samhainophobia, or Henopaphobia)
Samhainophobia
400
Who brought the Halloween tradition to the United States?
The Irish, during the potato famine in the mid-1800s
400
What does the name Dracula mean?
Son of the Devil
400
In what Stephen King book does a family move into a haunted hotel?
The Shining
400
SONG 5
"Vampire" — Olivia Rodrigo
400
With a mask inspired by a classic French painting, this horror movie killer was actually two different people in the first movie where he appeared
Ghostface
500
What vegetable was once thought to have supernatural powers on Halloween?
Cabbage
500
Which movie tops Rotten Tomatoes’s list of the Scariest Horror Movies Ever?
The Exorcist
500
Where does the quote “Double, double toil and trouble” come from?
William Shakespeare’s Macbeth
500
SONG 6
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
500
Heidi Klum
600
What is the world record for the fastest pumpkin carving?
*DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU KNOW THEIR NAME*
9.4 seconds
(Stephen Clarke)
600
What classic horror film features the quote, “They’re coming to get you, Barbara”?
Night of the Living Dead
600
If you were hunting ghosts, you'd want to bring this commonly used tool along: 
EMF meter
600
SONG 7
Donovan - Season of the Witch
600
What is the highest grossing Halloween movie of all time?
IT (2017)!!!!