Halloween 101
This orange squash is traditionally carved into a jack-o’-lantern for Halloween.
What is a pumpkin?
This classic Halloween candy is shaped like a kernel of corn and usually has white, orange, and yellow layers.
What is candy corn?
I sleep in a coffin, avoid sunlight, and have a reputation for drinking blood.
What is a vampire?
In this classic comedy, a team of paranormal investigators uses proton packs to capture ghosts.
What is Ghostbusters?
According to Hawaiian legend, these ghostly warriors are said to march at night, sometimes accompanied by drums and chanting.
Who are the Night Marchers (Huakaʻi Pō)?
According to folklore, this nocturnal flying mammal is commonly associated with vampires.
What is a bat?
This candy bar's famous slogan says, “You’re not you when you’re hungry.”
This candy bar's famous slogan says, “You’re not you when you’re hungry.”
A full moon is known for transforming me from an ordinary person into a hairy, howling creature.
What is a werewolf?
Three witch sisters named Winifred, Sarah, and Mary return to Salem after being accidentally resurrected.
What is Hocus Pocus?
This Hawaiian volcano goddess is strongly associated with Kīlauea and is one of the best-known figures in Hawaiian tradition.
Who is Pele?
Halloween is celebrated each year on this date.
What is October 31?
These bite-sized candies come in a variety of colors and famously “melt in your mouth, not in your hand.”
What are M&M’s?
I’m wrapped from head to toe in bandages and am usually associated with ancient Egyptian tombs.
What is a mummy?
This friendly ghost starred in a 1995 movie and lives in a haunted mansion.
Who is Casper?
Hawaiian legends tell of these small, mysterious people known as skilled builders who were said to work at night.
Who are the Menehune?
According to Halloween superstition, seeing this creature cross your path is considered bad luck.
What is a black cat?
This candy combines a peanut butter center with a milk chocolate exterior and is commonly sold in cup shapes.
What are Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups?
I’m a reanimated corpse known for slowly wandering around looking for brains.
What is a zombie?
Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas in this animated movie.
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Hawaiian stories describe this supernatural dog as an ʻaumakua or guardian spirit, sometimes encountered at night.
What is a Hawaiian ghost dog?
Before pumpkins became popular, people in Ireland commonly carved these root vegetables into early jack-o’-lanterns.
What are turnips?
This chewy fruit-flavored candy tells you to “Taste the Rainbow.”
What are Skittles?
Created by a scientist in Mary Shelley’s famous novel, I’m often pictured as a large creature brought to life through a scientific experiment.
What is Frankenstein’s monster?
Say his name three times, and this mischievous supernatural character may appear.
Who is Beetlejuice?
In local ghost stories, travelers are sometimes warned not to transport this Hawaiian volcanic rock because taking it away is said to bring bad luck.
What is lava rock?