Horror Movies
Which movie featured someone being eaten by a large shark?
Jaws
Where do the Ghostbusters set up their headquarters?
Fire Station
Why are the Halloween colors orange and black?
While there are competing theories, it’s thought that orange is for pumpkins and harvest, and black represents night, death or darkness
Which country celebrates the Day of the Dead starting at midnight on Oct. 31?
Mexico
What animals that are associated with witches are bad luck if one crosses your path?
Black Cat
What is the name of the skeleton in The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Jack Skellington
In the Disney movie Hocus Pocus, what song do the Sanderson Sisters perform at the Halloween party?
I Put a Spell On You
In which country did Halloween originate?
Ireland
Where is Transylvania, otherwise known as home to Count Dracula, located?
Romania
From base to point, what is the order of the colors on a piece of candy corn?
Yellow, orange, white
What is the name of the possessed young girl in The Exorcist?
Regan
Which is the famous fictional family that has a severed, moving hand living with them?
The Adams Family
What was the original purpose of the Halloween costume?
To avoid attracting the spirits’ attention.
Before pumpkins, which root vegetable did the Irish and Scottish carve on Halloween?
Turnip
What do you call a group of witches?
A coven
What is widely considered to be the first horror movie made?
The House of the Devil, made in 1898
“I see dead people.”
Sounds familiar? Identify the movie.
The Sixth Sense.
Why do we trick or treat?
Trick-or-treating is thought to have began as a way for homeowners to reward pranksters for not vandalizing their home on Halloween
Where is the world's longest haunted house?
The Haunted Cave in Lewisburg, Ohio, is a whopping 3,564 feet long and located 80 feet underground!
How much did Americans spend on Halloween in 2019?
2.6 Billion
What was the original title of the movie “Halloween"?
“The Babysitter Murders"
How long did it take to make the movie “A Nightmare Before Christmas"?
3 years
When did Halloween start?
Though opinion varies, Halloween is thought to have started around 600 AD with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain
What nation’s food might be the origin of trick-or-treating?
Portugal’s Pão de Deus – ‘Bread of God’. This was originally given to kids and the poor as a treat when they went from house to house singing and praying for the dead.
When was candy corn invented?
In the late 1880s.This iconic candy was invented by an employee of the Jelly Belly Candy Company, and they use the original recipe even now.