Halloween Traditions & History
What do children traditionally say when asking for treats?
What is trick or treat?
What is the name of the friendly ghost whose name is also the movie title?
Who is Casper
What classic novelty song begins with a scientist creating a monster?
What is Monster Mash
Which monster is said to turn into a bat and avoid sunlight?
What is a vampire
What chewy candy brand is famous for its fruit-shaped pieces and slogan about tasting the rainbow?
What is skittles
Before pumpkins became popular for jack-o'-lanterns, what vegetable was traditionally carved in Ireland and Scotland?
What is a turnip?
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, what is the Pumpkin King's name?
Who is Jack Skellington
Which Michael Jackson hit features a famous spooky music video and a dance with the undead?
What is Thriller
What do you call a person who changes into a wolf during a full moon?
What is a werewolf
What is the name for an apple coated in a hard, shiny sugar shell?
What is a candy apple?
What ancient Celtic festival is often linked to the origins of Halloween?
What is Samhain
In the Scream movies, what is the nickname of the masked killer's costume?
Who is Ghostface
Which song from The Rocky Horror Picture Show invites everyone to do a dance?
What is the Time Warp
In Greek mythology, what three-headed dog guards the Underworld?
Who is Cerberus?
What orange-and-yellow candy is shaped like a kernel of corn?
What is candy corn?
What is the name for the practice of telling your future by looking into a mirror or other reflective
surface?
What is A form of divination; accept scrying.
In Psycho, what is the name of the motel owner who is also the killer?
Who is Norman Bates?
Which 1980s song by Rockwell is about feeling watched?
What is Somebody's Watching Me
In Irish folklore, what supernatural being is said to wail to warn of an approaching death?
What is a banshee?
What is the fear of the dark called?
What is Nyctophobia
What is the name of the famous haunted hotel in Banff, Alberta, where a ghost bride is said to haunt the staircase?
What is the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel!
What is the name of the hotel in The Shining?
What is the Overlook Hotel
Which British rock band released Bark at the Moon in 1983?
Who is Ozzy Osbourne?
In folklore, what creature is said to guard a bridge and ask riddles?
What is a troll
What is the name for the fear of being buried alive?
What is Taphophobia.