History Of Halloween
The name "Halloween" comes from the term for the night before All Saints Day which is this.
All Hallows Eve
This Tim Burton movie is a fan favorite at two holidays (one being Halloween)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
On October 12th, 1492, this explorer "accomplished" what
Christopher Columbus "discovered" the New World (America)
Before cane sugar was available and popular, the Egyptians, Chinese, and Greeks used what ingrediant to make sweets.
Honey
The Salem Witch trials were largely led by an 11 year old girl named this.
Abagail Williams
These two colors historically have the meanings of fall/harvest and winter/death and are associated with halloween.
Orange and Black
This costume consistently ranks among the top 3 most popular Halloween costumes.
Witch
On October 4th, 1957, this country launched the first artificial satellite into orbit. (Country or the name of the satellite)
Soviet Union or Sputnik
Before WWII rather then getting candy when you went trick-or-treating, you would often get what.
Fruit, Nuts, or Small Toys
One test to see whether someone was a witch or not was to tie rocks to them and see whether they would float or sink in water. If the person floated, then they were this.
A Witch
The traditions of halloween came from the festival of Samhain, where the end of harvest and the start of winter occured and it was believed that spirits roamed the earth, which was celebrated by the what. (Group of people in what is today Ireland)
Celtics
The Halloween movie where three witches come back to life and try to seal the life force of children and become immortal.
Hocus Pocus
On October 1st, 1949, this person founded the People's Republic of China
Mao Zedong
Originally called "Raider" in the UK, this candy was rebranded to make a spin on the two sticks in ever bar.
Twix
The first person accused of being a witch was who. (She was the slave of Reverend Parris)
Tituba
The Romans blended the festivals of Samhain, Feralia(a day to honor the dead), and Pomona(the goddess of fruit). At this festival it is believed the fall game of what was first played.
Apple Bobbing
This character is the most depicted fictional character and has appeared in over 200 films.
Dracula
On October 24th, 1929, this market event sparked a large economic depression with global repercussions.
The crash of the US market (Black Thursday).
Before pez was fruity flavored it was flavored what?
Mint
Before there were witch trial in Salem, there had been hundred of year of witch trials here.
England
When the Irish came to America they found that the native plant pumpkin was much easier to carve than the original plant they had been carving. The Folktale character "Stingy Jack" was supposidly doomed to wander the earth after he died with only a carved (original plant lantern). What was the original plant?
Turnip
The show The Simpsons famously names its Halloween episodes what?
Treehouse of Horrors
This person, head of the Bolshevik party, led the Russian revolution agains the provisional government (after Tsar Nicholas II was overthrown), on October 25th, 1917 and the month was nicknamed what. (person or nickname for month)
Valdimir Lenin & Red October
This candy was called "chicken feed" before it gained its popular name we know it by today.
Candy Corn
Because witchcraft was believed to be an invisible crime which left no tangible evidence, the courts used a special type of evidence where the victem told the courts who was witching them. This type of evidence was called this.
Spectral Evidence/Witness Evidence