Halloween!
Fall Happening
Halloween pop culture!
Movie Monsters!
Trick or Treat!
100
What was the original name for Halloween?
All Hallow's Eve
100
This flower is the most common flower associated with fall and has the longest bloom times!
a) roses
b) mums
c) sunflowers
Mums!
100
What is the name of the van in Scooby Doo?
A) the mystery machine
b) the general lee
c) the Batmobile
The Mystery Machine
100
What halloween monster is wrapped in bandages and lives in a tomb?
A mummy!
100
What are the three colors in candy corn?
white, orange and yellow
200
Before pumpkins, what vegetable was used instead?
a) turnips
b) eggplants
c) apples
turnips!
200
In England, they call this fall vegetable an aubergine, its purple and when it grows it looks like an egg
An Eggplant!
200
Michael Jackson in 1982 released one of the most recognizable halloween songs of all time, what is the song called?
Thriller!
200
Casper the friendly ghost
200
Can you name the three most popular costumes for dogs on Halloween?
hot dog, a bumblebee or a pumpkin
300
What plant is said to keep vampires away?
a) pumpkin
b) garlic
c) onions
Garlic
300
What is the traditional reason we bob for apples in the fall?
a) it is a fun game
b) its a fortune-telling device
Its a fortune-telling device, first person to catch the apple would be the next to marry!
300
The movie review site, Rotten Tomatoes ranks this movie as the #1 scariest halloween movie ever, which is it?
a) Nightmare on Elm Street
b) The Exorcist
c) Halloween
The Exorcist
300
Frankenstein's monster & his bride
300
What city hosts the world's largest Halloween parade?
a) London
b) New York City
c) Los Angeles
New York city!
400
What vegetable is thought to have special powers on Halloween?
A) eggplants
b) pumpkins
c) cabbage
Cabbage!
400
Who brought the Halloween traditions to the US?
a) the italians
b) the irish
c) the english
The Irish! Halloween became popular in the US during the 1800s!
400
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow features what iconic Halloween character?
a) Dracula
b) The headless horseman
c) the mummy
The headless horseman!
400
What do vampires sleep in during the day?
a) a bed
b) a coffin
c) in a grave
a coffin!
400
True or False: Halloween is the largest commercial holiday in the US
False, its #2 behind Christmas!
500
What celtic holiday is Halloween based on? Is it Samhain or Baeltaine?
Samhain!
500
Why is orange associated with Halloween?
a) its a symbol of fall
b) its the color of pumpkins
c) its just a good color
it symbolizes the fall harvest
500
Why do we trick or treat?
its a reward from homeowners so that kids and teens don't prank or vandalize their home
500
Dracula is from Transylvania, where is that?
a) Romania
b) the United States
c) Russia
Romania!
500
What is the most popular halloween candy?
A) resses peanut butter cups
b) M & Ms
c) Hershey bars
Resse's Peanut Butter Cups! It's been the most popular halloween candy for over a decade!