Halloween History & Origins
The word Halloween comes from this name. (This was known as the evening before All Saint's Day-Nov. 1)
What is "All Hallows Eve"?
These two colors are said to be the traditional colors of Halloween.
What are orange and black?
A witch typically flies on this.
What is a broomstick?
In what classic horror movie does Michael Myers where a white mask?
Halloween
One of the top ten most popular Halloween candies in the U.S. and it has the slogan, "Taste the Rainbow."
What are Skittles?
In what country did Halloween originate?
Ireland
This carved item is a traditional symbol of Halloween.
What is a Jack-o'-lantern?
What do we call the "cooking device" often associated with witches and brewing potions?
A witch's cauldron
In what horror movie series does Freddy Krueger wear a striped sweater and gloves with razor blades?
Nightmare on Elm Street
This colorful candy would be safe to eat with white gloves because "it melts in your mouth, not in your hands".
What are M & M's?
Halloween is generally considered to have come from this ancient Celtic festival.
What is Samhain?
What is the name of the "game" played on Halloween where children dress up and go door to door looking for candy?
Trick-or-Treating
This U.S. city is associated with witch trials of 1692 where 20 people were eventually executed.
What is Salem, Massachusetts?
In what horror movie does Jason Voorhees wear a hockey mask?
This candy is shaped liked a fish with a gummy texture.
What is Swedish Fish?
The Celtic people believed that this could happen when the veil between worlds was thinnest at the end of summer harvest before the start of the cold dark winter.
What is the ghosts of the dead could visit the living?
a. To disguise your identity
b. To show your wealth
c. To scare off evil spirits
What is to scare off evil spirits (c.)?
What is the name of spell book often associated with witches?
A grimoire
In what horror movie does Chucky the doll come to life?
Child's Play
This popular Halloween candy is chocolate-covered wafer with four fingers.
What is a Kit Kat Bar?
The phrase "trick or treat" was invented in the 1950's by the maker of this famous comic strip, Charles M. Schultz.
What is "Peanuts"?
This popular Halloween game originated as a game of divination where the next young person to be able to take a bite of this hard to catch object was said to be the next to marry.
What is "Bobbing for Apples"?
In which notable work by William Shakespeare do the three witches speak the famous line, "Double, double toil and trouble".
a. King Lear b. Macbeth
c. A Midsummer Night's Dream
What is Macbeth (b)?
In this horror movie Norman Bates had a split personality.
What is Psycho?
This "satisfying" candy helps you to stay you by preventing hunger. It is made by topping nougat with caramel and peanuts encased in milk chocolate.
What is a Snicker's Bar?