History
What was the original meaning behind dressing up for Halloween?
To scare away spirits
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, what is one of the doors that appears in the forest?
Christmas, Halloween, Easter, St. Patrick's Day, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving, New Year's Day
What do witches use to boil their potions?
Cauldren
What was the original name for candy corn? (Hint: think of an animal that eats corn - _____ seed)
Chicken seed
Finish the lyrics from Monster Mash: "I was working in the ____ late one night, when my eyes beheld an eerie sight."
Lab
What is the most popular Halloween candy? (Hint: people either love it or hate it)
Candy corn
Which movie is about 3 witches who come back on Halloween?
Hocus Pocus
What is the number of pieces of candy the average household gives to each trick-or-treater on Halloween?
2 pieces
What country celebrates Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
Mexico
Finish the lyrics from This is Halloween: "This is Halloween, this is Halloween. _____ scream in the dead of night."
Pumpkins
What is another phrase for Halloween?
All Hallows Eve
Which Disney movie features a girl and her siblings who have to save a town from evil spirits?
Halloweentown
What type of animal is associated with bad luck?
Black cat - and it's NOT TRUE!
On average, how many seeds does each pumpkin contains? (Hint: more than 400, less than 600)
500 seeds
Who sings these lyrics: "'Cause this is thriller, thriller night, and no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike"?
Michael Jackson
Before pumpkins, people used to carve Jack-o-Lanterns out of which root vegetable?
Turnips
E.T. is a movie about a gentle alien that gets stranded on Earth. What does E.T. stand for?
Extra-Terrestrial
What do people sprinkle on their doorstep to keep evil spirits away?
Salt
Garlic
What song do these lyrics come from: "If there's something strange in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call?"
Ghostbusters
In which country did Halloween originate? (Hint: Europe)
Ireland
In Hotel Transylvania, what color is Frankenstein?
Blue
Fruit
What is the fear of Halloween called? (Hallophobia, Samhainophobia, or Henopaphobia)
Samhainophobia (after the original Halloween celebration, Samhain)
In the movie Hocus Pocus, what is the name of the song the Sanderson sisters sing at the Halloween party?
I Put a Spell on You