Trick or Treat
Kids traditionally say these three words when going door to door for candy on Halloween night.
What is "Trick or Treat"?
According to legends, saying this ghostly woman's name three times in front of a mirror might make her appear.
Who is Bloody Mary?
Bats are completely blind and use sound because they cant see at all.
What is Fiction- bats actually can see; they just use echolocation to navigate in the dark.
This chocolate bar is named after the sound a person makes when they break it apart, as in "Give me a break!"
What is Kit Kat?
The site of a 1692 witch hysteria, this New England town remains a hotbed for ghost tours and paranormal enthusiast every October.
What is Salem, Massachusetts?
These tiny, triangle-eyed orange decorations are often carved and lit with candles to keep evil spirits away.
What are Jack-o'-lanterns?
In Bram Stoker's Dracula, the vampire is from this Eastern European region famous for castles and legends.
What is Transylvania?
The tradition of carving pumpkins on Halloween started with carving turnips.
What is Fright-the Irish originally carved turnips before pumpkins became popular in America.
The original spokesperson for this candy bar, which had "Little Orphan Annie" as the host, was a popular cartoon character.
What is the Annie bar?
The famous haunted house in Amityville, New York, became the subject of a bestselling book and horror movie after a family fled claiming ghostly attacks.
What is The Amityville Horror House?
This popular peanut butter candy often ranks as America's favorite Halloween treat.
What are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?
This mythical creature, part lion, goat, and serpent, is known for breathing fire and causing chaos in Greek mythology.
What is the Chimera?
The word "vampire" comes from an old Slavic term meaning "to drink blood."
What is Fright- it comes from the Slavic "upir," referring to a blood-drinking spirit.
"Symphony Bar," named after a musical composition, was first introduced by which company in 1998?
What is Hershey's?
This U.S president's ghost is often spotted roaming the halls of the White House-especially during times of national crisis.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Before plastic buckets, kids often used these everyday items to collect their Halloween candy.
What are pillowcases?
In many werewolf legends, this type of metal is said to be deadly to the beast.
What is silver?
Zombies were first created by Hollywood in the 1950s.
What is fiction- zombie folklore originated in Haitian and West African traditions long before movies.
This type of candy is so successful that it can't be a "dud" in the eyes of a successful Jeopardy! player.
What are Milk Duds?
Known for its spooky hotels, ghost tours, and misty cemeteries, this Louisiana city is often called "America's most haunted city."
What is New Orleans?
In old Halloween traditions, "tricks" were sometimes real pranks-like switching house signs or soaping these glass surfaces.
What are windows?
In Scandinavian folklore, these creatures live under bridges and are known for demanding tolls from travelers.
What are trolls?
The "mummy's curse" originated when archaeologists opened King Tut's tomb- and several team members mysteriously died soon after.
What is Fright- though likely coincidence, the legend began after Tutankhamun's tomb was opened in 1922.
Though human body temperature is roughly 98.6 degrees F, the melting point of chocolate is a few degrees lower, meaning this famous phrase is scientifically accurate.
What is "melts in your mouth, not in your hand"?
In 1962, this Massachusetts town held the famous witch trials that led to executions and centuries of ghost stories.
What is Salem?