JUST THE PUMPKINS 🎃
What vegetable was sometimes carved into lanterns before pumpkins became popular?
TURNIPS
Besides "Halloween", what is October 31 traditionally called when marking the evening before All Saints’ Day?
ALL HALLOWS' EVE
Which creatures rise from the dead and attack the living?
ZOMBIES
Name the FIRST US STATE to implement laws restricting trick-or-treating to kids 12 and younger and between only 6pm and 8pm?
VIRGINIA
Name the creature who transforms from human form during a full moon?
WEREWOLF
Name the original purpose of carved pumpkin lanterns?
TO WARD OFF EVIL SPIRITS
Halloween is the evening before which Christian holiday?
ALL SAINTS DAY
Which spooky creatures are said to transform from humans into beasts during a full moon?
WEREWOLVES
In which decade was trick-or-treating officially recognized in the US as "an American tradition"?
THE 1930s
What is the name of the disembodied hand in The Addams Family?
THING
Name the snack of roasted pumpkin seeds
PEPITAS
Name the Irish legendary character associated with the origin of the “jack-o’-lantern”?
STINGY JACK
They use a cauldron while practicing forbidden magic.
WITCHES
What sandwich cookie has traditionally released special Halloween versions with orange-colored filling?
OREO
Name the monster with bolts or electrodes in his neck in the classic movie version of the same name?
FRANKENSTEIN
What famous fairy-tale character's coach turns into a pumpkin?
CINDERELLA
Why were people traditionally said to wear disguises during Samhain? —
To avoid being recognized by spirits
They wear straw hats and patched clothing with more straw sticking out of the holes--and come to life only on Halloween night.
SCARECROWS
Which yellow, orange, and white Halloween candy is most common?
CANDY CORN
What is Dracula's royal title?
COUNT
Name the 3 most common spices in pumpkin pie.
CINNAMON, NUTMEG, and GINGER
What does the word “hallow” mean in "Halloween"?
HOLY
Ghostly seafaring outlaws who carry rolled-up treasure maps?
PHANTOM PIRATES
Name the popular candy available in smaller packets for Halloween trick-or-treating that is famous for its slogan “Taste the Rainbow”?
SKITTLES
NAME the friendly ghost appearing in 1945 became famous through a series of cartoons, comic books, then a 1995 movie?
CASPER
What is the traditional name for a carved pumpkin with a candle or light that glows on front porches and shines through windows.
JACK-O’-LANTERN
What does the “ween” in Halloween mean?
EVENING
They are obsessed with experiments that break the laws of nature.
MAD SCIENTISTS
What is the “trick” in trick-or-treat traditionally threatening to do?
Don't use the words "trick" or "treat."
PLAY A PRANK
What spooky TV series family has a daughter named Wednesday?
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
2ND MOST POPULAR COLOR OF RIPE PUMPKINS
WHITE
What did Samhain traditionally celebrate?
END OF HARVEST
Which mischievous supernatural creatures are often portrayed as small, ugly, and fond of causing trouble?
GOBLINS OR TROLLS
Before candy became the standard Halloween treat, what fruit was commonly given to trick-or-treaters?
APPLES
Which masked killer was introduced in the 1978 horror movie Halloween?
MICHAEL MYERS
What color are pumpkin blossoms?
YELLOW
Name the ancient Celtic festival is often considered one of the roots of Halloween?
SAMHAIN (PRONOUNCED SAH-win)
Pennywise, Art, and Captain Spaulding are the names of three evil what?
CLOWNS
IN WHICH DECADE did most candy companies begin heavily marketing their products for trick-or-treating?
1950s
Name the actor who plays the babysitter in the original (1978) movie Halloween?
JAMIE LEE CURTIS
TITLE of the 1966 Charlie Brown animated film aired annually on Halloween in the US.
IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN
What did ancient people believe could happen only on Samhain?
ANY SPIRIT COULD CROSS INTO THE WORLD OF THE LIVING
Annabelle, Billy, Chucky, Fats, Talky Tina, M3GAN, and Brahms have ONE thing in common: They are all famous WHAT?
CREEPY DOLLS
Name the dangerous object (besides drugs) was most famously rumored to be hidden in Halloween treats during the 1960s and 1970s?
RAZOR BLADES
Name the terrifying villain introduced in the 1984 horror movie A Nightmare on Elm Street?
FREDDY KRUEGER
Name the farm vehicle used to harvest pumpkins commercially?
COMBINE
What was the intended purpose of "the great Samhain bonfires" in medieval Europe?
Name one or both.
PROTECTION AND PURIFICATION
What seemingly beautiful supernatural beings lure you into their realm, where time passes very differently—or from where you might never return?
FAERIES
Describe the most popular Halloween trick nicknamed TP-ing.
COVERING SOMEONE'S PROPERTY (house, yard, vehicle. etc.) WITH TOILET PAPER
Name the medieval European tradition involved people going door to door asking for food in exchange for prayers for the dead that was the precursor to modern trick-or-treating.
SOULING