Halloween and Spooky Things Quiz

Questions

1. What is the traditional name for Halloween that originated from the Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest season?

2. Which vegetable was originally used to carve jack-o’-lanterns before pumpkins became popular?

3. In which country did the tradition of dressing up in costumes for Halloween first begin?

4. What is the most popular Halloween candy in the United States as of 2023? You need to be specific.

5. Which musical, premiering in 2003, is based around two of the witches from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?

6. In the legend of “Sleepy Hollow,” what is the full name of the headless horseman’s victim?

7. What famous magician died on Halloween in 1926?

8. What is the full name of the primary villain in the Halloween series of horror films?

9. What colour cats are typically associated with bad luck and Halloween?

10. What is the term for a fear of ghosts?

11. Which 2002 horror movie features a haunted videotape that causes viewers to die seven days after watching it?

12. What famous movie features the line “I see dead people”?

13. What day does the holiday known as “Day of the Dead” (Día de los Muertos) fall on each year?

14. What was the name of the 1993 movie that features three witches who return to life after being resurrected on Halloween night in Salem?

15. Which 1922 F.W. Murnau silent film was an unauthorised adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula?