The Trick To Tradition
In 19th-century America, Halloween wasn't about candy; it was a night heavily associated with playing these on neighbors.
What are pranks/tricks
If there's something strange in your neighborhood, this titular 1984 paranormal cleanup crew famously asks, "Who you gonna call?"
Who are the Ghost Busters?
A polarizing, bite-sized autumn sweet shaped like a miniature kernel of corn with three distinct bands of color: a yellow base, an orange middle, and a white tip.
What is candy corn?
REVIAMP
Vampire
They fly through the night on a broomstick, stir a cauldron, and wear a tall pointed hat.
What is a witch?
Before pumpkins were discovered in the Americas, people in Ireland and Scotland carved scary faces into this hard, white root vegetable.
What is a turnip?
This 1988 bio-exorcist famously proclaimed, "I'm the ghost with the most, babe," but warned that saying his name three times would summon him.
Who is Beetlejuice?
DAILY DOUBLE: Created in 1941 so soldiers could carry chocolate during WWII without it melting, these colorful button-shaped candies are famously marketed with the slogan, "Melts in your mouth, not in your hand."
What are M&M's?
FEWER OWL
Werewolf
A noisy, invisible entity known for throwing objects, slamming doors, and causing physical disruptions, deriving my specific name from the German words for "rumble" and "spirit.”
What is a ghost?
Halloween traces its origins back over 2,000 years to this ancient Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest.
What is Samhain?
DAILY DOUBLE: While hijacking a holiday, a character in this 1993 film reads a festive book and exclaims, "There's got to be a logical explanation to this Christmas thing!"
What is the Nightmare Before Christmas?
This satisfying, nougat-filled chocolate bar famously promises that "you're not you when you're hungry."
What is a snickers bar?
NOT SLEEK
Skeleton
The psychopomp born out of 14th-century European trauma, traditionally carrying a tool used to harvest grain to symbolize the collection of mortal souls.
Who is the Grim Reeper?
DAILY DOUBLE: The Celts lit massive versions of these to scare away roaming spirits and help guide friendly souls home.
What is a bonfire?
Winifred Sanderson delivers the iconic line, "Oh, look, another glorious morning. Makes me sick!" in this beloved 1993 Halloween film.
What is Hocus Pocus?
First launched by Rowntree's in the UK in 1935 as "Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp," this crisp wafer candy is uniquely produced by Hershey in the United States, but by Nestlé everywhere else in the world.
What is a Kit Kat bar?
LUNAR COD
Cauldron
A nocturnal stalker who cannot cross running water or enter your home without an explicit invitation, and I can be utterly defeated by a wooden stake through the heart or a simple scattering of mustard seeds on your doorstep.
What is a vampire?
According to Celtic lore, October 31st was the night when the boundary between the living world and this realm became blurred.
What is the underworld/world of the dead?
This title character heartbreakingly realizes his own mortality when he looks at an old sled in a hidden workshop and says, "I remember... I wanted a sled, and I begged my dad... and I got it... then I got cold."
Who is Casper the Friendly Ghost?
This incredibly popular candy was invented in 1928 by a former Hershey’s dairy farm employee who originally called his new creation "penny cups" because they cost just one cent each.
What are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?
GLITTER POSE
Poltergeist
A Hessian mercenary decapitated by a stray American cannonball at the Battle of White Plains in 1776, condemned to rise nightly from their unmarked grave near a Dutch church yard to violently reclaim their missing head before the first rays of dawn.
Who is the headless horseman?