Halloween Anatomy
This iconic being was made of deceased bodies that had been sewn together and then shocked to life
Who is Frankenstein
(fun fact: Mary Shelley wrote this ICONIC novel when she was 20!)
This is the name of a group of witches
What is a coven
There are this many pounds of candy corn produced every single year
What is 35 million pounds!!
(fun fact: that's 9 billion pieces of the tricolor wonders to munch on every Halloween)
In "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," Linus mistake this person for the Great Pumpkin
Who is Snoopy
This state produces the most pumpkins
The average human skeleton has this many bones
What is 206 bones
(fun fact: although the body has 270 at birth that subsequently fuse to become 206!)
This is the only mammal that can fly
what are bats
(fun fact: there are more than 1,400 species - yeeek!)
This was the original name of Candy Corn
What is chicken feed?
This object brings the three Sanderson sisters back from the dead in the film Hocus Pocus
What is the Black Flame Candle
(fun fact: made from the fat of a hanged man, has the magical powers to bring them back to Salem, Massachusetts ... ew)
This city hosts the largest Halloween parade in the U.S.
Where is New York City
(fun fact: it's a mile long)
This organ is responsible for producing the red blood cells that make vampire stories so bloody!
What is bone marrow?
This candy was (accidentally) handed out to soldiers during the Korean War
What are Tootsie Rolls
(fun fact: launched in 1907; Tootsie Rolls were accidentally air-dropped to American troops in battle in the Korean War. The troops went on to praise the candies for keeping them nourished and even plugging bullet holes in vehicles and equipment, which would seal as the candies froze in the frigid temperatures)
This is America's favorite halloween candy (according to the studies and Ms. Eastway)
What are reese's
(fun fact: 29% of Americans chose it as their favorite! with snickers landing in second place)
This movie has the famous line “Do you like scary movies?”
What is "Scream"
(fun fact: this movie was made in 1996 - iconic)
Halloween was first celebrated in the U.S. during this year
(within a decade)
What is 1840s
(fun fact: Americans first celebrated the holiday in the 1840s when Irish immigrants fleeing potato famine brought the tradition with them to the U.S.)
This is the weight of the heaviest recorded pumpkin on record
(within 100 lbs)
2,702 lbs !! (measured 11 feet 8 inches in diameter)
(fun fact: this was grown in Italy in 2021)
This famous magician actually died (!) on Halloween
Who is Harry Houdini
This state has the norm for trick-or-treaters to receive full-size candy bars on Halloween
Oregon
(according to CandyStore.com)
This Halloween radio drama caused a mass panic on October 30, 1938
What is "War of the Worlds"
In this state, it is technically illegal to dress up as a nun or a priest on Halloween
Where is Alabama
When you hear a terrifying noise in a haunted house, this part of your body releases adrenaline, helping prepare you for the fight-or-flight response
What are the adrenal glands?
This first First Lady to was the first to decorate the White House to celebrate Halloween
Who is Mamie Eisenhower in 1958
(fun fact: she had a 17x21-foot jack-'o-lantern)
This was the original purpose of bobbing for apples on Halloween
What is fortune-telling
(fun fact: specifically predicting whom a woman would marry. Each apple represented a different suitor, and whichever apple the woman ended up biting into was said to represent her future husband)
This movie has this famous line: "I see dead people."
What is The Sixth Sense?
This state celebrated the first city-wide celebration of Halloween
Where is Anoka, Minnesota
(fun fact: the year was 1921!)