Halloween Trivia
How many pounds of candy corn is produced each year?
35 million pounds! That's about 9 billion pieces!
Spiders have 8 legs, but what other body part do they usually have 8 of?
What is the most popular candy bought within the U.S, including Halloween?
M&M's Bonus: can you name all the colors?
What date is Halloween celebrated?
October 31st
When is it bad luck to see a black cat?
When you're a mouse
Which vegetable was originally used to make jack-o'-lanterns?
A: Celery
B: Peppers
C: Turnips/potatoes
C: Turnips/Potatoes
What animal has the longest lifespan?
the giant tortoise about 150 years
True or false... Candy corn was once called "Chicken feed"
True! It was used to feed livestock!
Unscramble the following word: BINLOG
It is an ugly, short, green creature
Goblin
How do you spell "candy" in 2 letters
C and Y (C-and-Y)
Is a pumpkin a fruit or vegetable?
It's a fruit!
What is the only mammal capable of true flight?
Bats!
Halloween candy sales average about ______ annually?
A: 100,000
B. 1.5 million
C: 2 billion
D. 1.35 billion
C: 2 billion - largest candy-purchasing holiday in U.S.
How much does the world's largest pumpkin weigh?
2,624 pounds
I am wrapped but I am not a gift, I am kept neatly in a chamber and Archeologists find me as a great treasure. What am I?
A mummy
Pumpkins can be orange, white, green, or what other color?
Blue
A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a...
Lima Bean
Chocolate candy bars top the list for the most popular candy for trick-or-treaters, which chocolate bar in number 1?
Snickers
True or false...vampire bats are real?
True...they live in South and Central America
The Smith family is a very wealthy family that lives in a big, circular home. One morning, Mr. Smith woke up and found his mirror had been shattered. He knew it was one of his employees who had done it. So he asked them what they were doing in the morning, and he got these replies.
Driver: “I was outside washing the car.”
Maid: “I was dusting the corners of the house.”
Cook: “I was starting to make lunch for later.”
From the replies, he knew who it was. Can you guess who it was?
Answer: The maid. The house was circular; it didn’t have any corners.
What is the color order of a piece of candy corn?
Yellow (base), Orange (middle), White (top)
What color is spider blood?
Blue!
How many licks does it take, on average, to reach the center of a Tootsie Pop?
252
Inside Egyptian pyramids
I'm tall when I'm young, I'm short when I'm old, and every Halloween I stand up inside a Jack O'Lanterns. What am I?
A candle