Halloween Food
Traditions around the World
Candies
Halloween Characters
Phobias
100
Which country holds the record for the largest pumpkin ever?
A. USA
B. Italy
B.Italy!
Grown in 2021, the pumpkin weighed in at a whopping 1,226 kilograms (just shy of 2,702 pounds) and measured 11 feet 8 inches in diameter.
100
In Ireland, what do children find beneath playing cards set out by their parents?
A. Locks of Hair
B. Prizes
B. Prizes
Kids pick the card they want, and underneath they'll find a prize, such as candy or money.
100
The most popular Halloween candy in America is
A. M&M's
B. Skittles
B. Skittles
According to September 2019 data from candystore.com, Americans purchase an average of 3.3 million pounds of the chewy rainbow candies every Halloween.
100
What's another name for a lycanthrope?
A. Vampire
B. Werewolf
B. Werewolf
The Greek root word is lykanthropos, literally "wolf-man." In the late 1500s, a lycanthrope was a mentally ill person who believed that he was a wolf.
100
Ablutophobia is fear of
A. Bathing
B. Planet Pluto
A. Bathing
200
What were originally used as the first Jack-o'-Lanterns?
A. Cabbage
B. Turnips
B. Turnips
200
If you visit a Czech family during Halloween, you may see them putting what objects around the fireplace?
A. Wooden Stakes
B. Chairs
B. Chairs
Some Czech families put chairs around the fireplace so that any returning spirits have a place to sit.
200
During the eight weeks leading up to Halloween, consumers spend ____ on confectionery products, according to the NCA.
A. $4.6 billion
B. $5.6 billion
A. 4.6 billion
200
What do you call a group of witches?
A. Pride
B. Coven
B. Coven
In popular culture, a coven is a group or gathering of witches who work spells in tandem.
200
Androphobia is fear of
A. Androids
B. Men
B. Men
300
What was the original purpose of bobbing for apples on Halloween?
A. Ward off evil spirits
B. Predicting whom a woman would marry.
B. 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.
300
During Pitru Paksha, how do Hindu families typically honor the dead?
A. Blood Sacrifice
B. Food Offerings
B. Food Offerings
To honor the dead during this two-week period, many Hindus make food offerings for their ancestors.
300
Candy corn used to have a different name
A. Sweet Corn
B. Chicken Feed
B. Chicken Feed
One of the most famous (and hated!) Halloween candies, candy corn was invented in late 1880s by George Renninger.
300
Who wrote the 1818 classic book "Frankenstein?
A. Mary Shelley
B. Sydney Sheldon
A. Mary Shelley
300
Cacophobia is fear of
A. Ugliness
B. Beauty
A. Ugliness
400
Is pumpkin a fruit or vegetable?
Fruit!
A pumpkin, from a botanist's perspective, is a fruit because it's a product of the seed-bearing structure of flowering plants.
400
What do some Austrians leave as offerings during Seleenwoche?
A. Bread, water and a lamp
B. Milk and Honey
A. Bread, water and a lamp
Austrians might leave bread, water and a lamp as an offering to the dead, who supposedly return home during Seleenwoche.
400
Tootsie rolls were used in battle.
True or False
True!
Tootsie Rolls were included in soldiers field rations during World War II to give American troops “quick energy.”
400
Where is Transylvania, otherwise known as home to Count Dracula, located?|
A. England
B. Romania
B. Romania
In popular culture, Transylvania is commonly associated with vampires because of the influence of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula and the many subsequent books and films that the story has inspired.
400
Heliophobia is fear of
A. Moon
B. Sun
B. Sun
500
Pan Dei Morti is a traditonal bread from ___ which is made during halloween.
A. Italy
B. Portugal
A. Italy
500
In which country is Halloween celebrated with barmbrack?
A. Ireland
B. Finland
A. Ireland
In Ireland, barmbrack is a type of bread often baked for Halloween. The baker includes special objects, such as cloth or coins, as a sort of fortune-telling game played amongst the people who consume it.
500
About 70% of cocoa, the processed form of cacao, comes from farms in ______.
A. East Africa
B. West Africa
B. West Africa
There are approximately 1.5 million cocoa farms there, many of which are small, family-owned farms averaging a little under 10 acres.
500
What actor played Laurie Strode in the 1978 movie "Halloween?"
A. Jamie Lee Curtis
B. Donald Sutherland
A. Jamie Lee Curtis
500
Cibophobia is fear of
A. Food
B. Water
A. Food