Halloween History
A carved pumpkin that originated from an Irish folktale about a cheap man named “Stingy Jack” who made a deal with the devil.
What is a jack o'lantern?
These colors are significant for Halloween because they represented harvest (life) and death and darkness.
What are orange and black?
Bobby Pickett sang this song that uses alteration in it's name for a classic dance style Halloween song.
What is "Monster Mash"?
These were used before pumpkins to make jack o-lanterns.
What are potatoes and turnips?
A whopping 35 million pounds of this white, yellow, and orange Halloween triangle-shape treat are produced each year.
What is Candy Corn?
This holiday is the only one to surpass Halloween in annual consumer sales.
What is Christmas?
This former president's ghost is rumored to haunt the White House.
Who is Abraham, Lincoln?
1313 Mockingbird Lane is the address to this TV Halloween Family.
What is the Munsters' Address?
This state produces the most pumpkins each year.
What is Illinois?
This candy was given out to soldiers in battle in the Korean War.
What are Tootsie Rolls?
This onyx-coloring feline is usually associated with Halloween and viewed as a bad-luck symbol because of their historical association with witchcraft. However, in other countries they are associated with GOOD luck!
What is a black cat?
In this state, it is illegal to be a priest or nun for Halloween.
What is Alabama?
This Halloween prank involves throwing rolls of paper over trees and homes.
What is "TP-ing" (toilet papering)?
The term Candy Corn was originally called.
What is Chicken Feed?
The real Ichabod Crane didn't live in Sleepy Hallow, New York but in this New England Island.
What is Staten Island?
Women threw this behind them on Halloween because they believed it would land in the shape of the first letter of their future husband's name.
What are apple peels?
This is the most popular costume for pets on Halloween.
A popular drink in the fall, it does not actually contain any of the flavor in it's name. Instead, it has flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, and cloves.
What is pumpkin spice?
This is the most popular Halloween candy.
What are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
This was the first lady to decorate the White House for Halloween.
Who is Mamie Eisenhower in 1958.
Women walked downstairs backwards looking into this to see the future boyfriends on Halloween.
What is a mirror?
This famous magician died on Halloween.
On average, a pumpkin contains about this long to grow.
What is between 90 and 120 days?
On All Souls Day, the poor would go “souling,” knocking on doors and offering prayers for residents’ deceased loved ones in exchange for food started this modern-day activity for kids on Halloween.
What is trick-or-treating?