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100
What two colors are often associated with Halloween?
A) Green and Purple
B) Orange and Black
Answer: B) Orange and Black
Orange and black became Halloween’s signature colors because they symbolize the harvest’s warmth and the winter’s darkness
100
What was candy corn originally for?
A) Chicken Feed
B) Cheaper way to eat corn
Answer: A) Chicken Feed
Candy corn was invented in the 1880s by George Renninger of the Wunderle Candy Company, first sold as “Chicken Feed,” and later popularized in 1898 by the Goelitz Confectionery Company (now Jelly Belly).
100
What is the significance of bobbing for apples during Halloween?
A) Telling a fortune
B) Gambling
A) Telling the fortune
It was originally a fortune-telling game, where it was believed that the first person to catch an apple would be the next to marry
100
Which treat did children receive during the “souling” tradition?
A) Soul Cakes or Sweet Cakes
B) Coal
Answer: A) Soul Cakes or Sweet Cakes
Souling involved poorer community members visiting homes around All Souls’ Day to receive cakes in exchange for prayers. It reinforced community bonds and charity.
200
What does the term "skeleton in a closet" mean?
Answer: A hidden secret or embarrassing truth.
200
True OR False
Americans on average consume 26 pounds of candy a year.
Answer: True!
We also spend about 3.6 billion dollars a year on Halloween candy alone!
200
True OR False
In 1989 George H.W. Bush told a group of schoolkids that the White House was haunted by the ghost of Abraham Lincoln?
Answer: True!
200
What were Jack-O-Lanterns originally carved from?
A) Potatoes
B) Turnips
Answer: B) Turnips
When Irish immigrants brought the tradition to the United States in the 19th century, pumpkins were more common and easier to carve than turnips. They were larger, softer, and produced more dramatic, glowing faces, so the custom shifted to pumpkins
300
What kind of luck will you have if a black cat crosses your path?
Answer: Misfortune or bad luck
300
Name the candy slogan
"Melts in your mouth, not in your hands"
M&M’s were designed to prevent chocolate from melting in soldiers’ hands in the 1950's.
400
What does it mean to be in "ghost town"?
Answer: Empty or deserted town.
400
What kind of doctor invented cotton candy?
A) Podiatrist
B) Dentist
Answer: Dentist
In 1897, Dr. William Morrison teamed up with confectioner John C. Wharton to create a machine that spun sugar into a light, fluffy treat. Debuted at the 1904 World’s Fair as “Fairy Floss,” it was an instant hit, selling more than 68,000 boxes during the event. It was later renamed “candy floss” in the UK and “cotton candy” in the US.
500
What does it mean when someone may work a "graveyard shift"?
Answer: Working during unconventional or night time hours.
500
Which candy was originally marketed as a “penny candy”?
A) Skittles
B) Tootsie Rolls
Answer: Tootsie Rolls
Tootsie Rolls were called a penny candy because when they were first introduced in 1907, they sold for exactly one U.S. cent