Economics
Halloween History
Marketing
Halloween Trivia
100

The biggest portion of local government spending is:

a. Education

b. Prisons

c. Airports

d. Highways

a. Education

100

Halloween is celebrated on which day of the year?

a. October 29

b. October 30

c. October 31

d. November 1

c. October 31

100

The advertising industry is most concerned with communicating information to whom?

a. media representatives

b. clients

c. consumers

d. agents

b. Clients

100

What do people carve faces into for Halloween?

a. Turnip

b. Pumpkin

c. Corn

d. Squash

b. Pumpkin

200

Industrial equipment is an example of a:

a. Human resource

b. Consignment good

c. Natural resource

d. Capital good

d. Capital Good

200

What does the word “Halloween” actually mean?

a. Scary Night

b. All Hallows’ Eve

c. Costume Day

d. Hallows' Day

b. All Hallows' Eve

200

________would be a major consideration when pricing a website.

a. Web safe colors

b. Ability to purchase from site

c. Functionality

d. Number of links

c. Functionality

200

What candy is shaped like a small triangle with yellow, orange, and white stripes?

a. Kit-Kat

b. Skittles

c. Whoppers

d. Candy Corn

d. Candy Corn

300

The United States' four largest trading partners are:

a. Canada, China, Germany, and France

b. Canada, Italy, Germany, and Mexico

c. Canada, China, Saudi Arabia, and Korea

d. Canada, China, Japan, and Mexico

d. Canada, China, Japan, and Mexico

300

What country did Halloween originate in?

a. United States

b. France

c. Spain

d. Ireland

d. Ireland

300

What is marketing research NOT used for by companies?

a. to determine consumer attitudes

b. to create an advertising budget

c. to learn about competitive products

d. to test product features

b. to create an advertising budget

300

What’s the name of the villain who wears a white mask in the movie “Halloween”?

a. Michael Myers

b. Maleficent

c. Dracula

d. Chucky

a. Michael Myers

400

A proportional tax also is called a:

a. Progressive tax

b. Indirect tax

c. Flat tax

d. Redistributive tax

c. Flat tax

400

What is the name of the night before Halloween sometimes associated with pranks?

a. Mischief Night

b. Prank Night

c. Trickery Night

d. Fun Night

a. Mischief Night

400

A store that uses recycled bags is showing which one of the following?

a. social responsibility

b. code of ethics

c. social intelligence

d. profit motive

a. social responsibility

400

What is a group of witches called?

a. School

b. Coven

c. Clan

d. Parliament

b. Coven

500

What is the correct fiscal policy when a recession is caused by decrease in aggregate demand?

a. decrease government spending and decrease taxes

b. increase government spending and increase taxes

c. decrease government spending and increase taxes

d. increase government spending and decrease taxes

d. increase government spending and decrease taxes

500

What vegetable was originally carved before pumpkins?

a. Potatoes

b. Squash

c. Carrot

d. Turnip

d. Turnip

500

Cartels and monopolies are regulated by the:

a. Robinson Patman Act

b. Sherman Antitrust Act

c. Federal Trade Commission Act

d. Food and Drug Act

b. Sherman Antitrust Act

500

What was the first state in the U.S. to officially recognize Halloween as a holiday?

a. Georgia

b. Maine

c. Ohio

d. Minnesota

d. Minnesota

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