What percentage of pumpkins are water?
a) 30%
b) 60%
c) 90%
c) 90%
100
What is the most popular candy for trick-or-treaters?
Snickers bars
100
What were the first pumpkin pies baked in?
Pumpkins!
Early colonists would cut off the tops of pumpkins, remove the seeds and "guts", and fill them with milk, honey, and spices. They would then bake them as pumpkin pies!
100
How many eyes do most spiders have?
Four
100
In the United Kingdom in Europe, what color cats are thought to bring bad luck?
White cats
200
What country did pumpkins originate in?
Mexico
200
If all of the candy corn kernels produced every year were laid out end to end, how many times would they wrap around planet Earth?
4.25 times around the world!
200
In what year was the world's biggest pumpkin pie baked in Ohio?
2010
200
What is the only continent that spiders do not live on?
Antarctica
200
How many pounds was the world's biggest pumpkin pie?
a) 456 pounds
b) 3,699 pounds
c) 5,467 pounds
b) 3,699 pounds (that's a lot of pie!)
300
Most pumpkins are orange. What other colors do pumpkins naturally grow?
White OR blue OR green
300
How many pounds of candy corn do Americans purchase every year?
20 million
300
What popular Halloween candy was added to soldiers' rations during World War II?
Tootsie rolls. They were added to soldiers' rations because of their durability.
300
What day of the year is Black Cat Appreciation day?
August 17th
300
In Hollywood, there is an expensive fine for using silly string on Halloween. What is the amount of the fine?
One thousand dollars
400
How many pounds was the world's biggest pumpkin?
a) 156 pounds
b) 571 pounds
c) 836 pounds
836 pounds
400
On October 30th, what candy is celebrated as a national holiday?
October 30th is National Candy Corn Day!
400
What does M&M stand for?
Mars and Murrie.
Forrest Mars, Sr., and Bruce Murrie launched the candy.
400
What area of the world do vampire bats live in?
Central America and South America
400
In Alabama, it is illegal to dress up as what for Halloween?
Hint: Greg D dressed up as one yesterday!
A priest
500
What vegetable were the first jack-o-lanterns carved in to?
Turnips
500
What candy was the first wrapped penny candy in the United States?
Tootsie rolls!
500
What country is believed to be the birthplace of Halloween?
Ireland
500
How many years does an average little brown bat live?