Sweetmeat 101
Songs That Go Bump In The Night
"Do you like SCARY MOVIES?"
PUMP it UP!
Halloween Around the World
100
Originally marketed as "Penny Cups," these delectable peanutty treats sold for a mere penny a piece.
What is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
100
This 1962 gem from Boris Pickett became a perennial Halloween favorite. It was rendered with a Boris Karloff voice. It was a "graveyard smash and it caught on with a flash."
What is the Monster Mash?
100
"I see dead people."
What is The Sixth Sense
100
In the Brothers Grimm folk tale, "The Little Glass Slipper", this turned into a pumpkin after midnight.
What is a coach or carriage?
100
The legend of Sleepy Hallow, a popular tale told during Halloween in the United States, is set in the rolling hills of this North Atlantic state.
What is New York?
200
A clumsy customer submitted the winning name for this crunchety, peanut-favored chocolate candy bar.
What is a Butterfinger?
200
At the time, it was the most expensive music video ever made, costing just over half-a-million dollars. In 2009, sixteen years after its release, 13,597 participants all danced together to commemorate the video's zombie-dance.
What is Michael Jackson's "Thriller"?
200
"Whatever you do, don't fall asleep."
What is A Nightmare on Elm Street.
200
Making its debut in the fall of 2003, this seasonal best-selling beverage originally contained no real pumpkin whatsoever.
What is the Pumpkin Spice Latte?
200
In this Asian country, the festivities of Halloween are marked by the Hungry Ghost Festival. During this time, fake currency is burned as an offering to the ghosts arriving from the underworld.
What is a China?
300
"It's more than a mouthful" is the slogan for this peanut-flavored, crispy candy bar, layered with caramel and dipped in chocolate.
What is a Whatchamacallit?
300
I am a scary singer who played a werewolf, a mad scientist, and a dead man in a music video. I am known the world over for sinking my teeth into a bat’s head (although, in my defense, I thought it was a rubber bat). And I am nicknamed the “Prince of Darkness.”
Who is Ozzy Osbourne?
300
“I am the Keymaster … Are you the Gatekeeper?”
What is Ghostbusters?
300
Rich in magnesium, zinc, and Omega-3 fatty acids, these little nuggets offer a range of health benefits, including high levels of tryptophan, to help you sleep better at night.
What are Pepitas, or pumpkin seeds?
300
This European country, known for Sigmund Freud and Johann Strauss, celebrates Halloween by leaving water, bread and a light on the table, a tradition designed to welcome ghosts.
What is Austria?
400
This breakable wafer candy is sold overseas in flavors like pear, edamame, purple sweet potato, and hot chili?
What is the Kit-Kat?
400
Covered by everyone from Marilyn Manson to Bruce Springsteen, "This is Halloween" made its 1993 debut in this Tim Burton film.
What is the Nightmare Before Christmas?
400
"A boy's best friend is his mother."
What is Psycho?
400
Today, pumpkins are grown and cultivated all over the world but the oldest pumpkin seeds found originate from this country known for chocolate and corn.
What is Mexico?
400
This country celebrates the Day of the Dead by baking Ossi dei morti, or “bones of the dead.” Made from ground almonds, these cookies are best enjoyed with a cup of caffè.
What is Italy?
500
Skip the black ones at IKEA—they’re herring-flavored.
What is Swedish Fish?
500
This mesmerizing song by Screamin' Jay Hawkins has appeared in television and films. Notably, it was sung by Bette Midler in the film "Hocus Pocus."
What is "I Put a Spell on You"?
500
“I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass…and I’m all out of bubblegum.”
What is They Live, starring WrestleMania's Rowdy Roddy Piper?
500
This "Peanuts" cartoon character believed in "the great pumpkin"
Who is Linus?
500
In Ireland, turnips along with this hardy root vegetable referred to as a neep, were carved into Jack-o-lanterns; beacons used to ward off evil spirits during the festival of Samhain.
What is a Rutabaga?
M
e
n
u