Pumpkins
In Cinderella, the fairy godmother turns a pumpkin into this.
What is a carriage?
True or False: The Lollipop was invented by George Smith in 1908 and named after a nickname for his grandfather.
False! It was named after a racing horse....
True or False: Halloween's origins can be traced back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, a pagan celebration of the harvest and the new year.
True
What is the name of the monster from Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein?
Frankenstein's Monster
What are the two traditional Halloween colors?
Orange and black
This mythological creature is known for its head being replaced by a pumpkin in Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Who is the Headless Horseman?
True or False: For over 85 years, the candy company Haribo has allowed children in Grafschaft, Germany to exchange chestnuts and acorns for gummy bears. The nuts are donated to animal parks in Germany and Austria for winter feeding.
True!
What was the first jack-o'-lanterns made out of?
a. Apples
b. Radishes
c. Turnips
c. Turnips
True or false: While some say the first sighting of the Loch Ness Monster was in 1933, that was just the first newspaper report of a sighting. The first person who claimed to see it was St. Columbia in 564 AD when he claimed a water beast tried to eat his servant
True!
True or False: In Alabama, it is illegal to wear a nun or priest costume for Halloween.
True
Pumpkins are native to what continent?
What is North America?
What was the original name for cotton candy?
a. Sugar Swirl
b. Fairy Floss
c. Twisty Treat
b. Fairy Floss
Trick or treating came from an activity where poor people in the UK and Ireland went house to house "souling," asking for small breads and soul BLANKs on Halloween night?
a. Puddings
b. Pastries
c. Cakes
c. Cakes
How many hairs does Sulley from Monsters Inc. have?
a. 1.2 million
b. 1.5 million
c. 2.3 million
c. 2.3 million
Finding a what on Halloween night is considered good luck?
a. Cat
b. Bat
c. Spider
Pumpkins were once recommended as a remedy for this ailment in European folk medicine.
a. Snake bites
b. Fever
c. Leprosy
a. Snake bites
How many pounds of candy does the average American consume each year?
a. 8
b. 10
c. 14
a. 8
Bobbing for apples started with the Roman harvest festival honoring the goddess of fruit trees. What was her name?
a. Cardia
b. Feronia
c. Pamona
c. Pamona
Common ways to become a werewolf go beyond simply being bitten by one. They also include all of the following except which one?
a. Inheriting the trait from one’s parents
b. Being cursed by a Gypsy
c. Drinking water that a werewolf offers you
d. Sleeping outside under a full moon with the moonlight hitting one’s face
c. Drinking water that a werewolf offers you (it's actually if you drink it out of their footprint!)
How many tons of plastic waste is caused by Halloween festivities?
a. 2000
b. 3000
c. 4950
a. 2000
The scientific name for the pumpkin is this.
a. Cucurbita pepo
b. Malus pumila
c. Musa balbisiana
a. Cucurbita pepo
Which of the following ingredients are not in Sour Patch Kids?
a. Sunset Yellow FCF
b. Tartaric Acid
c. Salt
c. Salt
In medieval Spain, people would bring wine and pan de ánimas (spirit bread) to the graves of their loved ones on this day; they would also cover graves with flowers and light candles to illuminate the dead souls’ way back to their homes on Earth. What was the day called?
All Souls Day
What are the three ghosts in A Christmas Carol? All names must be exact!
The Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
What is the intense and persistent fear of Halloween called?
Samhainophobia