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What was the most popular Halloween costume in 2004?
A) Witch
B) Vampire
C) Spider-Man
Spider-Man
According to the National Retail Federation's Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, the most popular Halloween costume in 2004 was Spider-Man, with 2.15 million children dressing as their favorite superhero. Other popular costumes included princesses (1.8 million children), witches (1.3 million) and vampires (899,000).
What was the first individually wrapped penny candy in America?
A) Tootsie Rolls
B) Laffy Taffy
C) Smarties
Tootsie Rolls
Tootsie Rolls, invented by Leo Hirschfield in 1907, were the first penny candy to be individually wrapped in America.
What is trick-or-treating called in Mexico?
A) Calaverita
B) Basurero
C) Caza de Monstruos
Calaverita
In Mexico, the practice of trick-or-treating is called calaverita (Spanish for, "Little skull"). Instead of saying, "Trick-or-treat," the children ask, "¿Me da mi calaverita?" ("Can you give me my little skull?"). A calaverita is a small skull made of sugar or chocolate.
Who died on Halloween night?
A) Harry Houdini
B) H.P. Lovecraft
C) Bram Stoker
Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini was one of the most famous and mysterious magicians who ever lived. Strangely enough, he died in 1926 on Halloween night.
What was the first city in the U.S. to plan an official Halloween celebration?
A) Maysville, Kentucky
B) Salem, Massachusetts
C) Anoka, Minnesota
Anoka, Minnesota
Anoka, Minnesota is believed to be the first city in the United States to put on a Halloween celebration to divert its youngsters from Halloween pranks. When Anokans awoke to find their cows roaming Main Street, their windows soaped and their outhouses tipped over, they decided something had to be done. In 1920, a Halloween parade was scheduled, and afterward, hundreds of bags of popcorn, candy, peanuts and other treats were given away to the children who marched in the parade. By the 1930s, it was estimated that 20,000 spectators lined the streets to watch this annual event.
How much does the world's biggest pumpkin weigh?
A) 2,096 LBS
B) 1,385 LBS
C) 247 LBS
2,096 LBS
The world record for heaviest pumpkin is currently held by a gigantic gourd weighing a whopping 2,096 pounds--as much as a small car! Beni Meier, the Swiss gardener who grew the massive fruit, had to use a special vehicle to transport it. The world record was previously held by California couple Tim and Susan Mathison.
Where did the inventor of the Ouija board get the name, "Ouija?"
A) His mother's maiden name
B) From the Egyptian book of the dead
C) From talking to the board
From talking to the board
According to Charles Kennard, one of the original manufacturers of the Ouija board, William Fuld (who is credited with naming the device) learned the name, "Ouija," from using the board. Years later, Fuld would change his story, claiming it was merely a combination of the French and German words for, "Yes".
What colors are associated with Halloween?
A) Purple & Orange
B) Black & Orange
C) Green & Orange
Black & Orange
Black and orange are typically associated with Halloween. Orange is a symbol of harvest and autumn. Black is a symbol of death and darkness and acts as a reminder that Halloween once was a festival that marked the boundaries between life and death.
According to tradition, what will you see if you wear your clothes inside out and then walks backwards on Halloween?
A) A ghost
B) Your death
C) A witch
A witch
According to an old Halloween tradition, you will see a witch at midnight if you wear your clothes inside out and walk backwards.
According to Google Frightgeist, what was the most popular Halloween costume of 2015?
A) Batman
B) Harley Quinn
C) Wonder Woman
Harley Quinn
According to Google Frightgeist, Harley Quinn was the most searched costume of 2015.
How many pounds of candy did the average American consume in 2002?
A) 46 LBS
B) 24 LBS
C) 6 LBS
24 LBS
The average American consumed 24 pounds of candy in 2002! It is believed that the largest portion is consumed by kids on and during the days immediately following Halloween.
What does the word "Halloween" mean?
A) Day of the dead
B) Holy night
C) Darker half
Holy night
It means, "Hallowed evening," or, "Holy night."
Which practice may have evolved into trick-or-treating?
A) Guising
B) Mumming
C) Both are correct
The modern practice of, "Trick-or-treating," may have evolved from several customs such as mumming (going door-to-door performing scenes for food), souling (begging, "Soul-cakes," by singing under windows), and guising (wearing costumes at Hallowmas).
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, what character discovers a portal from, "Halloween Town," to "Christmas Town?"
A) Coraline
B) Jack Skellington
C) Victor Van Dort
Jack Skellington
Jack Skellington leads the citizens of Halloween Town in organizing the annual Halloween holiday, but he's grown weary of the same routine year after year, and when he discovers a portal to Christmas Town, he decides to celebrate that holiday instead.
What actress made her film debut in the original Halloween movie?
A) Demi Moore
B) Morgan Fairchild
C) Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis made her film debut in the 1978 slasher film Halloween.
How many witches were burned at the stake during the Salem Witch Trials?
A) 33
B) 0
C) 12
0
TRICK QUESTION!
None were witches. Those that perished during that time were humans with lives.
What Christian holiday does Halloween immediately precede?
A) Festival of Fools
B) All Saints' Day
C) Epiphany
All Saints' Day
All Saints' Day, also known as, "All Hallows, Day of All the Saints, Solemnity of All Saints, or Feast of All Saints," is a festival celebrated on November 1st by the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church and some other Western Christian traditions, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown.
In Ewe folklore, what form can a vampire take?
A) Firefly
B) Cockroach
C) Rat
Firefly
The adze is a vampiric being in Ewe folklore that can take the form of a firefly, though it will transform into human shape upon capture.
In what country did girls believe they could see images of their future husband if they hung wet sheets in front of the fire on Halloween?
A) Germany
B) Scotland
C) Mongolia
Scotland
In Scotland, young girls often hung wet sheets in front of a fire on Halloween, hoping to see images of their future husbands.
What percent of adults celebrate Halloween?
A) 68.5%
B) 46.9%
C) 74.6%
68.5%
According to a National Retail Federation poll 68.5% of adults celebrate Halloween.
What phobia do you suffer from if you have an intense fear of Halloween?
A) Phasmophobia
B) Halloweenophobia
C) Samhainophobia
Samhainophobia
Samhainophobia refers to an abnormal and persistent fear of Halloween. This time of year may also stir up other phobias such as the fear of: cats (ailurophobia), witches (wiccaphobia), ghosts (phasmophobia), spiders (arachnophobia), the dark (nyctophobia), and cemetaries (coimetrophobia).
When did the word "vampire" first appear in English?
A) 1734
B) 1588
C) 1897
1734
The Oxford English Dictionary dates the first appearance of the English word vampire (as vampyre) from 1734, in a travelogue titled Travels of Three English Gentlemen.
In It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, which trick-or-treating character gets nothing but rocks?
A) Charlie Brown
B) Linus
C) Pigpen
Charlie Brown
During trick-or-treating, the kids receive various goodies -- except for Charlie Brown, who gets nothing but rocks.
In what Halloween classic does Max Dennison accidentally resurrect three witches from the Salem witch trials?
A) Beetlejuice
B) Hocus Pocus
C) The Black Cauldron
Hocus Pocus
In Hocus Pocus, Max lights the Black Flame Candle and inadvertently resurrects the Sanderson sisters, three witches who plot to suck out the souls of all Salem's children, beginning with Max's sister Dani!
What candy was originally called, "Chicken feed?"
A) Candy Corn
B) Skittles
C) M&M's
Candy Corn
The Goelitz Confectionery Company began production of candy corn at the turn of the century and called the product, "Chicken Feed".