Candy
Which holiday has the top candy sales: Valentine’s Day or Halloween?
Every Halloween, Charlie Brown helps Linus wait for what character?
The Great Pupmkin
What country celebrates the Day of the Dead starting at midnight on October 31?
Mexico
What do black cats represent?
bad luck
In which Grimm fairy tale can we find a witch with a house made out of gingerbread?
Hansel and Gretel
Transylvania is a region in which country?
Romania
How many pieces of candy does the average house give to each trick-or-treater?
Two pieces
What 1973 movie made people throw away their Ouija Boards?
The Exorcist
What famous magician died on Halloween?
Harry Houdini
If you cut an apple on Halloween horizontally and count the number of seeds, this reveals how many ___________ you will have.
children
Who wrote Frankenstein?
Mary Shelly
What does the word “Hallow” in relation to Halloween mean?
Saint
What were the first-ever fun-size candy bars? Name one of the two.
Snickers or Milky Way
What’s the body count for the movie, Halloween?
Five people and a dog
Where did Halloween originate?
Ireland
What did Scottish women hang to see their future husbands on Halloween?
wet sheets in front of a fire
Where did the real Ichabod Crane live?
Staten Island (not Sleepy Hollow!)
Who sang the original "Monster Mash?"
Bobby Pickett
How many calories are to be found in an average trick-or-treater’s Halloween stash? a) 11,000 b) 14,000 c) 17,000
a) 11,000
How many Oscars was Psycho nominated for?
Four
In Scotland, what vegetable used to be carved into a jack-o-lantern?
turnip
What does it mean to see a spider on Halloween?
It means the spirit of a loved one is watching over the person who sees the spider.
Where does “Double, double toil and trouble” come from?
Which state produces the most pumpkins?
Illinois, which produces over 40% of the pumpkins in the US.
What’s the mega-popular Halloween candy that was named after a horse?
Salem, Massauchusetts
Halloween was celebrated for the first time ever in what decade? (Hint: It was in the 1800s)
1840s
Some people believe that if you wear clothes inside out and walk backwards on Halloween, you'll see a ____________ at midnight.
witch
Which acclaimed fantasy and sci-fi writer wrote The Graveyard Book?
Neil Gaiman
In what American state is it illegal to be a priest or nun for Halloween?
Alabama