CANDY
How many pieces of candy does the average house give to each trick-or-treater?
2 pieces
What do people traditionally "bob" for on Halloween?
Apples
Which character in It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown got a bag of rocks when they went trick-or-treating?
Charlie Brown
What famous magician died on Halloween?
Houdini
What were the first ever fun size candy bars?
Snickers & Milky Way
What vegetable is part of a tradition on the night before Halloween?
Cabbage used on Mischief Night leaving rotten cabbage on neighbors doors
Which film popularized the modern visual image of the witch, with flowing robes, a pointed hat, a mole, and a hooked nose?
The Wizard of Oz
According to the National Retail Federation, which children's costume continues to hold the #1 spot every year
Princess
What is the most popular Halloween candy in America?
Skittles
What was used before pumpkins to make jack o'lanterns?
The Irish started the tradition, using potatoes and turnips
What is the most commercially successful horror movie of all time?
It
Where did the real Ichabod Crane live?
How many calories are in an average trick-or-treater's Halloween stash?
About 11,000
What do Halloween colors black and orange symbolize?
Orange-Harvest/Black-death
What was the first horror movie to be nominated for an Academy Award?
The Exorcist earned 10 Oscar nominations in 1974 including best supporting actress for 15 y/o Linda Blair
When was Halloween first celebrated in the US?
1840s when Irish immigrants fled the potato famine
35 million pounds/9 billion pieces
Why did people start dressing up in Halloween costumes?
Europeans dressed in costumes to repel spirits that came back to Earth on Halloween
What was the original title for Disney's Hocus Pocus?
Halloween House-and it was more horror than comedy
Alabama-misdemeanor $500 fine and/or up to 1 year in jail