Candy
What is the most popular Halloween candy?
Skittles
Where did Halloween originate?
Ireland
What does witch mean?
Wise woman (from an Old English called Wicce)
Blue sandals, Blue dress, Controls water, Fairy
Silvermist from Tinkerbell
What were the first jack o lanterns made of?
Turnips
What is candy corn's original name?
Chicken Feed (because it resembled corn which, at the time of its discovery, was the main food given to chickens)
What is the origin of trick or treating?
Middle age tradition of mumming (which they dressed up as ghosts and demons, and went door-to-door performing songs and scenes from plays in exchange for food and drink.)
What animal is in most danger during this time of year?
Gold/black suit, black/gold/green jacket robe, golden helmet with horns curling forward
Marvel's Loki
What is the highest grossing commercial holiday?
Christmas (Halloween is second)
When did "fun size" candy start being made?
1961 (margin of error allowed is 1955-1970)
Halloween was a religious festival for what practice?
Celtic
Why was it common for people to wear masks during Halloween?
For protection (it is said the veil between the living and the dead thins, allowing spirits to roam)
Pointy black hat, broom, robe
Witch
What animal was important in the past for Halloween?
Owls (owls were thought to be witches, and to hear an owl's call meant someone was about to die.)
What candy was used as a part of rations during World War 2?
Tootsie Rolls (not only for eating but they were used to plug holes in vehicles during the Korean War)
What is the original name for Halloween?
Samhain
What is the inspiration for the ghost costume?
Covering a dead body with a white sheet
Round glasses, black and red robe, wand
Harry Potter
Why are black and orange associated with Halloween
Black - darkness
Orange - Fall
How many flavors of Kit Kat does Japan produce?
Over 350 flavors (margin of error allowed 300-400)
What is the origin story for why people put jack o lanterns in their front yard?
The Legend of Stingy Jack (Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack who fooled the devil and in turn was forced to walk the Earth with only a burning coal in a hollowed turnip to light his way.)
What is the fear of Halloween called?
Samhainophobia
Orange turtleneck, red skirt, glasses
Velma
What other names are there for Halloween?
All Hallows’ Eve, Witches Night, Lamswool, Snap-Apple Night, Samhain, and Summer’s End