Halloween by the Numbers

Candy

100

How many pounds of candy does the average American consume per year? A) 11 pounds ........... B) 24 pounds ........... C) 42 pounds ............ D) 56 pounds

B) 24 pounds!

200

What percentage of adults hand out candy on Halloween? ........... A) 10% ............ B) 25% ............ C) 50% ............. D) 72%

D) 72%

300

What is 72% of 120,000,000? ........ A) 864 ......... B) 8,640 ......... C) 86,400,000 ........... D) 8,640,000,000

C) 86,400,000

400

What percentage of American adults admit to sneaking candy from their kids' Halloween trick-or-treat bags? ..... A) 10% ....... B) 50% ......... C) 90% ......... D)100%

C) 90%

500

What percentage of kids report that they sort their candy after returning home from trick-or-treating? ...... A) 10% ....... B) 30% ........ C) 50% .......... D) 75%

B) 30%

Pumpkins

100

How many seeds do most pumpkins contain? ........ A) 6 ......... B) 120 .......... C) 500 ........... D) 20,000

C) 500

200

What percentage of American adults carve a pumpkin for Halloween? ......... A) 10% .......... B) 46% ........... C) 90% .......... D) 100%

B) 46%

300

How much did the largest pumpkin grown in the US weigh? .......... A) 60 pounds .......... B) 120 pounds ........... C) 250 pounds ........... D) 1,810 pounds

D) 1,810 pounds. It was in 2010, and it weighed as much as a dairy cow or about half the weight of a small car!! That was one biiiiig pumpkin.

400

Where are most pumpkins grown in the US? ........ A) Illinois, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Michigan ............ or ... B) Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington ................ or ... C) Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and North Carolina

A) Illinois, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Michigan

500

Pumpkins are native to which area of the world? .......... A) the Amazon ............ B) Madagascar Island .................. C) Mexico and Central America .............. D) northern US and Canada

C) Mexico and Central America - but they're now grown on 6 of the 7 continents

Costumes

100

What's the percentage of Americans that dress up their pets on Halloween? A) 3% B) 11.5% C) 42% D) 120%

B) 11.5%

200

Out of all 300 million Americans (children and adults), how many of them dress up in costumes for Halloween? A) 30 thousand......... B) 3 million......... C) 120 million......... D) 300 million

C) 120 million

300

What percentage of Americans decorate their yards for Halloween? A) 5% ....... B) 10% ....... C) 25% .......... D) 50%

D) 50%

400

How many children between the ages of 5 and 13 are there in the US? A) 10 million ........ B) 36 million .......... C) 120 million ......... D) 150 million

B) 36 million children in the prime trick-or-treating age group!

500

What is 11.5% of 120,000,000? A) 34,500,000 ....... B) 345,000 .......... C) 3,450 ........... D) 345 ....... (Remember? 11.5% of Americans dress up their pet?)

A) 34,500,000