Halloween in numbers
About how much money did Americans spend on Halloween in 2019?
a. 1.5 billion dollars
b. 2 billion dollars
c. 2.5 billion dollars
c. 2.5 billion dollars
What 2 countries popularized costumes for Halloween?
a. China and Taiwan
b. United States and Mexico
c. Ireland and Scotland
c. Ireland and Scotland
What candy is named after a Broadway play?
a. Junior mints
b. Butterfinger
c. M&M
a. Junior mints
What was the original title of the Disney movie Hocus Pocus?
a. 3 Witches
b. Halloween House
c. Magic of Halloween
b. Halloween House
What is the average number of pieces of candy a house gives to trick or treaters?
1. 2 pieces
2. 5 pieces
3. 8 pieces
1. 2 pieces
Who was the first 1st Lady to decorate the White House for Halloween?
a. Martha Washington
b. Dolly Madison
c. Mamie Eisenhower
c. Mamie Eisenhower
Which candies are both vegan and gluten free?
a. Milky way
b. Dots
c. Butterfinger
b. Dots
What holiday surpasses Halloween for annual consumer sales?
a. Valentine's day
b. Easter
c. Christmas
c. Christmas
How much money did film produces spend on the Michael Myers mask in the Halloween movies?
1. $2
b. $20
c. $200
1. $2
When was the Halloween first celebrated in the United States?
a. 1840s
b. 1920s
c. 1970s
a. 1840s
What is the most popular Halloween candy in America?
a. Starbursts
b. Twizzlers
c. Skittles
c. Skittles
What was candy corn originally called?
a. Horse feed
b. Goat feed
c. Chicken feed
c. Chicken feed
How many pounds of candy corn are produced each year for Halloween?
a. 25 million
b 35 million
c 45 million
b 35 million
In Ireland, what vegetable was used to carve a jack-o-lantern?
a. squash
b. carrot
c. turnip
c. turnip
What were the first fun-sized candy bars?
a. 3 Musketeers and Hersheys
b. Milky Way and Snickers
c. Crunch bar and Almond Joy
b. Milky Way and Snickers
Where was the first city-wide Halloween celebration in the US?
a. Anoka, Minnesota
b. Scranton, PA
c. San Fransisco, CA
a. Anoka, Minnesota
In what year was Halloween originally thought to be founded?
a. 3000 BCE
b. 4000 BCE
c. 5000 BCE
b. 4000 BCE
What item is banned in California on Halloween?
a. Silly string
b. Slime
c. Toilet paper
a. Silly string
What candy was given to solders during the Korean war?
a. Milky ways
b. Jolly ranchers
c. Tootsie rolls
c. Tootsie rolls
What is the most commercially successful scary movie franchise?
a. Halloween
b. Addams Family
c. Godzilla
c. Godzilla