Sweet Knowledge
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Halloween Costumes
Halloween History
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100

 The pieces of this candy feature messages like "Be Mine" and "Kiss Me" imprinted on them.

What are Sweethearts?

100

This 2017 movie was based off Stephen King’s novel and was the highest grossing horror film of all time.

What is IT?

100

Your first little trick or treater is a little boy, wearing a black robe and glasses; he is also carrying a wand and seems to have a lightning bolt drawn on his forehead.

Who is Harry Potter?


100

This common holiday practice has many possible ancient origins but it was more recently revived nationwide by 1950 as a way to promote community inclusion and prevent vandalism.

What is Trick-or-Treating?

100

These mythical beings made their first appearance in a travelogue titled Travels of Three English Gentlemen and were described as “[they] attack people sleeping quietly in their beds, suck out all their blood from their bodies and destroy them”. 

What is a Vampire?

200

This was America's first penny candy to be individually wrapped.

What is Tootsie Roll?


200
  1. This psychological horror movie with the main antagonist named Buffalo Bill won five Academy Awards including Best Picture.

What is The Silence of the Lambs

200

In 2016, this fictional character’s costume was ranked as the most popular in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Who is Harley Quinn?


200

This was the name the Catholic Church gave to October 31st when in 609 A.D. Pope Gregory III moved All Saint’s Day to November 1st.

What is All Hallow’s Eve?

200

In 1818 Mary Shelley wrote this book creating one of the most recent but most well known classic monsters which are created in a mad science experiment by the titular character.

What is Frankenstein?

300

This candy is the most popular among trick or treaters.

What is Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

300

Dan O’Bannon’s original draft title for this movie was “Star Beast.” He changed it after re-reading the script.

What is Alien?

300

This is the amount of money that is approximately spent on costumes during Halloween. 

What is $3.4 Billion?


300

Halloween’s origins lie in the festival of Samhain by this group of people during the first century B.C. where they dressed up and lit bonfires to ward against ghosts

Who are the Celts?

300

This creature got its name and origins from tales of an ancient burial practice that were brought into Europe by archeologists in the 18th century.

What is the Mummy?

400

This candy bills itself as the candy that “melts in your mouth not in your hands.”

What are M&M’s?

400

This film was the first Horror movie to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.

What is The Exorcist?

400

In what American state is it illegal to dress up like a priest or a nun?

What is Alabama?

400

Jack-o-Lanterns were created based on the story of Stingy Jack, a man who tricked the devil and has been roaming the earth every since which just a burning, were originally made out of these instead of pumpkins. 

What are turnips, beets, or potatoes?

400

The Grim Reaper first appeared in the 14th century during the years that Europe was dealing with this.

What is the Black Death?

500

This candy maker is considered to be the oldest operating candy manufacturer in America.

What is NECCO?

500

The actions of this serial killer were the inspirations for Psycho, Silence of the Lambs, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Who is Ed Gein?

500

What percent of pet owners dress their pets in Halloween costumes?

What is 16%?

500

Early American Halloween parties featured harvest celebrations, sharing stories of the dead, dancing, singing and this often done by unmarried women.

What is fortune telling?

500

The more scientific name for a werewolf, lycanthrope, comes from a Greek Myth about this individual. 

Who is Lycaon?

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