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What year did ‘Halloween’ come out?
1978
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What is the most popular candy to give away on Halloween in the United States?
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
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What Pagan celebration is widely believed to be the origins of Halloween?
The Celtic Festival of Samhain
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What are the three classic cereals that only come around for the Halloween season?
Count Chocula
Boo Berry
Franken Berry
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Where did the phrase, "trick-or-treat" originate?
Central Canada, it was printed in a newspaper in 1927 used to describe a group of children dressed in costume and demanding treats door to door
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What year did ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ come out?
1984
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What vegetable was thought to have magical powers on Halloween night in the 1800s?
Cabbage, they were used for pranks
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What was the point of the Celtic Festival of Samhain?
It was a celebration that marked the end of summer and beginning of winter, it was believed that the worlds of the living and dead became blurred on the night of Samhain (October 31st)
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In what year did McDonald's first unveil their iconic Halloween Happy Meal Pails?
1986
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Why did trick-or-treating become so popular in the United States in the 1930s?
Because it was adopted as an organized community based tradition to try to keep children busy to stop the violent pranks going on during the Great Depression
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What year did ‘Friday the 13th’ come out?
1980
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What root vegetable did the British use in the 19th century to make jack-o-lanterns?
Turnips
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Why did the ancient Celts associate black and orange with Halloween?
They believed black symbolized the death of summer and orange symbolized the fall harvest
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What year was Spirit Halloween’s first season?
1983
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What did the German-American tradition of Belsnickeling entail?
children dressing in costume and calling their neighbors to see if they can guess the child's identity, if they are not identified they were rewarded with food and other treats
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What year did ‘Halloweentown’ come out?
1998
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Bobbing for apples on Halloween was once considered to be a way of fortune telling, what would it predict?
It predicted who a woman would marry, girls would discreetly mark apples before putting them in the water and when a boy would get the apple it would determine their future spouse
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Where did the term "jack-o-lantern" come from?
The term is based on the Irish folklore of Stingy Jack, in the story Jack tricks the devil multiple times and is sentenced to roam the Earth for eternity. The devil gives Jack a piece of coal to light his way and Jack carves [REDACTED] to hold it
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When did giving out candy on Halloween become popular?
1950s
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on the night of Samhain, poor children would partake in a tradition called "Souling" widely believed to be the first adaptation of trick-or-treating, what would these children do?
go door to door begging for food and money in exchange for praying for the souls of the dead
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What year did ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ come out?
1968
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What were the top 5 Halloween costumes for adults in 2023?
1. Barbie
2. Princess
3. Spider-Man
4. Witch
5. Fairy
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Why are black cats associated with Halloween? (There are multiple answers depending on what area of the world you are in so any of those answers will be acceptable)
Samhain - the cat Sith, a Celtic fairy that resembled a large black cat would bless homes that left milk out for it on Halloween
Medieval Europe - it was believed that witches had the power to transform into black cats
1300s Europe - it was believed that witches and cats were responsible for the bubonic plague
Greek Mythology - Hera transformed her servant Galinthias into a black cat out of anger and he went on to serve the goddess of magic and spells, Hecate
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When was candy corn invented?
1880s
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in the 16th century, the Scottish practiced a tradition called "guising", what did this entail?
going house to house in costume and performing a small act in exchange for food and treats