I Want Candy
What was candy corn's original name?
Chicken Feed
What's the most popular Halloween costume for dogs?
Pumpkin (followed by hot dog, bat, ghost, and bumblebee)
Are pumpkins a fruit or a vegetable?
A fruit
Which character waits for the "Great Pumpkin" every Halloween?
Linus (The Peanuts)
Who wrote the 1818 classic, Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
What's the best selling Halloween candy?
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Why did people start dressing in Halloween costumes?
Europeans dressed in costumes to repel spirits that they believed came back to earth on Halloween.
Which U.S. state produces the most pumpkins?
Illinois
What is the name of the hotel in The Shining?
The Overlook Hotel
Which U.S. city is considered the most haunted?
New Orleans, Louisiana
Approximately how many pounds of candy are purchased for Halloween each year?
About 90 million pounds.
How much is spent on Halloween costumes in the United States?
Over 6 billion dollars
Turnips
What is the name of the possessed doll in The Conjuring?
Annabelle
What is the night before Halloween called?
Mischief Night or Goosey Night
What do the M's in "M&Ms" stand for?
Mars and Murrie -- the developers of the candy
In what year was the first commercially-produced witch costume made?
1895
Minnesota (2,749 lbs)
What is the most commercially successful horror movie of all time?
It
Why do some people wear their clothes inside-out on Halloween?
About how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? (Range XX to XX)
364 - 411
Where does the mask that Michael Meyers wears in "Halloween" come from?
It's a modified Captain Kirk mask from "Star Trek"
Why do we carve jack-o-lanterns?
The tradition comes from a tale of "Stingy Jack," a man who cheated the devil and was forced to carry a glowing ember in a hollowed-out turnip for eternity
What was the first horror movie to win an Academy Award?
The Silence of the Lambs
According to folklore, what are the three main ingredients of a witch's brew on Halloween night?
The eye of a newt, the toe of a frog, and the wool of a bat