Halloween
Trivia
Trivia
How many pounds of Candy Corn are produced every year?
Around 35 million pounds
Is a pumpkin a fruit or vegetable?
Fruit
What movie serial killer is said to be immortalized with a statue at the bottom of a lake?
Jason Voorhees
According to a well-known song, which family is said to be creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky?
The Addams Family
Who wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
Washington Irving
Why do some people wear their clothes inside out on Halloween?
They believe they’ll see a witch at midnight.
How many pieces of candy does a plastic jack-o’-lantern carry?
About 250
What year did It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown first air?
1966
What was the original title of the Michael Jackson song “Thriller”?
Starlight
Who wrote It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?
Charles M. Schulz
Which Halloween candy was originally referred to as chicken feed?
Candy Corn
How many seeds does the average pumpkin have?
Around 500 seeds
What actor auditioned for a role in Poltergeist but ended up in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial instead?
Drew Barrymore
What year was the song “Don’t Fear the Reaper” released?
1976
In what Stephen King book does a family move into a haunted hotel?
The Shining
Before pumpkins, which root vegetables did the Irish and Scottish carve on Halloween?
Turnips
What place holds the Guinness World Record for the most jack-o’-lanterns lit in one place?
Keene, New Hampshire
How many Halloween movies has Jamie Lee Curtis appeared in?
7
A 1984 song asked, “Who you gonna call?” What is the answer?
Ghostbusters!
In the 1972 children’s book of the same name, who are Meg and Mog?
A witch and a cat
Which first lady was the first to decorate the White House for Halloween?
Mamie Eisenhower, in 1958
What color were pumpkins originally?
White or Green
Which actor was the basis for Michael Myers’s mask in Halloween?
William Shatner (as Captain Kirk)
Which rock band released the Halloween song “Somebody’s Watching Me” in 1984?
Rockwell
What 1845 poem by Edgar Allen Poe features a talking bird that repeats the word “Nevermore”?
The Raven