Halloween Trivia
In Ireland, they carved into a vegetable and put a candle inside in hopes that the glowing, scary faces of the lanterns were meant to frighten away evil spirits or help lost souls find their way. What vegetable was it?
What is a turnip?
What did the Celts (celtics) believe happened on the night of October 31st?
Spirits of the dead returned to the earth.
Halloween is the second biggest candy selling holiday after this one which holds the number 1 spot.
What is Easter?
Which scary halloween creature could you see that is wrapped in bandages?
Mummy
This was every kid's favorite yearly Halloween show to watch on TV back in Mrs. Luetjen's day
It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.
An Irish story about a trickster named Jack who fooled the Devil several times. When Jack died, he wasn’t allowed into heaven or hell. The Devil gave him only a burning coal to light his way in the dark. What tradition on Halloween does this story connect to?
What is the Jack o Lantern?
What decade did trick-or-treating become popular in the United States?
What rainbow candy sells over 3 million pounds every Halloween?
Skittles
Who is big, tall and green?
Frankenstein
Nightmare before Christmas words that repeat in a song from the movies.. This is _________"
This is Halloween.
They are Creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky, they're all together ooky Who are they?
The Addams Family
What church holiday was created to honor all saints and led to the name “All Hallows’ Eve”?
All Saint's Day
What’s the popular chocolate Halloween candy that means 'to laugh'?
Snickers
What comes out and howls on a full moon?
Werewolf
What animals that are associated with witches and are bad luck if one crosses your path?
Black cats
When Irish and Scottish immigrants came to this place in the 1800s, they brought their Jack-o’-Lantern tradition with them but found an easier and bigger fruit to use and that is when this tradition started.
What is carving a pumpkin?
What was the scary character that would come out in the story of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
The headless horseman
When this candy was created in the 1880s it was originally called “chicken feed.” It became a Halloween classic because of its fall colors — orange, yellow, and white.
What is Candy corn?
What costume is associated with black cats & broom sticks?
Witches
Winnie, Sarah, and Mary
During the Middle Ages, people in England, Ireland, and Scotland had a custom called “souling.” On All Souls’ Day (November 2), poor people went door to door asking for food or money. In return, they promised to pray for the souls of the dead in that household. They were often given little “soul cakes” and sometimes nuts, and fruit, and coins. When Irish and Scottish immigrants brought these customs to the United States it trabsformed into this activity
What is trick or treating?
What does the word “Halloween” mean?
"All Hallows’ Eve”
What is the most popular candy people want when trick or treating?
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
A white sheet with two eye holes cut out is the oldest easiest costume. What is this?
In this massively popular movie from the 80's during a scene that takes place on Halloween, the characters try to conceal the "extra terrestrial" in a ghost costume as they ride with him on the front of bicycle