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This was the original meaning for dressing up in costumes on Halloween
To scare away spirits
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How much money do Americans spend on dressing their pets up for Halloween?
a) 300 million b) 500 million c) 700 million
c) 700 million
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What do witches use to boil their potions?
Cauldren
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What is the name for a traditional Halloween game using apples?
Apple bobbing
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What is the most popular celebration or event in Japan originated in other countries?
Christmas
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Most popular costume in the United States as of 2023
Barbie
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Where is the biggest Halloween parade in the US thrown?
New York
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What do you put inside a Jack-o'-lantern?
candles
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Describe how Japanese people spend Halloween.
Many people in Japan wear costumes and gather in a city like Shibuya. They drink on the streets, which is illegal in some other countries.
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Halloween celebrations span three days in Spain: true or false?
True
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What was Halloween named after?
All Hallows Eve
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In what movie does Jack Skellington try to bring Christmas to halloween town?
Nightmare before Christmas
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What is the most popular candy bought during the Halloween holiday?
Chocolate
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On average, how many seeds does each pumpkin contains?
500 seeds
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In what song/music video is Michael Jackson turned into a zombie?
Thriller
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Before pumpkins, people used this to carve the Jack o’ lanterns out of...
Turnip
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Which Halloween candy was originally referred to as “chicken feed?”
Candy Corn
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What do people sprinkle on their doorstep to keep evil spirits away?
Salt
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Pumpkins can be orange, white, green, or what other color?
a) Yellow b) Blue c) Red
b) Blue
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Who you gonna call?
Ghost Busters
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The country Halloween originated?
Ireland
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Which U.S. state produces the most pumpkins?
Illinois
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What kind of food is pumpkin classified as? (Potato is a root vegetable, etc...)
Fruit
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What is the fear of Halloween called? (Hallophobia, Samhainophobia, or Henopaphobia)
Samhainophobia
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Why are black cats associated with Halloween?
In Medieval Europe, it was believed that devils and witches could disguise as black cats.