USA
Within 3% points... what percentage of Americans decorate their homes for Halloween?
86%
A cauldron is what
Large kettle or boiler
From top to bottom, what are the three colors of candy corn
White orange yellow
In "Peanuts" Linus has spent many a Halloween waiting for this being
The Great Pumpkin
What is a fear of ghosts called?
Phasmophobia
In what American state is it illegal to be a priest or nun for Halloween?
Alabama doesn’t take clergy costumes lightly: According to Section 13A-14-4
Why did people originally start wearing Halloween costumes?
To ward off evil spirits
Candy corn was originally known as this
Chicken Feed
Who sang the original “Monster Mash?”
Bobby Pickett
One particular serial killer inspired Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Psycho and The Silence of the Lambs. Who was it?
Ed Gein
2024 best selling halloween candy
M&M
Which city hosts the largest halloween parade in America?
NYC
Cotton candy inventer had what profession?
Dentist
What are the names of the three witches in “Hocus Pocus”?
Sarah, Winifred (Winnie), Mary
According to legend, what type of tree is a witch’s broom made of?
Birch or Hazelwood
Who was the first lady to decorate the Whitehouse for Halloween?
Mamie Eisenhower in 1958
Fastest pumpkin carving in the world?
16.47 seconds
Which traditional sweet is often linked with Doctor Who?
Jelly Babies
Rockwell's 1984 song “Somebody’s Watching Me” features what pop singer on the chorus?
Michael Jackson
In 2017 the city of Bathurst Canada banned kids of this age and older from trick or treating
16 years old
For Halloween, 19th c. Louisianans made a midnight "dumb supper", a meal eaten without doing this, & waited for a ghost to join
Speaking
What city boasts the record for most lit jack o lanterns at once?
Keene, New Hampshire, USA, on 19 October 2013. 30,581
What was the snickers bar names after?
Franklin Mars named it after a family horse who has passed away
In what year did Monster Mash hit #1 on the hot 100 billboard?
1962
Chinese folklore says an immortal resembling what creature lives on the moon?
Rabbit