Halloween Trivia
What's the top grossing horror movie of all time?
According to Box Office Mojo, the 2017 Stephen King movie "It"
What actor and talk show host auditioned for a role in “Poltergeist” but ended up in “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” instead?
Drew Barrymore
What does a magician say when performing a magic trick?
Hocus Pocus
Which Halloween candy was originally referred to as “chicken feed"?
Candy corn
Edward Cullen is a vampire in what popular movie and book series?
Twilight
On average, what percentage of Americans carve a pumpkin for Halloween?
45%
What did Americans use for Halloween decorations in the early 1900s?
Crepe paper, cardboard cutouts, corn stalks, pumpkins, gourds and hay
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, how many potential trick-or-treaters are there?
Approximately 41 million kids between the ages of 5 and 14 or 73.1 million children under the age of 18
What's the most popular Halloween costume in the U.S., according to Google?
A witch
What 1984 song returned to the charts on Billboard's "Hot 100" in October of 2021?
Michael Jackson's "Thriller"
Who wrote the “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”?
Washington Irving
What was the original title of the movie “Halloween"?
“The Babysitter Murders"
Before pumpkins, which root vegetable did the Irish and Scottish carve on Halloween?
Turnips
How much money were consumers expected to spend on Halloween decorations in 2022?
$3.4 billion
What percentage of people planned to celebrate Halloween in 2022?
69%
Vincent Price provides the spooky monologue at the end of what popular Halloween song?
Michael Jackson's "Thriller"
When selling a house, is the homeowner obligated to disclose that it's haunted?
No. A majority of states don't require sellers to disclose paranormal activity or any other dubious stigmas like murder or ghosts
Which movie tops Rotten Tomatoes' list of the Scariest Horror Movies Ever?
"The Exorcist"
Why do we trick or treat?
Trick-or-treating is thought to have began as a way for homeowners to reward pranksters for not vandalizing their home on Halloween
Besides horror, what other genre did “Dracula” author Bram Stoker publish books under?
Romance
When did Halloween start?
Though opinion varies, Halloween is thought to have started around 600 AD with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain
What Halloween spending category was expected hit a record high in 2022?
Pet spending was estimated to top more than $700 million, per the National Retail Foundation
Why do we carve jack-o’-lanterns?
The tradition comes from the tale of “Stingy Jack,” a man who cheated the devil and was sentenced to carry a glowing ember in a hollowed-out turnip for eternity
Why do some people wear their clothes inside out on Halloween?
Superstitious folks believe they'll see a witch at midnight
Which U.S. president told a group of schoolkids that the White House was haunted by the ghost of Abraham Lincoln?
In 1989, George H.W. Bush jokingly told a group of children that Lincoln was rumored to haunt the White House