Candy
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History of Halloween
100

Which Halloween candy was originally referred to as “chicken feed"?

Candy Corn

100

Are pumpkins classified as a fruit or vegetable? 

Fruits!

100

What is a popular childrens horror book series?

Goosebumps!

100

 In which state does The Blair Witch Project take place?

Maryland

100

Which town had the famous witch trials?

Salem

200

What is Maryland's favorite candy during Halloween?

Milky Way

200

What did people originally carve instead of pumpkins?

Turnips!

200

Who wrote the 1818 book Frankenstein?

Mary Shelley

200

What movie serial killer is immortalized with a statue at the bottom of a lake?

Jason Voorhees

200

Which country did Halloween originate?

Ireland!

300

This famous candy was invented by a dentist.

Cotton Candy!

300

Where did pumpkins originate?

Central America and Mexico

300

Edward Cullen is a vampire in what popular book series?

Twilight!

300

What is the name of the possessed young girl in The Exorcist?

Regan

300

Originally, what did people do to earn Halloween treats?

It was customary to perform dances, songs, and prayers.

400

On average, how many pounds of candy do most Americans buy each year for Halloween?

24 pounds! (That's nearly 600 million pounds each year in total.)

400

What are the bumps on a pumpkin called?

Corking

400

Where does the quote “Double, double toil and trouble” come from?

William Shakespeare's "Song of the Witches" from McBeth.

400

How was Michael Myers' mask created?

They modified a Captain Kirk mask.

400

Before Halloween was called Halloween, what was the Christian-Celtic festival called?

Samhain!

500

How long does leftover candy last?

Technically, 9 months (but who cares?)

500

How much did the heaviest pumpkin weigh?

2,684 pounds, 2 ounces

500

Besides horror, what other genre did the Dracula author, Bram Stoker, publish books under?

Romance

500

What is widely considered to be the first horror movie made?

Le Manoir du Diable or (in English) The House of the Devil, made in 1898

500

What was the original purpose of bobbing for apples on Halloween?

Fortune-telling! Specifically, predicting whom a woman would marry.

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