History
History
Vocabulary
Candy
Just for Fun
100

When is Halloween?

October 31st

100

What is a traditional Halloween activity?

Trick or treating, bonfires, carving jack-o-lanterns and visiting haunted houses

100

What is another word for carve?

cut

100

What is the popular Halloween candy shaped like a triangle that is orange, yellow and white?

Candy Corn

100

What popular movie features "Jack" trying to take over Christmas?

Nightmare before Christmas

200

What is trick or treating?

Going from house to house in costumes asking for sweet treats

200

What are the traditional Halloween colors?

Orange and Black

200

What does plentiful mean?

"Pumpkins were more plentiful in the United States, so people used them to carve Jack-o-lanterns?

a lot of something


200

What is the name of the popular chocolate candy that is small and round and has 2 letters on it?

M&M

200

What color cat do you not want to cross your path?

Black

300

True or False: Mass produced costumes date back to as early as the 1930s

True

300

Orange symbolized the vibrant colors of the crops and harvest season, what did black symbolize?

death of summer

300

What does origin mean?

"Halloween has its origins in the ancient celtic festival."

Start

300
Which popular candy has the slogan "Taste the Rainbow"

Skittles

300

What Disney movie just came out that was about a house haunted by ghosts?

Haunted Mansion

400

Why did people originally carve scary faces on turnips?

to scare away evil spirits

400

Why were masks and costumes originally worn?

attempt to appease evil spirits or avoid being recognized by evil spirits

400

What does appease mean?

"Masks and costumes were worn in an attempt to appease evil spirits?"

satisfy or please

400

Which of these is not in an original bag of starburst?

Red, Orange, Green, Pink

Green

400

What is the name of the pop up store that comes out just for Halloween to sell costumes?

Spirit Halloween
500
Halloween had its origin in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain, what did it celebrate?

the end of the harvest season

500

In the United States, why did people carve pumpkins and not turnips?

Pumpkins were more plentiful and easier to carve

500

What does vibrant mean?

"Vibrant colors of their crops"

Very bright and energetic

500

What is the most popular Halloween candy?

Reeses Cups
500

What is the most popular super hero costume?

Spiderman
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