Halloween Facts
What does the color orange represent on Halloween?
The color of the Harvest.
Which animal-related disease was a popular costume in 2009? Avian Flu, Mad Cow Disease, Swine Flu or Bedbugs
What is Swine Flu?
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
A pumpkin is a fruit.
It is in the same category as a cucumber.
This food was not served at the first Thanksgiving.
Turkey, cranberries, corn or mashed potatoes?
What are mashed potatoes?
The more you have of it, the less you see
darkness
What was used as a costume in the old days?
Burlap bags, Animal skins, old clothes or Paper Masks
What is Animal Skins?
Dressing up as an animal responsible for more than 700,000 deaths a year would mean going as a: Snake, Shark, Scorpion or Mosquito?
What is a Mosquito?
What is one of the two most popular treats to receive in ones trick or treat bag?
Reese's or Snickers
`This is the year of the first Thanksgiving.
1542, 1699, 1621, 1774
What is 1621?
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
YOUR BREATH
In Mexico and other Latin American countries, this multi-day holiday is celebrated to honor deceased loved ones.
What is Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
The character of Victor Frankenstein was a student of natural philosophy but later focused on this specific field of study. Chemistry, English Literature, Human anatomy or History?
What is chemistry?
What flavor is the "mystery" flavored Dum-Dum?
1) Pineapple, Cherry, Apple, Blue Raspberry
2)Root beer, Bubble Gum, Vanilla and Lemon
3) A combination of all of them
A combination of them all
Rather than shut down production and clean out the machine between batches, the company puts in unflavored lollipops and coats them with the remaining residue between batches.
Which President refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Johnson, Woodrow Wilison
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
He declined to make a proclamation in 1801. For Jefferson, supporting the holiday meant supporting state-sponsored religion since Thanksgiving is rooted in Puritan religious traditions.
What flies when it's born, lies when it's alive, and runs when it's dead?
A Snowflake
Where did the tradition of Halloween Start? (What Country?)
Ireland
The medical term for the condition where people believe they are actual werewolves or vampires and display related behavior.
What is Vampirism?
Pumpkins can be naturally grown as orange, white, red, yellow, green and what other color?
What is Blue? (Blue Hubbard Squash)
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak?
Comb, Beard, Wattle, Flab
What is a Wattle?
What word is always pronounced wrong?
WRONG
In the United States, this famous horror author is celebrated during the Halloween season and known for works like "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Raven."
Who is Edgar Allen Poe?
The excessive consumption of sugary treats on Halloween can lead to a spike in this medical condition, resulting in overactive behavior and irritability.
Hypo- glycemia or Hyper-glycemia?
What is hyperglycemia?
What percentage of people prefer chocolate as their Halloween candy? 39%, 50%, 70%, 95%
What is 70%
This president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, John Quincy Adams, Grover Cleveland
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
I start with M, end with X, and I have any number of letters in me. What am I?
a MAILBOX