Local Legends
This man played 9 pins with some shady characters and fell asleep for 20 years
Rip Van Winkle
What do you normally get on Halloween when you shout out, "Trick or treat!"
Candy
The most popular scary Halloween costume this year?
Beetlejuice. In second place, Pennywise the clown.
Parents check Halloween candy to see if it is
Safe to eat (no open packages, no holes)
What was the first jack-o’-lanterns made from?
From turnips, not pumpkins.
This Headless Ghost terrorizes what town in the Hudson Valley?
Sleepy Hollow
Most popular Halloween treat given out on Halloween in NY
Twizzlers
The most popular 'funny' costume in NYS this year
Ken from Barbie
Which candy is currently the most popular in the USA?
M&Ms, It used to be Reese's peanut butter cups
Was candy always the treat of choice given to trick or treaters?
No, it was originally baked goods. People didn't have a lot of money to buy candy
Linus (from Charlie Brown) is waiting for what on Halloween?
The Great Pumpkin
The original Colonist of New England were forbidden from celebrating Halloween for what reason?
Religious- Puritans saw it as sinful. Southern Colonist were ok with it.
The most popular 'super hero' costume this year
Deadpool and Wolverine are especially popular this year,
The most disliked candy given out on Halloween?
Candy Corn, 2nd place is circus peanuts
The largest pumpkin ever recorded weighed
over 2,600 pounds
Named the #1 Haunted Hay Ride in America, located in Ulster Park.
The Headless Horseman Hay Ride, Tickets are $78.90 per person.
Another name for Halloween.
Devils night- because of the pranks some teens do.
The most popular 'boys costume' this year is
Spider-Man (especially Miles Morales) from the "Spider-Verse" films
Which Halloween candy has the most sugar in it?
Skittles has 30 grams of sugar. Starburst has 22 grams.
Halloween has roots in the Celtic festival of
Samhain
Abe Lincoln's Ghost Train is said to stop at what town in the Hudson Valley
Hyde Park, NY
This Trick or Treater prank is not acceptable and can get you in trouble
Most popular 'girls costume' this year is
Descendants 4: The Rise of Red, particularly "Red" and other Disney villain descendants
What Chocolate candy is the most popular in the USA?
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
The fear of Halloween is known as
Samhainophobia.