Halloween History
Before pumpkins, which root vegetable did the Irish and Scottish carve on Halloween?
Cabbages
Turnips
Onions
Lettuce
Turnips
In golf, a __________ happens when a player gets a second chance to perform a specific move or action.
Four
Mulligan
Bogey
Birdie
Mulligan
Today is National Mulligan Day!
On average, how many seeds are there in a pumpkin?
200
300
400
500
500
Cotton Candy's was first called "Fairy Floss"
True or False
True
How many bones are in the average human skeleton?
200
205
206
207
206
What group of people brought the Halloween tradition to the United States?
Irish
Polish
English
Italian
Irish
Farfalle, Fusilli, Orecchiette are all types of what?
Breads
Pasta
Appetizers
Pasta
Today is National Pasta Day!
What is the only mammal that can fly?
Parrot
Bat
Spider
Raven
Bat
What candy is the number one selling candy for Halloween in the United States.
Hersheys
Snickers
Reese Peanut Butter Cups
Kit Kat
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
What does a magician say when performing a magic trick?
Abracadabra
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Expelliarmus
Avada Kedavra
Abracadabra
The significance of bobbing for apples during Halloween was it originally a fortune-telling game, where it was believed that the first person to catch an apple would be the next to marry
True False
True
Langston Hughes was a central figure in poetry during the Harlem Renaissance.
True False
True!
Today is National Black Poetry Day!
Edward Cullen is a vampire in what popular movie and book series?
Dracula
Twilight
The Vampire Diaries
Interview with a Vampire
Twilight
Which Halloween candy was originally referred to as “chicken feed?
Candy Corn
Circus Peanuts
Dots
Smarties
Candy Corn
Are pumpkins technically a fruit or vegetable?
Fruit
What is the record for most pumpkins smashed in one minute?
12
32
52
72
52
Alan Jackson was born on this day in 1958. Who is he?
President
Country Singer
Baseball Player
Sports Announcer
Country Singer
Which U.S. state produces the most pumpkins?
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Illinois
How much candy does the average American consume each year?
5 pounds
8 pounds
10 pounds
12 pounds
8 lbs.
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
Halloween is the second-largest commercial holiday in the country
True False
True
What word is used to describe extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless.
Classy
Gaudy
Tasteful
Subtle
Gaudy
Today is National Gaudy Day!
What 1925 horror film, based on Gaston Leroux’s novel by the same name, was made into successful Broadway musical? Hint- It's Laura's Favorite Musical ;)
Wicked
The Phantom of the Opera
Jekyll and Hyde
The Phantom of the Opera
From top to bottom, what are the three colors in candy corn?
White, orange and yellow
Orange, Yellow, White
White, Yellow, Orange
White, Orange, Yellow
Which movie tops Rotten Tomatoes’s list of the Scariest Horror Movies Ever?
The Silence of the Lambs
The Exorcist
Halloween
Saw
The Exorcist