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Only one holiday surpasses Halloween in annual consumer sales. What is it?
Christmas
This candy was originally called chicken feed.
Candy Corn
What day is Halloween?
October 31
Who creates the creature in Mary Shelley's, "Frankenstein?"
Victor Frankenstein
When is Halloween thought to have originated?
4000 B.C.
The first jack o' lantern was carved from what vegetable?
Turnip
Halloween candy sales average about how much annually in the US?
$2 Billion
Which colors are associated with Halloween?
Black and orange.
Orange stands for harvest and warmth, and black signifies death and darkness.
Which character in "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," got a bag of rocks when they went trick or treating?
Charlie Brown
Where did the famous witch trials take place between 1692 and 1693?
Where did the real Ichabod Crane live?
Staten Island
Believe or not, it wasn't Sleepy Hollow, New York, but actually Staten Island
Is the pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit
What are some common Halloween traditions?
Trick or treating, telling spooky stories, visiting haunted houses, making jack o lanterns, wearing Halloween costumes, etc
What is the name of Dracula's sidekick?
Renfield
Who was the first First Lady to decorate the White House for Halloween?
Mamie Eisenhower in 1958
What item is banned in California on Halloween?
Silly String
How many calories are in an average trick or treater's Halloween stash?
About 11,000
The fear of Halloween is called what?
Samhinophobia
Which film popularized the modern visual image of the witch, with flowing robes, a pointed hat, a mole, and a hooked nose?
The Wizard of Oz
What famous magician died on Halloween in 1926?
Harry Houdini
What was The Munsters' address?
1313 Mockingbird Lane
What were the first-ever fun-size candy bars?
Snickers and Milky Way
How is Halloween less commonly referred to as?
Allhalloween, All Hallows'Eve, or All Saints' Eve
What was the first horror movie to be nominated for an Academy Award?
The Exorcist
The movie earned a whopping 10 Oscar nominations in 1974, including a Best Supporting Actress nod for then 15-year-old Linda Blair.
When was Halloween first celebrated in the United States?
1840's
Around the 1840's when there was a flood of Irish immigrants fleeing from the potato famine