Pumpkins
Pumpkins are ____, not vegetables
What is a Fruit?
Masks at Halloween were initially worn to ward off _______
What are evil spirits?
Referred to as "The Great American Chocolate Bar." The _____ Chocolate Bar was first sold in 1900.
What is Hershey Milk Chocolate Bar?
In Forsyth, Illinois, kids looking for something sweet can only approach homes that have their ____ on. This law allows residents to legally dictate if they want children and their parents to approach their homes and request a treat.
What are lights?
Halloween is the second highest grossing commercial holiday after ______
What is Christmas?
National Pumpkin Day is an unofficial holiday that is celebrated annually on October _____ The holiday serves as a day to give thanks for the squash that have been such an integral part of North American heritage
What is Oct. 26th?
The average cost of an halloween mask in the 1950s was _____ cent
What is 99 cents?
States banned this candy due to concerns that it would encourage kids to smoke real cigarettes.
What are candy cigarettes?
Walnut, California
The Walnut city code is clear regarding the city’s attitude towards masks. No one is supposed to wear a mask or disguise on a public street without a ______from the sheriff.
What is a permit?
“Halloween” is short for “_______”
What is All Hallows Eve/Hallows’ Evening?
The Guinness World Record for Heaviest Pumpkin is held by Mathias Willemijns from Belgium and his _______pound(s) pumpkin
Hint: Think in the thousands
What is 2,000-pound(s)?
In the ____s, firms began mass-producing Halloween masks for sale in stores as trick-or-treating became popular in North America.
Hint: An era defined by a global economic and political crisis that culminated in War.
What are/is the 1930s?
According to the American Chemical Society, eating around ____ pieces of fun-sized Halloween candy bars would poison a 180-pound person. But don't worry about death by candy: You'd vomit before you’d be able to down that many candy bars in one sitting.
Hint: Greater that 125 pieces
What is 200?
Belleville, Illinois
A Belleville law restricts persons who are older than ____ from going door-to-door for candy on Halloween. The fine for breaking this local law ranges from $50-1,000.
Hint: Think teenage years
What is 13 years old?
______ is typically believed to be the birthplace of Halloween.
What is Ireland?
The largest pumpkin pie ever made was _____ feet in diameter and weighed 3,699 pounds. It was made in September 2010 by the New Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers (USA) at the New Bremen Pumpkinfest in New Bremen, Ohio.
What is 20 feet?
Because the movie Halloween (1978) was on such a tight budget, they had to use the cheapest mask they could find for the character Michael Meyers, which turned out to be a _______ mask.
What is a William Shatner mask?
THE TWO M'S IN M&M’S STAND FOR MARS AND _____
Hint: Name
What is Murrie?
Those are the surnames of the two businessmen—Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie—who developed and financed the candy-coated chocolates.
Newport News, Virginia
In addition to imposing an age limit of 12, a Newport News law dictates that trick-or-treating must end at ____ pm. If you do not abide by the Halloween curfew, you could be held accountable for a fine up to $250.
What is 8pm?
This famous and mysterious magician died in 1926 on Halloween night as a result of appendicitis brought on by three stomach punches
Who is Harry Houdini?
Stephen Clarke holds the record for the world’s fastest pumpkin carving time:_______ , smashing his previous record of 54.72 seconds.
What is 24.03 seconds?
In the 14th century, All Hallows Eve costumes, amd mask consisted of ________
What are animal heads and skins?
In 1897, a _______ named William Morrison partnered with confectioner John C. Wharton to devise a machine that turn sugar into cotton-like strands: the result was cotton candy.
hint: unlikely profession
What is a dentist?
In the state of Alabama, wearing a _____ costume is classified as a misdemeanor. This law is in effect not only on Halloween but for the remainder of the year as well.
If you break this law, you could face a $500 fine and find yourself in a county jail for a year!
What is a minister, priest, nun, or rabbi?
Scottish women believe they can see images of their _______ if they hang wet sheets in front of a fire on Halloween.
What is/are future husbands?