halloween history
Most Halloween traditions come from what Gaelic festival?
Samhain
These winged animals feed off the blood of large mammals (sometimes including humans)
Vampire bats
This is the main ingredient of candy corn
Corn syrup
A type of spirit believed to cause noises and displace objects
Poltergeist
This flattish red-orange pumpkin is named after which fictional princess?
Cinderella
A popular costume in the 1930s, this character made his debut in 1928, in the animated feature Steamboat Willie
Micky Mouse
This mythical creature is known as "the cutest cryptid"
Jackalope
The most popular Halloween costume of the year 2000 was what popstar?
Brittany Spears
A device used by ghost hunters to communicate with spirits through radio frequency
Ghost box
Pumpkin bread
Jack-o-lanterns come from an Irish myth about "stingy jack" who played a trick on the devil and was barred from entering the afterlife. These lanterns were originally made from what root vegetable?
Turnip
Said to inhabit the pine barrens, this cryptid's features vary by each description; horns, hoofs, wings, and a bovine-ish head, and a high pitched scream
The Jersey Devil
Despite annual concerns, there have only been around ___ confirmed cases of Halloween candy being tampered with
200
Blickling Hall, The Tower of London, and other places as well are said to be haunted by which of Henry VIII's six wives?
Anne Boleyn
This state holds the record for producing the most pumpkins
Illinois
630 million pounds of pumpkins in 2023
The most coveted vintage Halloween collectible
holiday cards
Loveland frogman or Loveland lizard
The amount of money Americans spend on Halloween candy every year
around $3.8 billion
This urban legend is believed to get transport from drivers night time, only to disappear before their destination is reached
Vanishing hitchhiker
The amount of time it takes for a pumpkin plant to reach maturity
90 to 120 days
The trick or treating tradition is influenced by a practice of medieval origins, giving a "soul cake" to those who went from door to door, saying prayers and singing, called
Souling
This Central African amphibian nicknamed "the horror frog" has the defense mechanism of forcing claws made of sharp bone through it's skin by breaking the toe bones.
The hairy frog
The tie for most popular Halloween treat goes to which two candies?
M&Ms and Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
This mansion in San Jose, California is built by Sarah Winchester like a maze, with a myth that it was constructed that way to confuse and deceive ghosts
The Winchester Mystery House
The largest type of pumpkin that has the ability to grow 50 pounds per day
Atlantic Giant