Scary Statistics
1 in _ people struggle with food insecurity in Ohio
What is 1 in 7?
The highest grossing (domestic) horror movie
What is IT (2017)?
United Way of Greater Cincinnati serves this number of states
What is 3?
This candy was invented for the movie E.T.
What is Reese's Pieces?
This root vegetable was used for the original jack o lanterns
What is a turnip?
This percentage of children in Cincinnati live below the poverty line
40%
The name of the villain in "Halloween"
Who is Michael Myers?
United Way operates in this number of countries/territories worldwide
What is 40?
This wrapped penny candy was the first in America
What is a Tootsie Roll?
This Christian holiday follows All Hallows Eve
What is All Souls (Saints) Day?
UWGC serves this number of people on average each year (to the nearest 100k)
What is 300,000?
This is the highest rated horror movie on Rotten Tomatoes
What is Us (2019)?
UWGC supports this number of partner agencies (within 10)
What is 137?
The best selling Halloween candy
What is Snickers?
This country was first to use the phrase "Trick or Treat"
What is Canada?
This many service calls were made in 2019 to connect individuals needing support to essential community services (in GC, within 10,000)
What is 136,000?
This horror film was the first of its genre to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar
What is "The Exorcist"?
The United Way was founded in this decade
What is the 1880s?
The creator of cotton candy's profession was this
What is a dentist?
Halloween is based off this Celtic festival
What is Samhain?
This percentage of United Way 2-1-1 calls in 2019 were for assistance with food, utilities, and/or rent (within 5%)
What is 54%
The first horror film was released in this decade
What is the 1890s?
(The House of the Devil, 1896)
This much money was raised worldwide for UW in 2019 (within 1 Billion)
What is $4.8 Billion?
This candy's name comes from the German word for Peppermint: Pfefferminz
What is PEZ?
The heaviest pumpkin on record weighed this much (within 100 pounds)
What is 1446 pounds?