Food
How many pieces of candy does the average house give to each trick-or-treater?
Two pieces
What is the name of the son in the Addams Family?
Pugsley
What two countries popularized Halloween costumes for trick-or-treating?
Scotland and Ireland.
Where is Transylvania, otherwise known as home to Count Dracula, located?
Romania
Why do some people wear clothes inside out on Halloween?
Some superstitions state that if you wear your clothes inside out and walk backward on Halloween, you'll see a witch at midnight.
What was candy corn originally called?
Chicken Feed.
What is the name of the town in Hocus Pocus where the Sanderson sisters were resurrected?
Salem, Massachusetts.
What connection does Christianity have with Halloween?
All Saints Day (November 1) and All Souls Day (November 2) were created to integrate sacred pagan traditions that usually took place on or around October 31 into Christianity in hopes of getting pagans to convert
What ghoulish 1984 song returned to the charts on Billboard's “Hot 100” in October of 2023?
Michael Jackson's “Thriller”
Why did some women throw apple peels behind them on Halloween?
Because they believed it would land in the shape of the first letter of their future husband's name.
How many calories are in an average trick-or-treater's Halloween stash?
About 11,000
In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, what is the name of the headless horseman's horse?
Daredevil
Why did people start dressing up in Halloween costumes?
Many Europeans, including the Celtics, dressed in costumes to repel spirits that they believed came back to Earth on what we now know as Halloween.
What is the most popular Halloween costume?
A Witch
What did Scottish women hang to see their future husbands on Halloween?
Wet sheets in front of a fire.
Are pumpkins technically a fruit or vegetable?
Fruit
What other Halloween film features a snake inspired by the snake from Beetlejuice?
Nightmare before Christmas
The Halloween tradition of bobbing for apples stemmed from a courting ritual: true or false?
TRUE! One version of the ritual was as follows: Girls would mark their names on their respective apple before dropping them into barrels of water. Potential suitors would bob for the apples, and picking the name of a girl would indicate the possibility of their future relationship.
What character was unsurprisingly the most popular Halloween costume of 2023?
Barbie
Why are black cats associated with Halloween (and bad luck)?
The Puritans associated black cats with witchcraft, leading to the onyx-colored felines' association with Halloween. In many other cultures, black cats are actually signs of good luck and are revered!
What’s the most popular adult Halloween candy?
M&M’s
What is the name of the large green ghost Ray first encounters in Ghostbusters?
Slimer
What ancient Roman goddess is said to be honored on Halloween?
Pomona, the goddess of fruit and trees—many believe bobbing for apples on Halloween stemmed from Roman traditions to honor Pomona.
Which famous person died on Halloween?
Harry Houdini
What is believed to be true for Children who are born on Halloween?
Children born on Halloween night are said to have the gift of second sight and able to ward off evil spirits.