Tricks
Famous hip-hop song released by Run DMC in 1987
It's Tricky
According to The Weather Channel, this is the most craved food during the Fall
Pumpkin!
Cole's secret in The Sixth Sense
He can see dead people
For Halloween 2023, this was the most popular costume in the United States
Barbie
Per several studies, this is the highest selling candy in America
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
This Greek God was known as the Trickster
This used to be the name for what we now call Autumn
Harvest
The actor who played Frankenstein's Monster in the original horror movie "Frankenstein" (1931)
Boris Karloff
These animals were believed to protect witches' powers
Black Cats
This was the profession of the creator of cotton candy
Dentist
Tony Hawk landed this move at the X-Games in 1999
The 900
This US state produces the most pumpkins
Illinois (634 million pounds in 2022)
The name of the demon that possesses Regan in "The Exorcist"
Pazuzu
The name of Mexico's- and other parts of Latin America's- festival to celebrate the dead
Dia de los Muertos
"Hours of pleasure for a quarter" came courtesy of this iconic candy
Jawbreakers
The only film to have won "The Big 5" Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Screenplay)
Silence of the Lambs
We know apple-bobbing as a carnival activity or a Halloween activity, but this is what it was originally intended for
Romantic fortune-telling
Single women would bob for apples provided by single men, and whichever apple they picked would represent their future husband
Candyman's real name
Phillip Purcell
This vegetable was what Jack O'Lanterns were originally made out of
Turnips
During Halloween 2023, consumers spent this much money in the United States for candy
$3.6 billion
Harry Houdini's real name
Erik Weisz
This is the reason leaves turn red and purple during the fall
Sugars and sap are trapped within the leaves
The name of the song playing at the beginning of Halloween II (1981)
Mr. Sandman
Trick or Treating is believed to have originated from this activity
Souling
People would knock on doors for a "soul cake" which was a small, round cake. In return they would offer prayers.
What the M's in M&Ms stand for
Mars and Murrie - the names of the candy's creators