Halloween Candy (Ms. Bonnie)
"Chicken Feed" was the original name for this Halloween candy
What is candy corn?
Halloween originated in this country
Ireland
The word "Halloween" is a contraction of this phrase
What is All Hallows Eve? "All Hallows Day" is what November 1, All Saints Day, was called. All Saints Day started in the 8th century as a day to commemorate all saints. November 2, All Souls Day, was a day to remember all who have died that year
This monster loves blood
What is a vampire
People who suffer from hydrophobia fear this
Water
Name one of the first "fun sized" (smaller) candy bars, now regularly seen on Halloween?
What are Snickers and Milky Way?
What was used before pumpkins to make jack o’lanterns?
Turnips. (The Irish, who started the tradition, first used potatoes and turnips for jack o’lanterns before finding that pumpkins were actually much easier to carve. In England, large beets were sometimes used)
The Celts would go from house to house, asking for "soul cakes," that people would give in exchange for a prayer being said for their soul. This tradition evolved to what favorite Halloween activity?
What is trick-or-treating?
Egyptians had plenty of these
What are mummies?
People who suffer from zoophobia are afraid of these
Animals
Purdue University researchers found that it took 364 licks to get to the chewy center of this Halloween treat
What is a Tootsie Roll pop?
The largest pumpkin recorded weighed this much
836 lbs
Irish legend of a man named Jack who had to walk the earth after his death with a hot piece of coal in a hollowed-out turnip, is why Americans put this on their porches on Halloween
What is a jack-o-lantern?
This creature won't let you pass until you answer 3 questions
What is a troll?
This is the term for a fear of books
Bibliophobia
Researchers at CandyStore.com analyzed candy sales over the course of 10 years to find the favorite of each state. This fiery candy was Virginia's most popular
What is Hot Tamales?
According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, what will you see?
Your future husband or wife
The Celts believed the souls of the dead visited the earth at the end of the harvest season and held this festival in honor of those souls
What is Samhain (pronounced SAH-win)? Samhain spread to Europe after the Roman Empire conquered the Celts and adopted some of their beliefs, including Samhain
This monster was created by a science experiment
What is Frankestein?
This is the term for the fear of dentists
Dentophobia
This is the oldest candy company in the United States
What is Necco?
In which state is it illegal to be a priest or nun for Halloween?
Alabama (“Whoever, being in a public place, fraudulently pretends by garb or outward array to be a minister of any religion, or nun, priest, rabbi or other member of the clergy, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.00 or confinement in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment” )
Celtic tradition during the start of the darkest days of the year (end of fall, start of winter) included lighting a huge bonfire, attracting moths and other insects, which made for a yummy treat for this flying mammal that has become a symbol of Halloween
What is a bat?
This evil woman wanted to make a coat out of puppy fur
Who is Cruella de Ville?
People who suffer from Octophobia fear this
The figure 8