Halloween Facts
What US City has the biggest Halloween party (and parade!) every year?
New York City, the Greenwich village parade and festival has over 2 MILLION Participants
What do we call a pumpkin with a face carved in it?
A Jack-O-Lantern
Name at least one traditional halloween food or treat?
(any candy, candy corn, candy apples, caramel corn, pumpkin bread, apple cider, etc)
Who is it that Charlie Brown hopes to see on Halloween?
The Great Pumpkin
What thing from your bedroom is a ghost usually depicted wearing?
A white sheet (other variations depend vary)
What is the most popular costume in the US... for pets! (Bat, Witch, Pumpkin, Hotdog, Bumblebee)
A Pumpkin!
How many different kinds of pumpkin are there? 10-20? 20-50? 50-100? More than 100?
There are more than 150 types of pumpkin!
What is the number one most popular Halloween Candy?
Reese's Peanutbutter Cup
Name at least one member of the Addams Family:
Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Grandmama, Cousin It, Thing, Morticia, Lurch, Gomez, etc
What can be used to kill a vampire?
Wooden stakes, sunlight, holy symbols, garlic, etc
Instead of pumpkins, what was the original Halloween vegetable?
Cabbage! (Or maybe Turnips)
Why did the ancient celts begin carving faces on vegetables to begin with?
To scare evil spirits away
How much candy do people get trick-or-treating on average? 1-2 lbs? 2-3 lbs? 3-4 lbs? 4-5 lbs?
3.4 lbs!
Who wrote the Halloween song 'The Monster Mash'? Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Boris Pickett, or Michael Jackson?
Boris Pickett
How does someone make a mummy?
Drying and/or embalming a body, then wrapping it
What part of the world did Hallween start in?
Most Halloween traditions started in the British Islands, with the celtic festival of Samhain around 600 AD
Is pumpkin from a can really made of pumpkin?
No! It is almost always squash!
What decade did giving out candy on Halloween begin?
Started in the 1920s, but became popular in the 1950s
Name one 'Slasher' genre villain from horror movies:
(Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers, Leatherface, Jason, Ghostface, Norman Bates, Candyman, etc)
Can you turn into a werewolf if a normal wolf bites you?
No, a only the bite of another werewolf can turn you into one
What percentage of people pretend they are not home on Halloween?
About 20% of people
How heavy was the biggest pumpkin ever? (A close guess counts)
The largest pumpkin ever was 2,749lbs!
What is voted the worse Halloween candy?
Circus Peanuts
What is the most viewed Halloween Movie ever?
Hocus Pocus! (Nightmare Before Christmas is a close second)
What country's Folklore does the idea of a zombie come from?
Haiti