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The first Jack-o-Lanterns, before pumpkins

What is... Turnips

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Where the Day of the Dead originated 

What is..... Mexico!

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This US state produces the most candy

What is... California

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According to Rotten Tomatoes, this is the scariest horror movie 

What is... The Exorcist

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A group of crows

What is... a murder!

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The number of people burned at the stake in the Salem Witch Trials

What is .... 0! Nineteen were hanged and one, Giles Corey, was crushed to death under stones. Burning was a European practice.

200

Where vampire bats live 

What is... Central and South America!

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The original name for Candy Corn

What is... Chicken Feed! 
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The most pumpkins ever smashed in 1 minute

What is... 52!!!

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Traditional superstitions suggest sprinkling this on your doorstep to ward off evil spirits

What is... Salt! 
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The English practice that developed our modern-day Trick-or-Treating 

What is... Souling: groups in poorer communities would travel house to house, offering prayers and hymns in exchange for "soul cakes"

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How Halloween began in the United States

What is... Immigrants from Ireland and Scotland 

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The most popular candy in the USA 

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

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The city holding the record for the largest Halloween party

What is... New Orleans! A party with over 17,000 people 

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A famous magician who died on Halloween

What is... Harry Houdini
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Celtic festival that Halloween originated from

What is.... Samhain! (Saw-win)

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This country participates in a version of ding dong ditch called “knock-a-dolly,” in which children knock on the doors of their neighbors, but run away before the door is opened on Halloween

What is Ireland!
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This percentage of parents admit to stealing some of their kids candy

What is.... 72% 

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The weight of the worlds heaviest pumpkin

What is.... 3,156 pounds!

400

The fear of Halloween 

What is.....Samhainophobia!

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What country first coined the term "Trick or Treat"? 

What is Canada? 
500

German families hide this item when celebrating to protect the returning spirits 

What is... Kitchen knives!

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An ice cream company that has its very own "graveyard"

What is .... Ben and Jerry's! Famous for their flavor graveyard.

500

The fastest pumpkin carving ever

What is... 16.47 seconds!

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The origin of the line "Double, double toil and trouble" 

What is... Shakespeare's MacBeth