Origins
In what country did Halloween originate
Ireland
Every Halloween Charlie Brown helps Linus wait for what to appear
The Great Pumpkin
This game board ended up outselling the game of Monopoly in its first year sold at Salem :
A) The Game of Life
B) Risk
C) Ouija Board
Ouija Board
What were the first individually wrapped penny candy in the US :
A) bubble gum
B) Tootsie Roll
C) Sour keys
Tootsie Roll
Dracula is a vampire who is known for drinking what
BLOOD!!!!!!
The word WITCH comes from old English meaning:
A) Wicked Woman
B) Wise Woman
C) Whiskey Woman
Wise Woman
The tradition of aking Jack O Lanterns comes from Ireland where people placed candles in pumpkins to ward off evil spirits. Before pumpkins what did the people put candles in :
A) a boot
B) a watermelon
C) a turnip
turnip
How many pounds of candy corn are sold for Halloween each year :
A) 50 million pounds
B) 35 million pounds
C) 2 million pounds
35 million pounds !!That equates to nearly 9 billion pieces of candy corn- enough to circle the moon 4 times if laid end to end.
If you see one of these on Halloween it is believed to be lucky :
A) a Bat
B) a rainbow
C) a spider
A spider
This big guy has a flat head, green skin with tattered clothing and has bolts sticking out from his neck
Frankenstein
From what two words did the word `bonfire`originate
Bones and Fire
Jack O Lanterns were pumpkins with lights inside named after a stingy man named
Jack
What is the most popular candy for trick or treaters:
A) Smarties
B) Snickers
C) Kit Kat
Snickers
In Alabama, its against the law to dress up for Halloween as :
A) a firefighter
B) a priest
C) Santa Claus
A priest
This creature howls at the moon
Werewolf
Owls are associated with Halloween because in Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be :
A) Ghosts
B) Bats
C) Witches
Witches
How do pumpkins grow
On vines
It is said that witches can transform into what creature on Halloween :
A) Scarecrow
B) Dracula
C) Black Cat
Black Cat
In 1927 the first known mention of the term trick or treat was found written in a newpaper somewhere in :
A) Tokyo, Japan
B) Dublin, Ireland
C) Alberta, Canada
Alberta Canada
What is the name of the bald Uncle from the Addams family
Uncle Fester
The fear of Halloween is known as :
A) Samhainophobia
B) Halloweeniephobia
C) Witchiphobia
Samhainophobia
Norm Craven grew the heaviest pumpkin on record. THe pumpkin he grew broke the world record in 1993 and still stands to this day. How much did the pumpkin weigh :
A) 563 lbs
B) 775 lbs
C) 836 lbs
836 lbs
Orange and Black are associated with Halloween because
Orange represents fall harvest and black represents death
In Medieval time, if you heard an owl it was meant that :
A) someone was about to give birth
B) someone was about to die
C) someone was about to win the lottery
B) someone was about to die
What is the name of the main character from the movie Nightmare Before Christmas
Jack Skellington