Keystone Halloween Jeopardy!

Food

100

What do pumpkins grow on?

Vines

200

Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?

Fruit

300

At Halloween parties, kids might bob for?

Apples

400

What spices are in Pumpkin Pie Spice?

Cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger

500

What is the most popular candy in America?

M&M's

History

100

In what country did mummies originate?

Egypt

200

Which sweet was sent to American soldiers in World War 2 because it wouldn't spoil?

Tootsie Rolls

300

What country do Jack 'o' Lanterns originate from?

Ireland

400

What was candy corn originally named?

Chicken Feed

500

Much of Halloween pulls inspiration from the Romans' celebration of Pomona Day. She was the Goddess of _____?

Fruit or harvest

Creatures

100

What animal were witches believed to turn into to escape detection?

Black cats

200

Spiders have 8 legs and 8 ___?

Eyes

300

In 1962, a society was established for what well known vampire?

Count Dracula

400

The vampire bat is the most common bat species in what country?

Brazil

500

The lycanthrope is commonly called a ___?

Werewolf

Trivia I

100

What is the name of the Gaelic festival that Halloween originated from?

Samhain

200

What is the most searched for Halloween candy on Google?

Candy corn

300

What children’s costume is the most popular?

Princess.

400

Which film popularized the modern visual image of the witch, with flowing robes, a pointed hat, a mole, and a hooked nose?

Snow White or The Wizard of Oz.

500

What is the most streamed Halloween Song?

Monster Mash

Trivia II

100

The first jack o' lantern was carved from what vegetable?

Turnip

200

Which movie tops Rotten Tomatoes’s list of the Scariest Horror Movies Ever?

The Exorcist

300

What state is considered the most festive state to celebrate Halloween?

New Hampshire

400

What is the original purpose of a jack o' lantern?

To ward off evil spirits.

500

What famous magician died on Halloween, 1926?

Harry Houdini