Candy
The most hated candy in Halloween
What is candy corn?
An ancient Celtic festival of Samhain
What was Halloween started at?
People, typically children in costumes, who go door-to-door on Halloween to collect candy or other treats by saying, "trick or treat"
What is a trick-or-treater?
A mythological creature that sustains itself by drinking the blood of the living
What is a vampire?
A holiday celebrated on October 31st that combines ancient Celtic traditions with Christian observances
What is Halloween?
The most liked Halloween candy
What is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?
Animal skins and heads, worn by the ancient Celts during their Samhain festival to ward off or disguise themselves from spirits
What were the first Halloween costumes?
The masked serial killer from the Scream film franchise
What is ghost face?
A lantern made from a hollowed-out fruit, typically a pumpkin, with a face carved into it. The name and tradition come from the 19th-century Irish folk tale of "Stingy Jack" or "Jack of the Lantern," who was doomed to wander the earth with a single burning coal in a carved-out turnip
What is a jack-o'-lantern?
Was a world-famous escape artist and magician known for his daring stunts, such as escaping from chains, straitjackets, and locked trunks
What is Harry Houdini?
Approximately 35 million children in the U.S.
What is the amount of children who trick-or-treat each year?
The 1920s, though its modern form became more widespread in the 1930s
What year did trick-or-treating begin?
Neighbors, homeowners, or community members who are participating in trick-or-treating by staying at home with their lights on and decorations up to give candy to costumed children
What are people that give out candy on Halloween?
Refers to either the 1818 Gothic novel by Mary Shelley or the character of its creator, Victor Frankenstein, and his creature
What is Frankenstein?
A medieval Christian tradition where poor people and children would go door-to-door around Allhallowtide (the period around All Saints' and All Souls' Day) to sing songs and pray for the dead in exchange for "soul cakes" or other alms
What is souling?
About $3.9 million dollars that are going to be spent by Americans
What is the amount of money Americans are expected to spend this year for Halloween?
A 1959 incident where a California dentist gave out laxative-laced candies
What was the first candy incident in trick-or-treating?
The extreme fear of Halloween, originating from the name of the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain that Halloween evolved from
What is Samhainophobia?
A diverse group of religious, philosophical, and ideological beliefs centered on the figure of Satan, who is sometimes viewed as a literal deity and other times as a symbol of rebellion, individualism, and empowerment
What is Satanism?
The original name for candy corn because it was marketed to a largely agricultural population in the late 1800s when corn was primarily used as animal feed
What is chicken feed?
Up to 7,000 calories can be consumed
What is the amount of calories kids can consume up to on Halloween?
To mark the end of summer and the harvest, and the beginning of winter
What was Halloween created for?
The most famous horror character associated with Halloween
What is Michael Myers?
The ghost from the Washington Irving's story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, who is said to be the spirit of a Hessian soldier decapitated by a cannonball during the Revolutionary War
What is the Headless Horseman?
To bless, consecrate, or render holy by means of religious rites, especially significant religious places or the relics of saints
What is a hallow?