FOOD
What creature, often a staple of Halloween decorations, has eight legs and typically spins silk to catch its prey?
A spider
What category of Halloween goods rivals or surpasses the amount of money spent on candy?
Costumes and Decorations
What is the best selling Halloween candy?
Snickers bar
In Mexico and other Latin American countries, a related holiday is celebrated to honor the dead, typically featuring decorated altars and marigolds. What is the name of this holiday?
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead)
What classic American fall drink, made from pressed apples is often served warmed or spiced
Apple Cider
Which legendary figure in vampire mythology is associated with the region of Transylvania and was based, in part, on Prince Vlad the Impaler?
Count Draula
In classic folklore, what substance is traditionally used to repel a vampire?
Garlic
The first jack o' lantern was carved from what vegetable?
Turnip (sometimes potatoes/beets)
What is the Halloween candy that is tri-colored and originally called "chicken feed"
Candy Corn
What does the word "Hallowe'en" literally mean?
Hallowed Evening or Holy Evening
What type of mythical creature is associated with sailors and is said to lure ships to their destruction with its beautiful singing?
Sirens (mermaids)
In some American towns, the maximum age for children to go trick-or-treating is capped at around this age, often due to city ordinances.
12 (or 13)
What was the first wrapped penny candy in America?
Tootsie Roll
This 17th-century event in colonial Massachusetts involved trials and executions of people accused of practicing witchcraft.
What classic horror movie monster, often depicted with bolts in his neck, was created by author Mary Shelley in 1818?
Frankenstein's Monster
What classic American animated television special that continues to be a popular tradition features the characters waiting for the mythical Halloween figure named The Great Pumpkin
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown