HALLOWEEN

FOOD

100

How do pumpkins grow?

Vines

200

Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?

Fruit

300

At Halloween parties, kids might bob for?

Apples

400

In what country do kids enjoy eating chocolate skulls?

Mexico

500

What was the first wrapped penny candy in America?

Tootsie Roll

HISTORY

100

In what country did mummies originate?

Egypt

200

What country celebrates The Day of the Dead?

Mexico

300

What is the first country to celebrate Halloween?

England

400

Before pumpkins, which root vegetable did the Irish and Scottish carve for Halloween?

Turnips

500

Halloween was created by merging the ancient Celtic Samhain with what Christian holiday?

All Saint's Day

Creatures

100

What animal was believed to protect witches' powers from negative forces?

Black cats

200

What is a male witch called?

Warlock

300

What are the two traits that bats and vampires have in common?

Drinking blood and coming out at night

400

On which continent are vampire bats found?

South America

500

The lycanthrope is commonly called a ___?

Werewolf

Trivia I

100

Spiders have 8 legs and 8 ___?

Eyes

200

The corpse flower gets its name from its ___?

Smell

300

What is the best selling Halloween candy?

Snickers bar

400

Within 5 seconds, what is the record for fastest pumpkin carver?

37 seconds.

500

Where did the real Ichabod Crane, from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, live?

Staten Island, NY

Trivia II

100

What are the three colors of candy corn?

White, yellow, and orange

200

Within 100 pounds... what is the heaviest pumpkin on record?

1,446 pounds.

300

Within 3% points... what percentage of Americans decorate their homes for Halloween?

86%

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