History
What country celebrates Day of the Dead?
a. England
b. Mexico
c. Portugal
d. Hungary
b. Mexico
Dead of the Dead, aka Día de Muertos, is a holiday when people celebrate their dead loved ones by leaving food and photographs on ofrendas (alters)
What day is Halloween celebrated on?
October 31st
True or False:
Cotton Candy was invented by a Dentist
True!
He was hoping it would lead to more people getting cavities, therefore he would get more buisness
What famous line does a ghost say?
BOO!
Halloween decorations are usually what two colors?
Black and Orange
What Minnesota town is considered the Halloween "Capital of the World"?
a. Duluth
b. Butternut
c. Anoka
c. Anoka
In the United States, the first citywide celebration of Halloween was in Anoka, Minnesota in 1921.
Finish the Lyric:
If there's something strange
In your neighborhood
Who you gonna call?
____________
Ghostbusters!
Which candy was originally called Chicken Feed?
a. Candy Corn
b. Skittles
c. M&Ms
a. Candy Corn
What do vampires typically sleep in?
coffins
Complete this common witch's rhyme:
"double, double, toil and trouble.
Fire burn and cauldron ________"
Bubble
Macbeth: IV.i 10-11
In What Country was Halloween first celebrated?
a. Mexico
b. Ireland
c. Romania
d. United States
Ireland
The Halloween we know today is based on the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (Sow-in)
What song from 1962 was a grave yard smash?
a. I Put a Spell on You
b. Werewolves in London
c. Thriller
d. Monster Mash
d. Monster Mash
He did the mash, he did the monster mash
The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash
He did the mash, it caught on in a flash
He did the mash, he did the monster mash
Last year, the United States spend a total of ________ dollars, collectively, on candy
a. 2.6 Billion
b. 9.7 Billion
c. 6.2 Million
a. 2.6 BILLION
When you think of witches, what are three things that come to mind?
broomsticks, cauldrons, black cats, witch's hat, spells, magic, warts, green skin, cackles, etc.
Traditionally, what would people do to hide themselves from "evil spirits that walked the earth" on Halloween?
a. dressed alike
b. wore masks
c. wore black and white clothing
b. wore masks
People wore masks when left their houses because they believed that the ghosts would think they were other spirits.
Halloween was first celebrated in the United States in what year?
a. 1697
b. 1832
c. 1920
d. 1963
c. 1920
In the 1840's, Immigrants brought Halloween traditions to the United States, but it wasn't officially celebrated nationwide until the 1920's
Tim Burton is well known for creating what famous Claymation Halloween classic?
a. Nightmare Before Christmas
b. Coraline
c. Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit
a. Nightmare Before Christmas
Which of these candy bars is the oldest?
a. Hershey
b. Milky Way
c. Reece's Peanut Butter Cups
d. Snickers
a. Hershey- Invented in 1900
Milky Ways- 1923
Reece's Peanut Butter Cups- 1928
Snickers- 1930
Where is Dracula from?
a. Washington
b. London
c. Transylvania
d. Norway
c. Translyvania
What is the traditional name for Halloween?
a. All Hallow's Eve
b. Night of Mischief
c. Ghoul's Night
a. All Hallow's Eve
Halloween comes from combining the words "hallowed" and "evening" together.
Before the use of pumpkins, what other vegetable was carved into Jack O' Lanterns?
a. Carrots
b. Cucumbers
c. Zucchini
d. Turnips
d. Turnips
People also used potatoes and other root vegetables
Every Halloween, Charlie Brown helps his friend Linus wait for what character to appear in a pumpkin patch?
a. The Great Pumpkin King
b. The Scarecrow King
c. a Grand Wizard
a. The Great Pumpkin King
In 2019, WCCO asked Minnesotans what their favorite candy was. Which candy was the most popular?
a. Snickers
b. gummi worms
c. Twix
d. Hot Tamales
a. Snickers
What monster comes alive from grave and is hungry for brains?
Zombie
The heaviest pumpkin on record was around how many pounds?
a. 2000 lbs.
b. 2200 lbs.
c. 2600 lbs.
d. 2800 lbs.
c. 2600
The world-record heaviest pumpkin was grown in Belgium in 2016 and weighed 2,624 pound