Dates and Times
October 31
When is halloween
According to North American superstition, bad luck is imminent if you cross paths with this color cat.
What is black?
In the television show, "The Addams Family," these are the names of Gomez and Morticia Addams' two children.
What are Pugsley and Wednesday?
To get candy
Why do kids trick or treat
All Hallows Eve
What is the origin of Halloween
Sunset
what is the most common time for people to start trick or treating
According to superstition, if your candle flickers on Halloween night, you can be sure that this is visiting you.
What is a ghost?
This 1962 monster-themed song "caught on in a flash".
What is "The Monster Mash"?
Americans claim this is their favorite Halloween candy.
What is candy corn?
Before pumpkins became the standard, jack-o-lanterns were made from this root vegetable
What are turnips (or potatoes)?
Frist two weeks of October
What is the common time for person to begin decorating for Halloween
According to superstition, if you see a spider on Halloween, you can be assured that this is happening
What is "a dead relative is watching over you"?
In the 1966 Halloween classic "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!" Charlie Brown receives this at each house he visits for trick or treating.
What are rocks?
Although Americans deny that this is their favorite Halloween candy, this is the best-selling candy during the Halloween season in America.
What is the Snickers bar?
Jack-o-lanterns originated in this country. (Why aren't more of them green?)
What is Ireland?
8pm-10pm
What is the most common time for people to stop handing out candy on Halloween
According to British superstition, bad luck is imminent if you cross paths with this color cat.
What is white?
In Edgar Allen Poe's famous poem lamenting lost love, this foreboding bird visits him in the night.
What is a raven?
This was the first wrapped penny candy in America
What is the Tootsie Roll?
This famous Halloween catch phrase was first seen in print in a Portland, Oregon newspaper in 1934.
What is "trick-or-treat"?
Day before Halloween
what day should i buy my Halloween costume
According to Irish superstition, if a maiden carries a lantern to a lake on Halloween night, she will see this in the reflection.
What is the face of her future husband?
Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller "Psycho" takes place at this lodging establishment.
What is Bates Motel?
This candy bar originally had three -- count 'em - three -- layers of candy filling: vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry.
What is the 3 Musketeers Bar?
Halloween of 1517 saw the start of this religious movement.
What is the Protestant Reformation?