CANDY
TRADITIONS
MOVIES
MISCELLANEOUS
100

How many pieces of candy does the average house give to each trick-or-treater? 

2 pieces 

100

What do people traditionally "bob" for on Halloween? 

Apples 

100

Which character in It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown got a bag of rocks when they went trick-or-treating? 

Charlie Brown

100

What famous magician died on Halloween? 

Houdini

200

What were the first ever fun size candy bars? 

Snickers & Milky Way

200

What vegetable is part of a tradition on the night before Halloween? 

Cabbage used on Mischief Night leaving rotten cabbage on neighbors doors

200

Which film popularized the modern visual image of the witch, with flowing robes, a pointed hat, a mole, and a hooked nose? 

The Wizard of Oz

200

According to the National Retail Federation, which children's costume continues to hold the #1 spot every year

Princess

300

What is the most popular Halloween candy in America?

Skittles 

300

What was used before pumpkins to make jack o'lanterns?

The Irish started the tradition, using potatoes and turnips 

300

What is the most commercially successful horror movie of all time? 

It

300

Where did the real Ichabod Crane live? 

Staten Island, not Sleepy Hollow NY 
400

How many calories are in an average trick-or-treater's Halloween stash? 

About 11,000

400

What do Halloween colors black and orange symbolize? 

Orange-Harvest/Black-death

400

What was the first horror movie to be nominated for an Academy Award? 

The Exorcist earned 10 Oscar nominations in 1974 including best supporting actress for 15 y/o Linda Blair

400

When was Halloween first celebrated in the US?

1840s when Irish immigrants fled the potato famine

500
How many pounds of candy corn are produced each year? 

35 million pounds/9 billion pieces

500

Why did people start dressing up in Halloween costumes? 

Europeans dressed in costumes to repel spirits that came back to Earth on Halloween 

500

What was the original title for Disney's Hocus Pocus? 

Halloween House-and it was more horror than comedy 

500
In what American state is it illegal to be a priest or nun for Halloween? 

Alabama-misdemeanor $500 fine and/or up to 1 year in jail