Monsters
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Jack O Lanterns
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Costumes
100
Moster from Egypt
What is a mummy?
100
The country associated with Halloween and a SPRING holiday.
What is Ireland?
100
The reason we put lights inside pumpkins
What is to scare away evil spirits?
100
The number of years ago that the first Halloween tradition started
What is 2000 - 6000 years ago?
100
The most popular CHILDREN's costume in the US
What is a princess?
200
The US state most famous for witches
What is Massachusetts
200
The reason why most countries celebrate Halloween.
What is to honor family and friends who have died?
200
In what European country did Jack O'Lanterns originate?
What is Ireland?
200
The year the first record of trick or treating appears
What is 1911?
200
The most popular costume in the US for adults, children, and tweens
What is a witch?
300
A monster from Transylvania
What is dracula or a vampire?
300
The name of the Halloween celebration in Mexico and many Latin American countries?
What is "El Dia de los Muertos" or the days of the dead?
300
The first things Jack O Lanterns were made from
What is a turnip?
300
The decade when Halloween costumes were first sold in stores
What is the 1930s?
300
How many MILLIONS of children in the WORLD dress up for Halloween?
What is 41 million?
400
The country where Frankenstein was created
What is Germany?
400
The European country that considers Halloween an American holiday
What is France?
400
The New England city that holds the record for the most Jack O'Lanterns lit at one time
What is Boston?
400
The decade France first started celebrating Halloween
What is the 1990s?
400
The most popular costume for cats and dogs
What is a pumpkin
500
The reason why people dressed up as ghosts
What is to trick real ghosts?
500
The European country that considers black cats bad luck
What is Belgium?
500
The place where pumpkins came from
What is Central America?
500
The year the largest pumpkin was recorded
What is 2012? A 2,009 pound pumpkin holds the record
500
The an early name for trick or treating
What is souling our guising? In souling people would ask for food in exchange for saying prayers for dead relatives and friends. Guising is when children would disguise themselves and do tricks in exchanges for treats.