Fun Facts
not all that candy goes to the kids — What percent of parents have admitted to stealing their children's candy.
5%
25%
76%
100%
76!
Bobbing for apples -
The gist of itwas that young men and women would be able to predict their future relationships based on the game
True or False?
True!
its origins are more rooted in love and romance
The game traces back to a courting ritual that was part of a Roman festival honoring Pomona, the goddess of agriculture and abundance. While multiple versions existed, the gist was that young men and women would be able to predict their future relationships based on the game.
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit!
Basically, anything that originates from the likes of a flower is
Spiders have 8 legs and 8 ___?
Eyes!
Halloween originated
The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago, mostly in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1
In Germany, it's tradition for people to hide their knives on Halloween night. True or False
TRUE!
In Germany, it's tradition for people to hide their knives on Halloween night.
The goal is to prevent returning spirits from getting injured.
TRUE OR FALSE, WOMEN USED TO PERFORM SPOOKY RITUALS AIMED AT FINDING THEIR FUTURE HUSBANDS?
If so,
Can you name 1 for 50 Bonus points
Answer: True. While couples costumes are about as romantic as Halloween gets these days, women used to perform "rituals" to help them find their future husbands. Want an example? Women tossed apple peels over their shoulders in the hopes that they'd see the shape of their future hubby's initials on the ground. Another involved women standing in front of a mirror in a dark room and holding up a candle to see their future husband's face.
What was the first wrapped penny candy in America?
Tootsie Roll!
What is purpose of a ghoul?
To rob graves
What is the most commercially successful horror movie of all time?
It.
Frankenstein
Nightmare before Christmas
Chucky
It!
Customers are expected to spend $____ on Halloween candy this year.
500,000
1 million
500 million
3 Billion
Consumers are expected to spend $3.1 billion on Halloween candy this year
Candy wasn't given out to trick-or-treaters until the 1950s
True or False
True!
but rather pieces of cake, fruit, nuts, coins, and little toys,
It wasn't until the 1950s, when candy makers began to promote their goods for Halloween, that candy became a staple on the trick-or-treating circuit
What are some of the most hated halloween candies
Candy Corn & Black Liquorish
Tootsie Roll & War heads (sour)
Dubble Bubble & Dum Dum lollipops
#1 CANDY CORN!
#2 Black liquorice
According to legends, vampires can transform into more than just bats. They can also assume the form of animals such as wolves and rats, and can even control animals.
True or False
True
HOW MUCH DO PARENTS SPEND ON HALLOWEEN ON AVERAGE?
$25
$100
$300
Its estimated there were 41.1 million trick-or-treaters ages 5 to 14 in America.
According to the National Retail Federation's 2021 report, Halloween party-goers spend an average of $102.74 on Halloween-related items, including costumes, candy, and decorations.
WHICH ADMINISTRATION WAS THE FIRST TO DECORATE THE WHITE HOUSE FOR HALLOWEEN?
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Carters
Bush
The Eisenhower administration in 1958. First Lady Mamie Eisenhower decorated the State Dining Room with hanging skeletons, jack-o'-lanterns, stalks of corn, and more for a luncheon on October 30.
Why did some women throw apple peels behind them on Halloween?
so you don't see a witch at midnight,
it would land in the shape of the first letter of their future husband's name,
to see their future husbands on Halloween
Because they believed it would land in the shape of the first letter of their future husband's name!
Candy corn was originally called
Chicken Feed
Corn Pebbles
Crunchy Corn
Chicken Feed
Though many would argue that candy corn tastes like chicken feed, that's not how it got its original name. Created in the 1880s by George Renninger, it was sold to the masses by Goelitz Confectionery Company (now Jelly Belly Co.) at the turn of the century.
Because corn is what was used to feed chickens, the creation was called "Chicken Feed" and the box was marked with a colorful rooster.
What movie was the first ever Science Fiction story!
Frankenstein
Werewolf
Frankenstein!
Everyone knows that Frankenstein is the name of the scientist who creates the monster, not the monster itself. In fact, the monster doesn't have a name at all! It's just called "creature", "demon" and "it". People do often get the scientist and the monster mixed up though!
How many calories are in an average trick-or-treater's Halloween stash?
500
1,400
5,000
11,000
11,000 calories!!!
The word "witch" comes from the Old English wicce, meaning ________.
"wise women"
"wise widow"
"enchantress"
"sorcery"
"Wise Women"!
Taking it a notch further, "wiccan" were actually thought of in a positive light, with their opinions being highly respected. This probably could have been useful in Salem...
What did Scottish women hang by the fire to see their future husbands on Halloween?
Wet sheets
Candy Apples
Pieces of their hair
Wet Sheets
WHAT IS THE MOST PRODUCED HALLOWEEN CANDY?
Reese's Cups!
followed by Skittles and M&Ms.
H.B. Reese Candy Company founded in 1923.
What was the common to wear on your head in the earliest halloweens?
Pumpkins
Animal Heads
Buffalo skin
Holy Clothes
Animal Heads! ew!
Romans believed that it helped them connect to the spirits of the dead.Halloween’s history is believed to stretch back 2,000 years and includes a variety of pagan and Christian influences.
People gathered around sacred bonfires built by Druids to sacrifice animals and crops to their gods. They told each other’s fortunes while wearing costumes of animal skins and heads, which sounds gross but isn't that far off from what we do now.
Black cats get a bad rap on Halloween because they were once believed to
Protect their master's dark powers
Bringers of misfortune
Black Cats Are Witches in Disguise
Protect their master's dark powers!