Halloween History
What was the ancient Celtic fall festival that was a precursor to Halloween?
A.) Lawein
B.) Samhain
C.) Tallist
D.) Hallowing
B.) Samhain
What three colors, from base to tip, make up a piece of candy corn?
Yellow, orange, and white
Camp Crystal Lake
In It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, who does Linus mistake for the Great Pumpkin?
Snoopy
Finish the lyrics from "Monster Mash": "I was working in the ____ late one night, when my eyes beheld an eerie sight."
Lab
Which turkey gobbles, the male or female?
Male
Which U.S. state has a town named Santa Claus?
Indiana
In what state is it illegal to dress up as a priest or nun for Halloween?
A.) Alabama
B.) Mississippi
C.) South Carolina
D.) Virgina
A.) Alabama
How many colors of M&Ms are in a regular bag?
6
Which movie does the line “Do you like scary movies?” come from?
Scream
What is the name of the missing teenager in Twin Peaks?
Laura Palmer
Which artist claimed "You're the devil in disguise"?
Elvis
Snoopy first made his appearance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in what year?
A.) 1968
B.) 1969
C.) 1970
D.)1971
A.) 1968
What do many people in Japan eat for their Christmas meal?
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Which candy was accidentally air-dropped to American soldiers during the Korean War?
A.) Blow-pops
B.) Hershey Bars
C.) Tootsie Rolls
D.) Candy Corn
C.) Tootsie Rolls
What U.S. state produces the most candy overall?
California
Where do the Ghostbusters find their first ghost in the 1984 movie?
The New York Public Library
What does Garfield dress up as for Halloween?
A pirate
In the movie "Hocus Pocus", what song do the Sanderson sisters sing at the Halloween party?
I Put a Spell on You
How many quarters are in a standard football game?
4
Which U.S. president signed a bill into law making Christmas a federal holiday in 1870?
Ulysses S Grant
What medieval English tradition inspired trick-or-treating?
A.) Treating
B.) Tricking
C.) Souling
D.) Ghosting
C.) Souling
What candy was the first chocolate bar to be mass-produced in the United States?
Hershey Bar
What giant monster media franchise is the most popular of all time?
Godzilla
Name the little girl with supernatural powers in Stranger Things.
Eleven
Warren Zevon sang about werewolves of a certain city. What city was it?
London
When does Canada celebrate Thanksgiving?
Second Monday in October
Oh, what fun it is to ride in _______
A one-horse open sleigh
What was the original purpose of bobbing for apples on Halloween?
A.) Apple Harvesting
B.) Testing the water
C.) Making wine
D.) Fortune Telling
D.) Fortune Telling
Which candy brand is known for its sour-then-sweet slogan?
Sour Patch Kids
What was the working title for the original 1978 Halloween script?
The Babysitter Murders
What was the name of Sabrina the Teenage Witch's cat?
Salem
Finish the lyrics from "This is Halloween": "This is Halloween, this is Halloween. _____ scream in the dead of night."
Pumpkins
What process refers to soaking a turkey in a saltwater solution before cooking it?
Brinning
What three gifts did the wise men give the baby Jesus?
Gold, frankincense and myrrh