Halloween Jeopardy!

Halloween in numbers

Halloween Miscellaneous

Halloween Candy

Halloween Potpourri

100

About how much money did Americans spend on Halloween in 2019?

a. 1.5 billion dollars

b. 2 billion dollars

c. 2.5 billion dollars

100

What 2 countries popularized costumes for Halloween?

a. China and Taiwan

b. United States and Mexico

c. Ireland and Scotland

100

What candy is named after a Broadway play?

a. Junior mints

b. Butterfinger

c. M&M

a. Junior mints

100

What was the original title of the Disney movie Hocus Pocus?

a. 3 Witches

b. Halloween House

c. Magic of Halloween

b. Halloween House

200

What is the average number of pieces of candy a house gives to trick or treaters?

1. 2 pieces

2. 5 pieces

3. 8 pieces

1. 2 pieces

200

Who was the first 1st Lady to decorate the White House for Halloween?

a. Martha Washington

b. Dolly Madison

c. Mamie Eisenhower

200

Which candies are both vegan and gluten free?

a. Milky way

b. Dots

c. Butterfinger

b. Dots

200

What holiday surpasses Halloween for annual consumer sales?

a. Valentine's day

b. Easter

c. Christmas

300

How much money did film produces spend on the Michael Myers mask in the Halloween movies?

1. $2

b. $20

c. $200

1. $2

300

When was the Halloween first celebrated in the United States?

a. 1840s

b. 1920s

c. 1970s

a. 1840s

300

What is the most popular Halloween candy in America?

a. Starbursts

b. Twizzlers

c. Skittles

300

What was candy corn originally called?

a. Horse feed

b. Goat feed

c. Chicken feed

400

How many pounds of candy corn are produced each year for Halloween?

a. 25 million

b 35 million

c 45 million

b 35 million

400

In Ireland, what vegetable was used to carve a jack-o-lantern?

a. squash

b. carrot

c. turnip

400

What were the first fun-sized candy bars?

a. 3 Musketeers and Hersheys

b. Milky Way and Snickers

c. Crunch bar and Almond Joy

b. Milky Way and Snickers

400

Where was the first city-wide Halloween celebration in the US?

a. Anoka, Minnesota

b. Scranton, PA

c. San Fransisco, CA

a. Anoka, Minnesota

500

In what year was Halloween originally thought to be founded?

a. 3000 BCE

b. 4000 BCE

c. 5000 BCE

b. 4000 BCE

500

What item is banned in California on Halloween?

a. Silly string

b. Slime

c. Toilet paper

a. Silly string

500

What candy was given to solders during the Korean war?

a. Milky ways

b. Jolly ranchers

c. Tootsie rolls

500

What is the most commercially successful scary movie franchise?

a. Halloween

b. Addams Family

c. Godzilla