Historical Halloween
Jack-o-lanterns originated in this country. (Why aren't more of them green?)
What is Ireland?
According to North American superstition, bad luck is imminent if you cross paths with this color cat.
What is black?
This 1962 monster-themed song "caught on in a flash".
What is "The Monster Mash"?
Americans claim this is their favorite Halloween candy.
What is candy corn?
This famous Halloween catch phrase was first seen in print in a Portland, Oregon newspaper in 1934.
What is "trick-or-treat"?
According to British superstition, bad luck is imminent if you cross paths with this color cat.
What is white?
Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller "Psycho" takes place at this lodging establishment.
What is Bates Motel?
This is the best-selling candy during the Halloween season in America.
What is the Snickers bar?
Before pumpkins became the standard, jack-o-lanterns where made from this root vegetable.
What are turnips (or potatoes)?
According to superstition, if you see a spider on Halloween, you can be assured that this is happening.
What is "a dead relative is watching over you"?
In the television show, "The Addams Family," these are the names of Gomez and Morticia Addams' two children.
What are Pugsley and Wednesday?
In Hershey, Pennsylvania (hometown of the venerable Mark Kalenak), the street lights on the main street are shaped like this confectionary classic.
What are Hershey Kisses?
Halloween originated as this Celtic festival.
What is Samhain (pronounced sow-en)?
According to Irish superstition, if a maiden carries a lantern to a lake on Halloween night, she will see this in the reflection.
What is the face of her future husband?
In the 1966 Halloween classic "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!" Charlie Brown receives this at each house he visits for trick or treating.
What are rocks?
This candy bar originally had three -- count 'em - three -- layers of candy filling: vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry.
What is the 3 Musketeers Bar?
This famous magician died on Halloween night, October 31st 1926.
Who is Harry Houdini?
According to superstition, if your candle flickers on Halloween night, you can be sure that this is visiting you.
What is a ghost?
In Edgar Allen Poe's famous poem lamenting lost love, this foreboding bird visits him in the night.
What is a raven?
This was the first wrapped penny candy in America.
What is the Tootsie Roll?