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This was the original meaning for dressing up in costumes on Halloween

To scare away spirits

100

How much money do Americans spend on dressing their pets up for Halloween?

a) 300 million      b) 500 million       c) 700 million

c) 700 million

100

What do witches use to boil their potions?

Cauldren

100

What is the name for a traditional Halloween game using apples?

Apple bobbing

100

What is the most popular celebration or event in Japan originated in other countries?

Christmas

200

Most popular costume in the United States as of 2023

Barbie

200

Where is the biggest Halloween parade in the US thrown?

New York

200

What do you put inside a Jack-o'-lantern?

candles

200

Describe how Japanese people spend Halloween.

Many people in Japan wear costumes and gather in a city like Shibuya. They drink on the streets, which is illegal in some other countries. 

200

Halloween celebrations span three days in Spain: true or false?

True

300

What was Halloween named after?

All Hallows Eve

300

In what movie does Jack Skellington try to bring Christmas to halloween town?

Nightmare before Christmas 

300

What is the most popular candy bought during the Halloween holiday?

Chocolate

300

On average, how many seeds does each pumpkin contains?

500 seeds

300

In what song/music video is Michael Jackson turned into a zombie?

Thriller

400

Before pumpkins, people used this to carve the Jack o’ lanterns out of...

Turnip

400

Which Halloween candy was originally referred to as “chicken feed?”

Candy Corn

400

What do people sprinkle on their doorstep to keep evil spirits away?

Salt

400

Pumpkins can be orange, white, green, or what other color?

a) Yellow         b) Blue         c) Red

b) Blue

400

Who you gonna call?

Ghost Busters

500

The country Halloween originated?

Ireland

500

Which U.S. state produces the most pumpkins?

Illinois

500

What kind of food is pumpkin classified as?  (Potato is a root vegetable, etc...)

Fruit

500

What is the fear of Halloween called?  (Hallophobia, Samhainophobia, or Henopaphobia)

Samhainophobia

500

Why are black cats associated with Halloween?

In Medieval Europe, it was believed that devils and witches could disguise as black cats.