Halloween Jeopardy for 5th grade

Food

100

On what do pumpkins grow?

Vines

200

Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?

Fruit

300

At Halloween parties, kids might bob for this...

Apples

400

On Halloween night, what is the most popular food (not candy)?

Pizza

500

What percent of parents admit to sneaking some of their children's Halloween candy?

78%

History

100

In what country did mummies originate?

Egypt

200

What country celebrates The Day of the Dead?

Mexico

300

What is the first country to celebrate Halloween?

Ehgland

400

In 1962, a society was established for what well known vampire?

Count Draula

500

The Romans called Halloween Pomona Day. She was the Goddess of _____?

Fruit or gardens

Creatures

100

What animal was believed to protect witches' powers from negative forces?

Black cats

200

What is a male witch called?

Warlock/wizard

300

Which creature would be found in Egypt?

Mummy

400

On which continent are vampire bats found?

South America

500

The lycanthrope is commonly called a ___?

Werewolf

Trivia I

100

Spiders have 8 legs and 8 ___?

Eyes

200

Which holiday sells more candy than Halloween?

Easter

300

What is the best selling Halloween candy?

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup

400

Within 5 seconds, what is the record for fastest pumpkin carver?

37 seconds.

500

Samhainophobia is the fear of what?

Halloween

Trivia II

100

The FIRST jack o' lanterns were carved from what vegetable?

Turnip

200

Within 100 pounds... what is the heaviest pumpkin on record?

1,446 pounds.

300

Within 5% points... what percentage of Americans decorate their homes for Halloween?

86%

400

What is the original purpose of a jack o' lantern?

To ward off evil spirits.

500

What famous magician died on Halloween, 1926?

Harry Houdini