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Halloween History
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This film starring Neve Campbell earning $173 million worldwide, was the highest-grossing slasher film until the release of Halloween in 2018.

What is Scream?

100

It takes between 364 and 411 licks to reach the center of this iconic candy.

What is a Tootsie Pop?

100

Historians believe that Halloween’s origins date back to the festival of Samhain, commonly celebrated by this cultural group from Western Europe.

Who are the Celtics / Celts?

100

This famous author whose most well-known book involves Christmas and ghosts did believe in the supernatural, and he belonged to something called The Ghost Club.  

Who is Charles Dickens?

100

Many believe that this Halloween tradition was started to honor Pomona, the goddess of fruit and trees.

What is bobbing for apples?

200

This multi talents artist has sold 15 million records and directed 11 films. The most recent being Munsters on Netflix.

Who is Rob Zombie?

200

This candy has been making headlines due to titanium dioxide, currently a legal food additive.

What are Skittles?

200

This 50s Presidential family was the first to decorate the White House for Halloween.

Who are the Eisenhowers?
200

Edgar Allan Poe originally wanted this animal to repeat the word “nevermore”, in poem The Raven.

What is a parrot?

200

One out of this many Americans pretend they're not home on Halloween?

What is 5?

300

A mask of this Trekkie actor was painted white and used as Mike Meyers iconic mask in the original Halloween.

Who is William Shatner / Captain Kirk?

300

This famous Halloween candy originally had the moniker "chicken feed".

What is candy corn?

300

This historical event had more than 200 people were accused. Thirty people were found guilty, 19 of whom were executed by hanging.

What are the Salem Witch Trials?

300

Double Double Toil and Trouble's title and the witches' spell come directly from this play by William Shakespeare.

What is Macbeth?

300

This iconic horror movie was the first American film ever to show a toilet on screen.

What is Psycho?

400

This actor appeared in Beetlejuice for roughly 17 minutes.

Who is Michael Keaton?

400

In Japan, adults can buy Sake flavored of this well-known candy.

What are kit-kats?

400

This aerosol based toy was banned in Hollywood on Halloween day beginning in 2004.

What is Silly String?

400

Which comedian inspired Jordan Peele to write "Get Out"?

Who is Eddie Murphy.

400

This U.S. president told a group of schoolkids that the White House was haunted by the ghost of Abraham Lincoln.                                                                                           

Who is George H.W. Bush?

500

Leonardo DiCaprio turned down this Disney classic to appear in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993).

What is Hocus Pocus.

500

This candy used to have as much caffeine as Red Bull

What is Butterfinger?

500

Prior to pumpkins, the Irish and Scottish carved this root vegetable on Halloween?                              

What are turnips?

500

This person wrote the “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”.

Who is Washington Irving?

500

This U.S. state produces the most pumpkins?

What is Illinois?