Halloween
Halloween Characters
Halloween Statistics & History
Halloween Candy
100
What is the date of Halloween?
October 31st
100
Many children dress up as me for Halloween, wearing a long, white sheet. What am I?
Ghost
100
Chocolate candy bars top the list as the most popular candy. #1 for trick-or-treaters is:
a. Twix
b. Snickers
c. Kit Kat
d. Reese's
b. Snickers
100
This candy is white, orange, and yellow...people either love it or hate it!
Candy Corn
200
What are the two main colors associated with Halloween?
Black & orange
In ancient times, orange represented life (and harvests) while black symbolized death and darkness. Combined, these colors reflect nature during the time of year when Halloween is celebrated.
200
This fictional creature survives by drinking blood.
Vampire
200
Which state had the first official Halloween celebration in America?
a. New York
b. Arizona
c. Minnesota
d. Louisiana
c. Minnesota.
200
I'm soft, sweet, pink or white, and Americans like eating me roasted on a camp fire.
What am I?
A marshmallow.
300
After knocking at the door on Halloween night, what do you say?
"Trick or treat!"
300
This is a dead human or an animal whose body is wrapped in long, white strips of cloth. It is usually associated with Egypt.
Mummy
300
In what country did Halloween originate?
Ireland.
300
I'm a chocolate bar with peanut butter in the middle.
Reese's Cup.
400
What do people carve and place outside their doors before Halloween?
Pumpkins / Jack-o-Lanterns.
400
These are fictional people who have died and come back to life...they stereotypically hold their arms out in front of them and try to attack the living!
Zombies
400
What U.S. city has the biggest Halloween parade each year?
a. Chicago
b. New York City
c. New Orleans
b. New York City
400
I'm round and small, and I come in many different colors and flavors: chocolate, peanuts, peanut butter, pretzels, etc.
M&M's.
500
Children fear me but challenge themselves to visit me on Halloween!
What am I?
Haunted house
500
In European folklore, this is a man who turns into a wolf at night and attacks people and animals, but returns to human form by day.
Werewolf
500
Jack o' Lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out ________ to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
a. Pumpkins
b. Turnips
c. Potatoes
b. Turnips!
500
I'm a little candy in the shape of a vegetable. I sometimes have surprising flavors like "vomit," or "booger."
Jelly Beans.
600
This is an event associated with Halloween, in which people "trick-or-treat" in a parking lot by going from vehicle to vehicle. The owners of each vehicle open their car's _____ and decorate it. We call this a "______-or-Treat."
Trunk-or-treat.
600
What is this character's name?
Frankenstein.
600
Halloween is the second largest commercial holiday in the USA after Christmas. How much do Americans spend on Halloween each year?
a. $200 million
b. $1 billion
c. $9 billion
c. $9 billion
600
I'm flat or round. I'm hard and stand at the top of a stick. I have fruity or soda flavors. You can crunch me or lick me if you prefer taking your time.
I'm a LOLLIPOP.
In 1908, a confectioner, George Smith created the first modern lollipop. According to his memoirs, he named the candy after his favourite horse called Lolly Pop.
