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Which holiday has the top candy sales: Valentine's Day or Halloween?
Halloween
Which Catholic Church holiday is Halloween linked to?
All Saint's Day
Transylvania is a region in which country?
Romania
The Puritans are said to have been the first to associate what type of black-colored animals with bad luck?
Cats
What do people traditionally "bob" for on Halloween?
Apples
Which state in the USA produces the most pumpkins?
Illinois, which produces over 40% of the nation's pumpkins
Out of which vegetable were Jack O' Lanterns originally made?
Turnips
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit
Pumpkins can be orange, white, green, or what other color?
Blue
What is the most searched for Halloween candy on Google?
Candy corn
What three colors are traditionally in candy corn?
According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, what will you see?
Your future husband or wife
Which country celebrates the Day of the Dead starting at midnight on October 31?
Mexico
Which classic horror movie was the first to show a toilet on-screen?
Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho
According to the National Retail Federation, which children's costume continues to hold the number one spot year after year?
Princess
What 1973 movie convinced Americans to throw away their Ouija boards?
The Exorcist
From which region in the world do pumpkins originate?
How many people were hanged during the Salem Witch Trials?
Nineteen (14 women and 5 men)
What was candy corn originally called?
Chicken feed
What is the term for a pot that witches use to brew potions and cast spells?
Cauldron
How many pieces of candy does the average household give to each trick or treater on Halloween?
The average household gives two pieces of candy to each trick or treater
Who wrote the novel Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
Besides sucking human blood, what do bats and vampires have in common?
They usually only come out at night
In what decade was Halloween celebrated for the first time in the United States?
1840's
What vegetable is said to frighten away vampires?
Garlic