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Name that Candy
Scary Movies
Fall
Halloween History
100
The top selling candy. Americans purchase over 20 million pounds of this tri-colored wax-like substance masquerading as candy a year, though it is unlikely that every last one is actually consumed.
What is Candy Corn?
100
All work and no play make this actor go crazy in a 1980 psychological horror
Who is Jack Nicholson?
100
This state is the biggest apple producer in the US and is also the only state to be named after a president.
What is Washington?
100
This country celebrates the Day of the Dead on November 1st
What is Mexico?
200
A bold chewy candy introduced in the 1950’s that is named after a Mexican dish of corn husk and banana leaf. This candy also happens to be Jennifer Hess’s favorite.
What is Hot Tamales?
200
Recently passed Gene Wilder starred in this spoof of a 1931 classic about an obsessed scientist and his monster.
What is Young Frankenstein?
200
This is a tool used to harvest grain that is also carried by the Grim Reaper.
What is a scythe?
200
These popular Halloween decorations were originally carved out of turnips.
What are Jack O’Lanterns?
300
Famed for its medicinal qualities as well as taste, supplies of this anise flavored candy were found in King Tut’s tomb.
What is licorice?
300
Currently located at Universal Studios in Hollywood, staying at this motel can turn into a bad shower experience.
What is the Bates Motel?
300
This occurs when the Sun is exactly above the Equator and day and night are of equal length and is one of two days a year when the sun is exactly in line with the equator.
What is the Autumn Equinox?
300
In the Charlie Brown Halloween Special, Linus waited all night in the pumpkin patch for this to appear
What is the Great Pumpkin?
400
If you’re hungry, why wait for this popular Halloween candy that was named after the Mars family horse.
What is Snickers?
400
The mask in the movie Halloween was actually the face of this actor famous for his role as a space captain
Who is William Shatner?
400
This natural phenomenon is the result of electrons colliding with the upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere and is more likely to occur in autumn than any other time of year .
What are the Northern Lights?
400
This famous magician couldn’t escape death on October 31, 1926
Who was Harry Houdini?
500
This colorful candy was first advertised as a good treat to send soldiers during the Civil War due to its resistance to melting.
What are Jelly Beans? Schrafft’s candy in Boston urged families to send jelly beans to their loved ones in the Union Army. The colorful candies would provide quick energy and resist melting
500
As a teenager living on Elm street, this is the last thing you want to do.
What is fall asleep?
500
90 percent of the pumpkins grown in the United States are raised within a 90 mile radius of this city in Illinois. It is the largest city on the Illinois river.
What is Peoria?
500
Halloween is widely believed to have originated as a Celtic festival in this modern-day nation.
What is Ireland?