I Want Candy
The most popular Halloween candy in DC
What are M&Ms? Followed by second choice Tootsie Pops (depending on the poll, tootsie pops take the top prize).
2 of the top 5 neighborhoods in the city for candy yields
What are Georgetown, Capitol Hill, Mount Pleasant, American University Party, and Shepherd Park?
The name of the Celtic harvest festival on which many believe Halloween is based
What is Samhain?
"If there's something strange in your neighborhood"
What is Ghostbusters (Ray Parker Jr., 1984)?
What is $2.6 billion?
DC's rank on the list of best cities for Trick-or-Treating
What is number 7? (some polls suggest it may be as high as number 5).
The day before Halloween
What is Mischief Night?
"I was working in the lab, late one night when my eyes beheld an eerie sight for my monster from his slab, began to rise"
What is Monster Mash?
Pounds of candy Americans purchase a year for Halloween
What is ~600 million pounds? Other sources suggest 300,000 tons (or "six Titanics" worth of sweets).
Where JLW hosts its annual ghost tour
What is Alexandria?
When Halloween was first celebrated in the United States
What is around the 1840s?
"It's close to midnight and something evil's lurkin' in the dark under the moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heart"
What is Thriller (Michael Jackson, 1982)?
The candy that appeared in the feature film, E.T.
What is Reese's Pieces? After Mars passed on having M&Ms featured, the director switched to Reese's Pieces.
The Smithsonian National Zoo's annual Halloween event
What is Boo at the Zoo?
The two countries known for starting Trick-or-Treating
What are Scotland and Ireland?
"When the days are cold And the cards all fold And the saints we see Are all made of gold"
What is Demons (Imagine Dragons, 2012)?
The volume of candy corn produced each year
The first First Lady to decorate the White House for Halloween
Who is Mamie Eisenhower (in 1958)?
The first state that had a city-wide Halloween celebration in the US (bonus points for the city!)
(Anoka) Minnesota
"Dark in the city, night is a wire Steam in the subway, earth is afire"
What is Hungry Like the Wolf (Duran Duran, 1982)?