History
By the 1920s and 1930s, Halloween had become a secular but community-centered holiday, with parades and town-wide Halloween parties as the featured entertainment. Despite the best efforts of many schools and communities, ____ began to plague some celebrations in many communities during this time.
What is vandalism?
In India, doing this cosmetic activity on a Tuesday is considered bad luck.
What is getting a haircut?
Beloved by all, especially in the Roivant accounting department, this candy used to be called "chicken feed".
What is candy corn?
Mary Shelley introduced us to this misunderstood monster.
In the past, young women believed that on Halloween they could divine the name or appearance of this by doing tricks with yarn, apple parings or mirrors.
What is their future husband?
In Germany, toasting with this is considered bad luck.
What is water?
This candy is one of the most pervasive non-chocolate candies on the market: More than 4 billion are rolled out annually. They are also vegan and gluten-free!
What are dots?
Gregory Maguire introduced a more sympathetic version of Elphaba, also known as ______.
Who is The Wicked Witch of West?
In the second half of the 19th century, many people immigrated to America. A subset of these immigrants, the Irish, popularized Halloween. What crisis was this group fleeing from?
What is the Irish Potato Famine?
Don't sleep in this direction if you're from Japan - it's bad luck, considering that's the way they bury the dead. (N,E,S,W)
What is North?
This famous children's author inspired laffy taffy, gobstoppers, and runts.
Who is Roald Dahl?
This ancient Greek character takes a cigarette break in a book by Steven Sherrill.
What is a minotaur?
In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints. What is this day called?
What is All Saints Day?
In Lithuania, doing this indoors is considered to summon demons.
What is whistling?
Every 8 hours, the Mars factory in this New Jersey town produces 2 billion M&Ms.
What is Hackettstown?
Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic novel featured this monster.
Who is Dracula?
Samhain is the original "Halloween". This ancient festival was celebrated by which group of people?
Who are the Celts?
In the Philippines, you should never wear this color during a storm, as it is rumored to attract lightning.
What is red?
These days, were worried about e-cigarettes and vapes encouraging kids to smoke. It used to be candy cigarettes and this state banned them for that very reason.
What is North Dakota?
This "monster" hid his face with a mask and had a beautiful singing voice.
Who is the Phantom of the Opera?