Halloween History
Halloween items
Halloween
Halloween songs
100
This was the original meaning for dressing up in costumes on Halloween
To scare away spirits
100
What do witches use to boil their potions?
Cauldren
100
What was the original name for candy corn?
Chicken seed
100
Finish the lyrics from "Monster Mash": "I was working in the ____ late one night, when my eyes beheld an eerie sight."
Lab
200
Most popular costume in the United States as of 2023
Barbie
200
The number of pieces of candy the average household gives to each trick or treater on Halloween.
2 pieces
200
Country that celebrates the day of the dead?
Mexico
200
Finish the lyrics from "This is Halloween": "This is Halloween, this is Halloween. _____ scream in the dead of night."
Pumpkins
300
What is another phrase for Halloween?
All Hallows Eve
300
What is the most popular candy bought during the Halloween holiday?
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
300
On average, how many seeds does each pumpkin contains?
500 seeds
300
Who sings these lyrics: "'Cause this is thriller, thriller night, and no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike"?
Michael Jackson
400
Before pumpkins, people used this to carve the Jack o’ lanterns out of...
Turnip
400
What do people sprinkle on their doorstep to keep evil spirits away?
Salt
400
Pumpkins can be orange, white, green, or what other color?
Blue
400
What is the main theme song for Jack Skellington's Halloween town in Nightmare before Christmas?
"This is halloween"
500
The country Halloween originated?
Ireland
500
What kind of food is pumpkin classified as? (Potato is a root vegetable, etc...)
Fruit
500
What is the fear of Halloween called? (Hallophobia, Samhainophobia, or Henopaphobia)
Samhainophobia
500
According to the Sheb Wooley song lyric, this creature is a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' what?
Purple People Eater