Spooky Season History
Halloween is traditionally associated with these two colors
What are orange and black?
The friendly ghost
Who is Casper?
The most popular candy bought for Halloween
What is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?
Pumpkins are classified as this type of food (Hint: fruit or vegetable)
What is a fruit?
This country celebrates El Día de Los Muertos on November 1st and 2nd
What is Mexico?
Halloween originated from this European country
What is Ireland?
The most popular movie for the spooky season
What is Halloween?
The first wrapped penny candy sold in America
What is Tootsie Rolls?
The way that pumpkins grow
What is on a vine?
The time referred to as "witching hour"
What is 12am (midnight)?
This historic event halted trick or treating in the mid 1900s
What is World War II (sugar rationing)?
The main character in the movie Halloween
Who is Mike Myers?
The first fun size candies produced were (only have to guess one of the two)
What are Snickers and Milky Way?
Pumpkins can be grown on every continent except for this one
What is Antarctica?
A common name for a witch's pet (Hint: Salem in Sabrina the Teenage Witch)
What is a familiar?
The 1st jack-o-lantern was carved from this vegetable
What is a turnip?
The name of the skeleton cab driver in the Halloweentown movies
What is Benny?
Candy corn was originally referred to as this
What is Chicken Feed?
Pumpkins are rich in this key anti-oxidant that helps vision and fighting infections, it is also found in the root vegetable carrots
What is beta-carotene?
The number, in pounds, of pumpkins the U.S produces every year (Hint: think BIg)
What is 1.5 billion pounds?
This year was when "trick or treating" started in the US
What is 1927?
The film in which Professor Quirrell announces there is a troll in the dungeon on the night of Halloween (Hint: part of the Harry Potter series)
What is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?
A licking machine takes this many licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop (must fall within the range to earn points)
What is between 364 and 411?
The state that grows the most pumpkins (Double points if you can guess the town that is the pumpkin capital of the world in this state)
What is Illinois? What is Morton, IL?
The night before Halloween is commonly referred to as
What is Mischief Night?