Halloween History
This Halloween icon/symbol is based on the Irish myth of a man named Stingy Jack who was condemned to wander the earth with only a carved-out vegetable for light.
Jack-o'-lantern?
A pointed black hat and broomstick are the classic props for this spell-casting costume.
Witch
This Halloween classic is made of sugar, corn syrup, and honey, and was originally called “chicken feed.”
Candy Corn
Often linked with Dracula, these winged mammals navigate the night using echolocation.
Bats
This common Halloween activity involves children dressing up in costumes and going door-to-door for candy.
Trick or Treating
This city is known for the infamous witch trials of 1692.
Salem
No yellow brick road needed: Judy Garland’s blue gingham dress and ruby slippers created this instantly recognizable costume.
Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz
These colorful button-shaped chocolates were created in 1941 for soldiers because they “melt in your mouth, not in your hand.”
M & Ms
This black bird is famous for croaking “Nevermore” in an Edgar Allan Poe poem.
Raven
In the U.S., Halloween takes place on this date every year.
October 31st
Celts believed that during Samhain, the veil between the living and the dead did this, allowing spirits to cross over.
Thinned or lifted
The mask worn by Michael Myers in Halloween was based on what famous actor?
William Shatner
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups were invented in 1928 in this U.S. state, also home to Hershey’s chocolate.
Pennsylvania
This is the insect guilty of taking any man that love an Owens woman.
Deathwatch Beetle
Traditionally, people bob for this type of fruit at Halloween parties.
Apples
Before pumpkins, people used this to carve the Jack o’ lanterns out of...
Turnip
In 2023, sales of pink dresses, roller skates, and cowboy hats skyrocketed thanks to this blockbuster summer film.
Barbie
These two “twin” candy bars were identical until the 1970s, when one switched to peanuts and caramel.
Twix bars
These rodent once spread the bubonic plague by carrying infected fleas.
Rats
This Halloween tradition involves a person dressed up to scare guests in a dark, themed attraction.
Haunted House
The country Halloween originated?
Ireland
Green tracksuits with numbers became a wildly popular group costume after this 2021 Netflix survival drama.
Squid Game
In Japan, you can find hundreds of wild flavors of this crunchy candy bar, including wasabi, sake, and sweet potato.
Kit Kat
Glowing under UV light, this desert stinger has haunted human myths for centuries.
Scorpion
"Who you gonna call?" is the common catchphrase calling who? (Popularized by a movie)
Ghostbusters