Halloween Statistics
What is the number one city for trick or treating in the United States?
a. Boston b. Los Angelas c. New Orleans
d. San Francisco
d. San Fransisco
What type of vegetable is disliked by vampires and is used to frighten them away?
a. onions b. broccoli c. garlic d. lemons
Garlic
What color cat is a symbol of Halloween?
a. black b. brown c. orange d. grey
a. black
Instead of candy, what did kids originally receive when trick or treating?
a. makeup and clothes b. stockings and mittens
c. pumpkins and potatoes d. food and drink
d. food and drink
According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, what will you see?
a. a spirit b. a wizard c. your ancestors
d. our future husband or wife
b. Your future husband or wife
How much is spent on pet costumes for Halloween annually?
a. 60 million b. 30 million c. 1 billion d. 100 thousand
b. $300 million
What mammal is able to fly and is associated with Halloween?
a. cats b. squirrels c. bats d. pigeons
c. bats
What word begins with letter C, looks like a pot and is normally used by witches to brew their potions and cast evil spell?
Caldron
What classic comic strip helped boost the popularity of trick or treating in the US?
a. Garfield b. Family Circus c. Peanuts d. Calvin and Hobbs
c. Peanuts by Charles Schultz depicted the characters trick-or-treating in 1951, well before the activity was widely-known around the country. It’s widely credited with introducing the idea to many families.
From which region in the world do pumpkins originate?
a. Central America b. Asia c. The Philippians
d. Eastern Europe
a. Central America
What is the most popular candy bought within the United States, including during the Halloween holidays?
a. snickers b. M&Ms c. twix d. 3 musketeers
b. M&Ms
What did Cousin It from the Adams Family look like?
a. hairy b. giant c. very small d. a hand
a. He was completely covered in long hair.
Complete the following chant, normally said by witches: double, double, toil and …?
a. boil b. pain c. foil d. trouble
d. trouble
the argest pumpkin pie in the world weighed around how many pounds?
a. 30 b 732 c. 5986 d. 3700
d. 3700 pounds. It was made in New Bremen, Ohio, USA, in 2010. The diameter of the pie was over 5 feet.
What is the significance of seeing a spider on Halloween?
a. death b. a curse c. loved one watching
d. prosperity
c. a loved one watching over the person who finds the spider
How many colors of M&Ms are there?
a.25 b. 8 c. 16 d. 35
a. 25 different colors of M&M’s.
From which words did ‘bonfire’ originate?
a. good fire b. bone and fire c. job loss
d. milk chocolate
b. Bone and Fire
What region are Vampire Bats from?
a. Massachusetts b. Romania c. Yugoslavia
d Argentina
d Southern Argentina
On Halloween, Charlie Brown helps his friend Linus wait for what character to appear?
a. Dracula b. Frankenstein c. The Great Pumpkin
d. A Zombie
C. The Great Pumpkin
Which Catholic Church holiday is Halloween linked to?
a. All Souls Day b. All Saints Day c. Christmas
d. Easter
b. All Saints (Hallows) Day
How many pounds does the world’s biggest pumpkin weigh?
a. 56 b. 3004 c. 82 d. 2624
d. 2,624 pounds. A woman in Belgium holds the world record for growing the biggest pumpkin in the world.
What does the name Dracula mean?
a. Son of the Devil b. Bat-Man c. Evil Spirit
d. Man- animal
a. Son of the Devil
What does "Samhainophobia" mean? Fear of:
a. cats b. bats c. tall buildings d. Halloween
d. Fear of Halloween
Out of which vegetable were Jack O’ Lanterns originally made?
a. Watermelon b. Cucumbers c. Turnips d. Apples
c. Turnips
In which country did Halloween originate?
a. England b. Romania c. Ireland d. Mexico
C. Ireland