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1
Pumpkins were first grown where?
Africa
India
North America
Scotland
2
Superstition says that, on Halloween, young women could use mirrors, yarn or even apple cores to learn:
their true love's name
where the candy was stashed
when they would die
how many daughters they would have
3
The Headless Horseman is the villain of which horror novel by which author?
IT, Stephen King
Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury
The legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving
The Great and Secret Show, Clive Barker
4
Before pumpkins, what was carved to make the Jack o' Lantern?
Turnips or Beets
Carrots or Parnsips
Hard bread loaves
Human Skulls
5
How many kids have been seriously hurt or poisoned by candy from trick or treating?
twelve
over 80
zero
two
6
The earliest written record of the phrase "trick or treat" comes from which country?
Ireland
The United States
England
Canada
7
What two holidays have more parties than Halloween?
July 4th and Christmas
New Year's Eve and Superbowl
President's Day and Easter
Thanksgiving and Memorial Day
8
Halloween's roots go back to the ancient Celtic festival called
Lamas
Halloween
Samhain
Lughnasa
9
This author wrote some of the earliest "horror" fiction.
H. P. Lovecraft
E. A. Poe
Stephen King
J. K. Rowling
10
Origin of the word "bonfire"
The origin of this word is unknown.
A fire used to burn mortgages - a "bond-fire"
"Bon" is French for "good." It's a good fire.
A fire big enough to burn bones - a "bone-fire"
11
When did Trick or Treating become popular in the United States?
1860s
1930s
1960s
1400s
12
About how much candy corn in produced each year?
1,000,000 pounds
13,000,000 pounds
35,000,000 pounds
270,000 pounds
13
What is the highest-grossing horror film of all time
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Get Out (2017)
IT (2017)
The Exorcist (1973)
14
Collegeville Flag & Manufacturing Company is notable in Halloween history because
they later became the M&M/Mars candy company.
owner Atticus Boudre was an early critic of Hlloween
they made some of the earliest store-bought costumes
Trick: Your teacher invented them.
15
Who is Bobby "Boris" Pickett?
The guy who sang "The Monster Mash"
The guy who invented Jack O' Lanterns
The guy who made the Curse of the Mummy famous
The guy who played Dracula in 53 different movies.
16
The origin of the word "Halloween" is
a contraction of "All Hallow's Eve."
hot dogs stuffed with candy - "Hollow Weenies."
we "Hallow" out a pumpkin for a jack O' lantern.
people used to yell "Hallo!" before "Trick or Treat"
17
According to tradition, how does one kill a werewolf?
silver bullets
Holy water
Expose them to the sun
A wooden stake in the heart
18
According to large candy suppliers, what is the best selling Halloween candy in Wisconsin?
Snickers
Starburst
Skittles
M&Ms
