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Halloween KAHOOOOOOT!!!
Halloween KAHOOOOOOT!!!
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KAHOOOOOOT
False
True
2
Hong Kong's version of Halloween is...
"Halloween"
"Spirits Day"
"The Festival of Friendly Ghosts"
"candycandycandycandycandycandycandycandy day"
3
About how much Halloween candy is bought in the U.S. every year?
$1.9 billion for 650 million pounds of candy
...a lot...
$3.02 billion for 850 million pounds of candy
$2.08 billion for 600 million pounds of candy
4
Halloween is the 2nd most commercial holiday in the U.S.
True
False
5
What does it mean if you see a spider on Halloween?
the spiders have chosen you as their king
a bad omen
it is the spirit of a deceased loved one watching over you
a good omen
6
At first, American teens preferred the prank part of Halloween, causing serious property damage in the 1920s
True
False
7
According to folklore, what can you do on Halloween to ensure you see a witch at midnight?
spin around three times when you wake up and go to bed
make a big pot of soup
wear all-black and watch the moonrise
wear your clothes inside-out and walk backwards
8
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It's okay.
I liked it!
Could use some improvement!
no opinion
9
True or false: the world's largest pumpkin was grown in Switzerland
True
False
10
The current pumpkin carving record is...
26.74 seconds
30.85 seconds
13.21 seconds
16.47 seconds
11
What were jack-o'-lanterns originally made from?
potatoes
turnips
pumpkins
beets
12
What is the term for a fear of Halloween?
Scelesophobia
there is none.
Halloweenophobia
Samhainophobia
13
The average American annually eats the weight of a small-chihuahua-in-a-Halloween-costume in Halloween candy
True
False
14
What's the traditionally correct spelling of Halloween?
Hallowe'en
Halloween
H'aloween
Hal'owen
15
In some U.S. cities, kids over 12 are banned from trick-or-treating
False
True
16
"Trick-or-treating" originated in Ireland and Scotland when kids performed door-to-door tricks for candy, nuts, & coins
False
True
17
Historically, people wore costumes on Halloween in order to...
confuse and ward off evil spirits
prank and scare other people
put on plays for the holiday
have a stronger connection with the dead
18
Studies have shown that Halloween makes children act more naughtily than usual
True
False
19
In medieval times, owls seen on Halloween were thought to be...
spirits taking on a living form
spies for witches
protectors against evil spirits
witches
20
How did Halloween originate?
an ancient Roman festival to see the ghosts of relatives
an ancient Greek festival to scare visitors for fun
no one knows...
an ancient Celtic festival to ward off ghosts
