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In the United States, the first citywide celebration was in Anoka, Minnesota in 1921.
More than 93% of children, under the age of 12, will go out trick-or-treating.
Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with the Fall harvest and black is asso- ciated with darkness and death.
Bobbing for apples is thought to have originated from the roman harvest festival that honors Pamona, the goddess of fruit trees.
Over $1.5 billion is spent on costumes each year and more than $2.5 billion on other Halloween paraphernalia
Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holi- day, with Christmas being the first.
About 50% of adults dress up for Halloween, while 67% take part in the activities, such as parties, decorating the house, and trick-or-treating with their children.
86% of Americans decorate their house for Halloween.
Over 10% of pet owners dress their pets in Halloween cos- tumes.
The first Halloween card was made in the early 1920’s.
These days, over 28 million Halloween cards are sent each year. U.S. consumers spend about $50 million on Halloween greetings.
Halloween candy sales aver- age about $2 billion annually in the United States and it is the largest candy-purchasing holiday.
90% of parents admit to
and Trivia
2. What is the name of the supernatural creature, in Latin American folklore, that drinks the blood of animals – usually chickens and goats?
3. True or false. Vampire Bats were named after vampires.
4. Bobby “Boris” Pickett com- posed this holiday hit in 1962. What is the name of the song?
5. Mary Shelly published this Gothic novel when she was only 21. The novel was pub- lished in 1818 and is consid-
ered to be one of the first examples of science fiction.
6. What is the supernatural condition called whereby a human transforms into a wolf?
7. This creature is believed to inhabits forests, mainly in
the Pacific Northwest region of North America. What its name?
8. True or false. The Muppet
Answers
1. Hurricane Sandy
2. El Chupacabras
3. True
4. The Monster Mash
5. Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus
6. Lycanthropy
7. Bigfoot or Sasquatch
8. True. One way to suppos- edly deter a vampire is to throw seeds (usually mustard) outside a door or place fishing net outside a window. Vampires are compelled to count the seeds or the holes in the net, delaying them until the sun comes up.
sneaking goodies from their kids’ Halloween trick-or-treat bags.
More than 35 million pounds of candy corn will be produced this year. That equates to nearly 9 billion pieces – enough to circle the moon nearly 4 times if laid end-to- end.
HALLOWEEN
TRIVIA CANDY AND TREATS QUESTIONS
1. What is the most popular candy sold in the US?
2. How many colors of M&Ms are there?
3. Which common Halloween vegitable originated in Mexico over 9,000 years ago?
4. What is Bazooka Gum named after?
5. Which U.S. president was known for his love of jelly beans?
6. What do the Ms stand for in M&Ms?
7. Which candy did the former Hershey employee, Harry Burnett Reese create in the
1920s?
1. M&Ms
2. 25
3. The pumpkin
4. It’s named after a musical instrument. The bubble gum, and the weapon, were both named after a musical instru- ment created by entertainer Bob Burns in the 1930s. He made it from two gas pipes and a funnel.
5. Ronald Reagan
Answers
6. The Ms stand for Mars and Murrie. Forrest Mars, Sr., and Bruce Murrie launched the candy.
7. The Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup
HALLOWEEN
TRIVIA MONSTERS AND GHOULS QUESTIONS
1. Which monstrous hurricane did the media dub as “Frankenstorm”?
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