Halloween

Jack-o-lanterns were originally carved from: 

• turnips
• carrots
• apples
• acorn squash

How much does the average American plan to spend on a Halloween costume?

• $15 to $20
• $25 to $30
• $30 to $35
• $40 to $ 45

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Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) originated in this Spanish-speaking country:

• Bolivia
• Mexico
• Cuba
• Costa Rica

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In the 1966 TV special, 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,' Charlie Brown gets these while trick-or-treating:

• apples
• clumps of dirt
• rocks
• shoes

How did the tradition of bobbing for apples get started?

• It was a matchmaking game for young singles.
• A health organization started it as an alternative to trick-or-treating.
• Superstitious people thought it would ward off ghosts.
• It marked the end of the apple harvest.

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Which of these was the first "fun size" candy?

• Hershey's
• Kit Kat
• Twix
• Snickers

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The monster is Mary Shelley's book 'Frankenstein' is a vegetarian.

• True
• False

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This scene is from the movie-

• Scarecrow Adventure
• Witches 
• Halloween
• Hocus Pocus

Orange and black are associated with Halloween because orange represents the fall harvest and black represents  __________?

• Spiders
• Cats
• Death
• Rotten Teeth

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Some believe it is ________ if a black cat crosses your path. 

• bad luck
• special
• good luck
• funny

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