Halloween Trivia

True or False: Halloween sells more candy than Valentine's Day

• True

• False

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Which state produces the most amount of pumpkins per year?

• California

• New York

• Illinois

• Hawaii

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Which is the correct order of colors for a piece of candy corn?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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

• Hershey's
• Kit Kat
• Twix
• Snickers

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What do you call a group of witches?

• Caravan

• Colony

• Cauldron

• Coven

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Before pumpkins, which items were used to carve jack-o’-lanterns?

• Apples

• Carrots

• Turnips

• Canteloupe

Answer explanation

People in Ireland and Scotland originally used turnips as lanterns on Halloween.

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In which country did Halloween originate?

• United States

• China

• Ireland

• Canada

How much money is spent on Halloween candy each year?

• 2 billion

• 2.6 billion

• 3 million

• 3.2 million

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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

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In what century did trick or treating begin?

• 15th

• 16th

• 17th

• 18th