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Halloween Trivia

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

True

b)

False

2.
True or False?
Trick-or-treating was popularized as a way to reduce town-wide pranking and vandalism.
a)
True
b)
False
3.

More than 93% of kids under the age of _____ go trick or treating.

a)

15

b)

10

c)

11

d)

12

4.
True or False?
Trick-or-treating was popularized as a way to reduce town-wide pranking and vandalism.
a)
True
b)
False
5.

What is the most popular candy in the United States?

a)

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

b)

Skittles

c)

Twix

d)

Snickers

6.

Which state produces the most amount of pumpkins per year?

a)

California

b)

New York

c)

Illinois

d)

Hawaii

7.

The first Jack-O-Lanterns were made with____

a)

Turnips

b)

pumkins

c)

potato

d)

pinapple

8.

On average, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?

a)

50

b)

75

c)

150

d)

252

9.

What percentage of parent's steal their kid's halloween candy?

a)

50%

b)

75%

c)

90%

d)

0%

10.

The word Halloween means_________

a)

tiny pumkins

b)

All hallow's eve

c)

Scary monsters

d)

the night of fright

11.

How many times do you have to say Beetlejuice to get him to show up?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?

a)

Vegetable

b)

Fruit

13.
Which is the correct order of colors for a piece of candy corn?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
Which of these was the first "fun size" candy?
a)
Hershey's
b)
Kit Kat
c)
Twix
d)
Snickers
15.

People would wear masks __________

a)

to deceive the ghosts

b)

because the Celts were all really ugly

c)

when they went to parties

16.

The word 'hallow' means 'holy' and is a _______ of saint.

a)

synonym

b)

homonym

c)

antonym

17.

The day before "All Saints (Hallows) Day" was called __________

a)

The day before "All Saints (Hallows) Day"

b)

Adam and Eve

c)

All Hallows Eve

18.

"All Hallows Eve" was later shortened to ______

a)

Thanksgiving

b)

Halloween

c)

Valentines Day

19.

Best-selling album/song about dancing zombies

a)

Drake's "Monster Mash"

b)

Michael Jackson's "Thriller"

c)

Eminem's "Little Shop of Horrors"

20.

According to the American Film Institute, the greatest thriller is __________

a)

Exorcist

b)

Pyscho

c)

Silence of the Lambs

21.

Jack-o'-lanterns were originally carved from:

a)

Apples

b)

Carrots

c)

Turnips

d)

Acorn Squash

22.

Most of the candy purchased for Halloween is:

a)

Bubble gum

b)

Gummy candy

c)

Hard candy

d)

Chocolate

23.

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

a)

$15-$20

b)

$25-$30

c)

$30-$35

d)

$40-$45

24.

Which of these is not an alternative name for Halloween?

a)

Scaresday

b)

Hallowmas

c)

Samhain

d)

All Hallows' Eve

25.

In the 1966 TV special, It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, what does Charlie Brown receive while trick or treating?

a)

Rocks

b)

Shoes

c)

Apples

d)

Gum

26.

How did the tradition of bobbing for apples get started?

a)

It was a matchmaking game for young singles

b)

Superstitious people thought it would ward off ghosts

c)

It marked the end of the apple harvest

d)

A health organization started it as an alternative to trick-or-treating

27.

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

a)

Twix

b)

Hershey

c)

Snickers

d)

Kit Kat

28.

True or False: Trick-or-treating was popularized as a way to reduce town-wide pranking and vandalism

a)

True

b)

False

29.

True or False: Americans spend more money on candy for Halloween than for any other holiday.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

If you have a fear of Halloween, you suffer from:

a)

Wiccaphobia

b)

Samhainophobia

c)

Nyctophobia

d)

Phasmophobia

31.

When did Starbucks first introduce the pumpkin spice latte?

a)

2001

b)

2003

c)

2005

d)

2007

32.

Which language does the word "poltergeist" come from?

a)

German

b)

Swedish

c)

Czech

d)

French

33.

When was the Ouija Board first patented?

a)

1775

b)

1890

c)

1920

d)

1995

34.

Which Shakespeare play said "double, double toil and trouble"?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Henry III

c)

Hamlet

d)

Julius Caesar

35.

When was the song "Monster Mash" released?

a)

1962

b)

1981

c)

1973

d)

1990

36.

Who wrote the book Frankenstein?

a)

Mary Shelley

b)

Percy Shelley

c)

Edgar Allan Poe

d)

Charles Dickens

37.

On average, 3.3 million pounds of this candy is purchased and passed out each Halloween, making it the most popular choice.

a)

Skittles

b)

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

c)

M n M's

d)

Starbursts

38.

In the 8 weeks leading up to Halloween, how much money do people spend on candy?

a)

1.5 million dollars

b)

2.8 billion dollars

c)

7.9 million dollars

d)

4.6 billion dollars

39.

What were the first fun size candy bars?

a)

Milky Way & Three Musketeers

b)

Snickers & Almond Joy

c)

Almond Joy & Three Musketeers

d)

Snickers & Milky Way

40.

What is the name of the Fruit Stripes Gum zebra?

a)

Zada

b)

Yipes

c)

Lala

d)

Tootie Fruity

41.

About how many tootsie rolls are made per day?

a)

18 billion

b)

64 million

c)

37 million

d)

9 billion

42.

Tootsie Face-off: Which product has the fewest calories?

a)

2 tootsie snack bars

b)

1 tootsie pop

c)

4 midgees

43.

How long ago did Halloween start

a)

last year

b)

1000 years

c)

2000 years

d)

8000 years

44.

What state produces the most pumpkins

a)

Illinois

b)

Kentucky

c)

California

d)

Kansas

45.

What candy was originally called "chicken feed"

a)

sweet tarts

b)

gummy bears

c)

tootsie rolls

d)

candy corn

46.

What is the number one halloween candy sold

a)

Reeses

b)

Twix

c)

Skittles

d)

Kit Kat

47.

What state throws the biggest halloween parade

a)

NYC

b)

LA

c)

Chicago

d)

New Orleans

48.

When did candy start being handed out on Halloween

a)

1920s

b)

1890s

c)

1950s

d)

1980s

49.

What was the top halloween costume for adults in 2020

a)

Witch

b)

Vampire

c)

Cat

d)

Batman

50.

What is America's LEAST favorite candy

a)

tootsie rolls

b)

almond joys

c)

candy corn

d)

york peppermint patties

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