Halloween Fun Facts

What is the most popular candy sold in the U.S.?

• Skittles
• Twix
• Snickers
• M & Ms

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Transylvania is a region in what country?

• Canada
• Romania
• Russia
• Pennsylvania

On Halloween, what do Michael and Elliot dress E.T. as to sneak him out of the house?

• A Fireman
• A Pumpkin
• A Ghost
• An Alien

Ever year Linus van Pelt waits for the Great Pumpkin. Who waits with him?

• Sally
• Charlie Brown
• Peppermint Patty
• Snoopy

What was the first wrapped penny candy in the United States? (Hint: Also used as soldiers' field rations during WWII)

• Hershey's Kisses
• Rolos
• Tootsie Rolls
• Laffy Taffy

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Candy Corn was introduced by the Herman Goelitz Confectionary Company of Fairfield, California (now known as the Jelly Belly Candy Company) in what year?

• 1879
• 1898
• 1906
• 1911

What is the day after Halloween called?

• All Saints' Day
• All Sinners' Day
• After Hallow's Day
• Hallowmass

The Jack O' Lantern originated from a myth in which country?

• France
• England
• Sweden
• Ireland

This traditional Halloween activity was said to forecast who would wed first

• Hayrides
• Bobbing for Apples
• Carving Pumpkins
• Dancing around a campfire

What word comes from the old English word meaning "wise woman"?

• Vampire
• Mummy
• Pumpkin
• Witch