Halloween GAME... to pass the time:
1. Name one word that rhymes with ORANGE.
2. What is a pumpkin considered.. (i.e; veggie, etc)?
3. Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holiday, with Christmas being the first. People spend as much as over ( ) billion during Halloween on candies, costumes, decorations and parties.
a. 1 billion
b. 3 billion
c 2.5 billion
4. what candy bar tops the list as the most popular treat for trick or treaters?
5. What penny candy was the first wrapped candy in America?
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on a side note:
*Monster Trivia & Folklore*
Signs of a werewolf are a unibrow, hair palms, tattoos, and a long middle finger.
Vampires are mythical beings who defy death by sucking the blood of humans.
In 1962, the Count Dracula Society was founded.
To this day, there are vampire clubs and societies with people claiming to be real vampires.
There really are so-called vampire bats, but they're not from Transylvania. They live in Central and South America and feed on the blood of cattle, horses and birds.
Many people still believe that gargoyles were created by medieval architects and stone carvers to ward off evil spirits.
Creepy Snippets
If you see a spider on Halloween, it is the spirit of a loved on watching over you.
Worldwide, bats are vital natural enemies of night-flying insects.
The common little brown bat of North America has the longest life span for a mammal it's size, with a life span averaging 32 years.
In about 1 in 4 autopsies, a major disease is discovered that was previously undetected.
The Ouija Board ended up outselling the game of Monopoly in its first full year at Salem. Over two million copies of the Ouija Board were shipped.
Halloween Movie Details
'Halloween" was made in only 21 days in 1978 on a very limited budget.
The movie was shot in the Spring and used fake autumn leaves.
The mask used by Michael Meyers in the movie "Halloween" was actually William Shatner's mask painted white.
The character Laurie Strode, played by Jamie Lee Curtis was named after John Carpenter's first girlfriend.
While the setting for the story is in Illinois, the license plates on the vehicles have California plates.
Halloween is on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar. It was originally a pagan holiday, honoring the dead. Holloween was referred to as All Hallows Eve and dates back to over 2000 years ago.
1. Name one word that rhymes with ORANGE.
***There isn't a word that rhymes, is there??***
2. What is a pumpkin considered.. (i.e; veggie, etc)?
***A gourd? So maybe it fits in the veggie category?***
3. Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holiday, with Christmas being the first. People spend as much as over ( ) billion during Halloween on candies, costumes, decorations and parties.
a. 1 billion
b. 3 billion
c 2.5 billion
***I'll say B, 3 billion...although I really haven't a clue!! ***
4. what candy bar tops the list as the most popular treat for trick or treaters?
***Reese Cup. Who DOESN'T love a Reese Cup?!! ***
5. What penny candy was the first wrapped candy in America?
*** beats me! That was way before my time.... ***
1. Name one word that rhymes with ORANGE.
borange
2. What is a pumpkin considered.. (i.e; veggie, etc)?
fruit
3. Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holiday, with Christmas being the first. People spend as much as over ( ) billion during Halloween on candies, costumes, decorations and parties.
a. 1 billion
b. 3 billion
c 2.5 billion
C
4. what candy bar tops the list as the most popular treat for trick or treaters?
reeses
5. What penny candy was the first wrapped candy in America?
smarties