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How many pounds of candy corn are produced each year?
35 million pounds of candy corn which amounts to about 9 billion pieces
What was candy corn originally called?
Chicken Feed
Who was the first First Lady to decorate the White House for Halloween?
Mamie Eisenhower in 1958
Where was the first city-wide Halloween celebration in the United States?
Anoka, Minnesota
Who sang the original “Monster Mash?”
Bobby Pickett
What item is banned in California on Halloween?
Silly String
How many pieces of candy does the average house give to each trick-or-treater?
Two pieces
What were the first-ever fun-size candy bars?
Snickers and Milky Way
What is the most popular Halloween candy in America?
Reeses
What famous magician died on Halloween?
Harry Houdini
What is the most commercially successful horror movie of all time?
It
What horror movie was the first American film ever to show a toilet on screen?
Psycho
In which country did Halloween originate?
Ireland
What is the origin of the jack-o'-lantern?
A tale from Irish folklore
What were Jack-o-Lanterns originally carved out of ?
Turnips
Complete this lyric from the hit Halloween song The Monster Mash: “I was working in the lab, late one night…”
“When my eyes beheld, an eerie sight.”
