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- 2. Dating back over 2,000 years Halloween started as a Celtic festival, meaning "summer's end."
- 5. It is said you will encounter one of these frightful people if you wear your clothes inside out and walk backward on Halloween night.
- 8. Matcha comes in this color, and can definitely pass as a mysterious potion you brewed!
- 9. This colored pumpkin on your doorstep means you have non-food treats available, such as glow sticks or small toys for kids with allergies.
- 11. These allergen-filled chocolate cups are one of the top Halloween candy, occasionally beating out M&Ms!
- 14. The real-life Halloweentown is located in this state.
- 16. This tuber was the OG Jack-O-Lantern along with potatoes and beets!
- 18. "The Nightmare Before ____________" was based on a poem written by Tim Burton.
- 20. In Ireland, where Halloween originated, people celebrate by eating barnbrack, a traditional "type of frightful bake, often a feared gift at Christmas), and light bonfires to celebrate the holiday. It is a one-word compound word answer.
- 21. This gourd is the most common Halloween costume for pets.
- 23. Also a word for someone who drops things, "Nobody better lay a hand on" this chocolate-covered crunchy confectionary bar of mine promoted by Bart Simpson in the 90s.
- 24. A seasoning said to keep away bad spirits.
- 27. Harry _____________ was a famous magician and illusionist who died on Halloween.
- 29. Kids consume about 7000 calories on Halloween, the equivalent of 66 of these yellow fruits.
- 30. "Belsnickel!" was replaced by the more common phrase "Trick-or-_______."
- 31. The average American eats about 3.4 pounds of Halloween candy – the weight of this small dog in a Halloween costume!
- 32. This is full on Halloween every 19 years.
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- 1. This two-word state holds the world record for lit jack-o'-lanterns. Drop the space when you put in the answer.
- 3. The "__________ Mash" was a "graveyard smash" when it reached #1 on the Hot 100 in 1962.
- 4. This Halloween color represents the fall harvest.
- 6. This two-word candy was originally called "chicken feed". Drop the space when you put in the answer.
- 7. The circus ________ is the least popular candy.
- 10. Pumpkins aren't vegetables, this this.
- 12. These are the sisters in Hocus Pocus.
- 13. This candy is also a term for a typically scornful laugh.
- 15. This Halloween color represents the beginning of winter — or the "darker half" of the year.
- 17. Often confused for the creature itself, this is the name of the Gothic novel about a scientist who creates a monster by Mary Shelly.
- 19. Anoka, located in this "Land of 10,000 Lakes" state is believed to have hosted the first Halloween parade.
- 22. Often featured at Halloween to enhance glowing features, a blacklight actually looks this color.
- 24. It would be a very cruel trick to put this candy in the same bowl as M&Ms and Reese's Pieces!
- 25. This west coast state is the biggest candy producer in the U.S.!
- 26. This state produces more than twice as many pumpkins as any other state!
- 28. Fleeing the __________ famine in the 1840s, the Irish brought their Halloween traditions with them.
- 29. This is the only mammal that can fly.