- What was the original name for candy corn?
- Where are most of the country’s pumpkins grown and harvested?
- What is the fear of Halloween called?
- Why are Halloween colors black and orange?
- Who decided that black cats were bad luck?
- Who was the first First Lady to decorate the White House for Halloween?
- Why do people give out candy at Halloween?
- Where would you find vampire bats?
- What date is Halloween?
- What do witches ride to get around?
Answers
- What was the original name for candy corn? – Chicken Feed
- Where are most of the country’s pumpkins grown and harvested? – My home area – Morton, IL and surrounding Central Illinois farms.
- What is the fear of Halloween called? – Samhainophobia
- Why are Halloween colors black and orange? – Orange is for harvest, and the black is for death.
- Who decided that black cats were bad luck? – The Puritans
- Who was the first First Lady to decorate the White House for Halloween? – Mamie Eisenhower
- Why do people give out candy at Halloween? – The Celtic tradition was that food was put out to pacify evil spirits.
- Where would you find vampire bats? – In Southern Argentina
- What date is Halloween? – October 31
- What do witches ride to get around? – Brooms
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