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What is the apple?
The Romans honored Pomona, goddess of fruit and trees, by incorporating this fruit in Halloween festivities
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What is cabbage?
The vegetable associated with Mischief night, October 30th
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What is jack-o-lanterns?
The Halloween version of Peeps are shaped like this
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Salem, MA
The bewitched town Hocus Pocus takes place
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Who is Freddy Krueger?
He kills people in their dreams
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What are masks?
In European and Celtic tradition, people wore these to repel and deceive spirits
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Who is Harry Houdini?
This famous magician died on Halloween, 1926
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What are Skittles?
America's favorite Halloween candy, according to candystore.com
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Who is The Joker?
In Season 5 of The Office: Creed, Kevin and Dwight all dressed up as this deranged villain
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Who is Leatherface?
The villain in "Texas Chainsaw Massacre"
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What is Samhain?
The ancient Celtic festival from which Halloween originates
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What is zero?
The number of children who have been poisoned at random by their trick-or-treating candy
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What is Chicken Feed?
The original name for candy corn
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What is Kang and Konos?
This duo is featured in every installment of The Simpson's "Treehouse of Horror"
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What is psychiatrist?
Hannibal Lecter's profession
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What is the turnip?
Jack-o-lanterns were originally carved from this produce
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What is Ohio?
The world's longest haunted house is in this state
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What is Reece's Pieces?
E.T.'s favorite candy
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What is 1945?
The year Casper the Friendly Ghost first appeared as a cartoon
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What is Camp Crystal Lake?
Jason Voorhees terrorizes this summer camp
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What are harvest and death?
The colors orange and black represent this during Halloween
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What is silly string?
Hollywood has banned this celebratory item on Halloween
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What are Tootsie Rolls?
This candy was added to soldiers' rationing during WWII
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Who are Lock, Shock and Barrel?
The names of the three trick-or-treaters who kidnap Sandy Claws in "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
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What is Pazuzu?
The name of the demon that possesses Regan in "The Exorcist"
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