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Quiz Answers
1. What country did Halloween originate from? Ireland
2. What was Halloween originally named? All Hallows' Eve
3. What black, flying mammal is commonly associated with Halloween? vampire bat
4. What candy is best known with the Halloween holiday? candy corn
5. Fictionally speaking, what is the name of the evil scientist who created a monster in a book written by Mary Shelley? Frankenstein
6. What Tim Burton movie blends two holidays, Halloween and Christmas? Nightmare Before Christmas
7. A radio adaptation based on H. G. Wells' classic novel ___________________ was aired as a Halloween special on October 30, 1938. The live broadcast frightened many listeners into believing that an actual Martian invasion was in progress. The War of the Worlds
8. What U.S. city is the self-proclamied “Halloween Capital of the World”? Anoka, Minnesota
9. What widely-recognized squash is used for decorating for Halloween, and can be carved from its original shape into a vessel that holds a candle? pumpkin
10. What famous comic strip features Linus waiting for “The Great Pumpkin” during Halloween? Charlie Brown/Peanuts
BONUS: Halloween is most popular in Ireland, and is also known in Irish Gaelic as "____________". Samhain
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