Halloween Candy Trivia Quiz

Think you know your Halloween candy? Take our fun quiz to test just how sweet your skill is for tricky trivia about treats.


1. What is the most popular Halloween candy in the United States, year after year?
 A) Snickers
 B) Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
 C) M&M’s
 D) Kit Kat
Answer: B) Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups


2. What year was candy corn first created?
 A) 1880
 B) 1898
 C) 1900
 D) 1921
Answer: B) 1898 (invented by George Renninger of the Wunderle Candy Company)


3. Candy corn was originally called what?
 A) Chicken Feed
 B) Sweet Corn
 C) Golden Bites
 D) Corn Pops
Answer: A) Chicken Feed


4. Which candy was famously marketed with the slogan, “Melts in your mouth, not in your hand”?
 A) Hershey’s Kisses
 B) Milk Duds
 C) M&M’s
 D) Skittles
Answer: C) M&M’s


5. Which holiday actually surpasses Halloween in total candy sales in the U.S.?
 A) Valentine’s Day
 B) Easter
 C) Christmas
 D) None — Halloween is #1
Answer: B) Easter


6. The first fun-size candy bars were introduced in which decade?
 A) 1920s
 B) 1930s
 C) 1960s
 D) 1970s
Answer: C) 1960s (by Mars and Hershey)


7. Which candy was originally invented as a throat lozenge?
 A) Smarties
 B) Jolly Ranchers
 C) Werther’s Original
 D) Life Savers
Answer: D) Life Savers


8. How many pounds of candy corn are produced each year in the United States?
 A) 10 million
 B) 25 million
 C) 35 million
 D) Over 35 million
Answer: D) Over 35 million pounds!


9. What classic candy bar was named after a horse owned by the Mars family?
 A) Snickers
 B) Milky Way
 C) Butterfinger
 D) Baby Ruth
Answer: A) Snickers


10. In which decade did Americans begin widely handing out candy to trick-or-treaters instead of homemade treats or fruit?
 A) 1930s
 B) 1940s
 C) 1950s
 D) 1960s
Answer: C) 1950s