1. The Jelly Belly Candy Company is the main producer of candy corn.
True or False
2. How far is Buster Creative from the Jelly Belly factory?
One block, 4 miles or 30 miles
3.Buster Creative’s headquarters was considered as a movie location shoot for a Hollywood blockbuster.
“Saw” “The Dark Knight” “A Nightmare on Elm Street”
4. Buster Creative is known for it’s outstanding package design — which candy company was sweet on Buster?
Red Hots GumWorx gumball machine Dubble Bubble
5. Buster Creative's owner, George Demet went as what character to Salton Houseware's theme party?
Darth Vader Austin Powers Sonny Bono
Halloween Quiz Answers
1. False 2. One block 3. “A Nightmare on Elm Street” 4. GumWorx gumball machine 5. Austin Powers
October 2009
News flash — Balloon Boy Dog seen floating over Chicago’s North Shore
History of the Jack o’lantern
Pumpkin carving is a popular part of modern America's Halloween celebration.
Come October, pumpkins can be found everywhere in the country from doorsteps to dinner tables.
Despite the widespread carving that goes on every autumn, few Americans really know why or when the Jack o'lantern tradition began.
People have been making Jack o'lanterns at Halloween for centuries. The practice originated from an Irish myth about a man nicknamed "Stingy Jack."
According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with him. True to his name, Stingy Jack didn't want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks. Once the Devil did so, Jack decided to keep the money and put it into his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the Devil from changing back into his original form. Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would not bother Jack for one year and that, should Jack die, he would not claim his soul.
The next year, Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing into a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree's bark so that the Devil could not come down until the Devil promised Jack not to bother him for 10 more years. Read more ...
According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with him. True to his name, Stingy Jack didn't want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks. Once the Devil did so, Jack decided to keep the money and put it into his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the Devil from changing back into his original form. Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would not bother Jack for one year and that, should Jack die, he would not claim his soul.