The document contains a multiple choice quiz about Halloween traditions and folklore. It covers topics like the origins of Halloween, traditions like bobbing for apples, vampire folklore, and superstitions associated with Halloween. The questions have answers related to Celtic festivals, Jack O'Lanterns, witches, trick-or-treating, and Halloween celebrations in different countries.

1. 1. What is the word Halloween an abbreviation of?
a) Hollows Eve
b) Saints' Eve
c) All Hallows’ Eve
2. What ancient Celtic festival did Halloween originate from?
a) Winter's End
b) Autumn's End
c) Summer's End
3. There is “bobbing for ...” game at Halloween parties. What do you traditionally bob for?
a) Oranges
b) Pumpkins
c) Apples
4. What were Jack O’Lanterns carved from before pumpkins were used?
a) Turnips
b) Parsnips
c) Broccoli
5. When were Halloween greetings cards first made?
a) 1700s
b) 1800s
c) 1900s
6. What is a group of witches called?
a) A cloven
b) A clover
c) A coven
7. Some people claim to be real vampires: true or false?
a) True
b) False
8. What does the old English word 'Hallow' mean?
a) Saint
b) Devil
c) Angel
9. What is the traditional Scottish name for Halloween, which derives from the name of Celtic God
Samana?
a) Summan
b) Samhain
c) Samson

2. 10. What is the day after Halloween called?
a) All Souls' Day
b) All Saints' Day
c) All Sinners' Day
11. What do pumpkins grow on?
a) Stalks
b) Trees
c) Vines
12. What was Dr. Frankenstein’s first name?
a) Victor
b) Frank
c) Fred
13. Where do real vampire bats live?
a) North and South America
b) Europe
c) Asia
14. Where did bobbing for apples originate?
a) Ancient Rome
b) Greece
c) Dublin
15. Where does 'trick-or-treating' come from?
a) Hunting and preying
b) Souling and guising
c) Hiding and seeking
16. Halloween is celebrated on what day?
a) October 30th
b) October 31st
c) November 1st
17. Which country did Halloween originate in?
a) France
b) USA
c) Ireland
18. Where was Abraham "Bram" Stoker (the creator of Dracula) born?
a) Belfast
b) Cork
c) Dublin

3. 19. Barmbrack is the traditional cake of Halloween but what can one expect to find inside?
a) Bracelet
b) Earring
c) Ring
20. Pumpkins can be orange, white, green and what other colour?
a) Black
b) Blue
c) Yellow
21. What city has been called the best Halloween destination and plays host to the world famous Banks of
the Foyle Halloween Carnival?
a) Dublin
b) Derry-Londonderry
c) Galway
22. Día de Muertos is a holiday celebrated near Halloween in which country?
a) Portugal
b) Spain
c) Mexico
23. If you saw a mummy chasing you on Halloween, which country would you guess it had come from?
a) China
b) Egypt
c) Transylvania
24. Spiders have eight legs, but what other body part do they usually have eight of?
a) mouths
b) feet
c) eyes
25. What is a pumpkin?
a) fruit
b) vegetable
26. Which of these words is another name for ‘ghost’?
a) Phoenix
b) Sprite
c) Phantom
27. A vampire can be killed by:
a) sunlight
b) decapitation
c) stake through the heart
d) all of these

4. 28. Three witches famously appear in which Shakespeare play?
a) Romeo and Juliet
b) Macbeth
c) Hamlet
29. Who directed the 1978 film Halloween ?
a) Alfred Hitchcock
b) John Carpenter
c) Steven Spielberg
30. The Ouija board was first patented in what year?
a) 1775
b) 1902
c) 1890
31. Why did people dress up in costumes in the past?
a) to scare away the evil spirits
b) to celebrate end of summer
c) to invite spirits to their homes
32. Where did the word BOO originate from?
a) Pennsylvania
b) New Zealand
c) Scotland
33. In which year did the term “trick or treat” first appear in a national publication?
a) 1878
b) 1927
c) 1911
d) 1919
34. If you see a spider on Halloween, what does it mean?
a) A dead relative is watching over you
b) Bad luck for the rest of the year
c) Good luck for the rest of the year
d) You are going to be rich
35. In which state in the USA is it illegal to dress up as a priest?
a) California
b) Utah
c) Alabama

5. 36. What is going to happen if you are the first person to bite an apple on a string?
a) You are going to marry soon
b) You will have a long life
c) You will have good luck
37. If you want to keep spirits out of your home on Halloween, what should you sprinkle on the doorstep?
a) Cinnamon
b) Salt
c) Garlic
d) Mint
38. If you were born on Halloween, what ability might you have?
a) The ability to see the future
b) The ability to talk to the dead
c) The ability to travel in time
39. According to superstition, hearing an owl’s call means:
a) Someone is about to die
b) A baby is being born
c) The weather is going to turn bad
40. Which country locks up their cats on Halloween?
a) England
b) China
c) Laos
d) Columbia
41. Which country uses apple peels on Halloween to predict a person's future?
a) Scotland
b) Spain
c) Russia
d) Brazil
42. Which country celebrates the Festival of the Hungry ghosts?
a) Hungry
b) Peru
c) China
d) Australia
43. Which country traditionally opens all the doors and windows in the house to welcome spirits and
ghosts?
a) England
b) Poland
c) New Zealand
d) Germany

6. 44. All Saints' Day was formally started by:
a) Pope Theodore I
b) Pope Boniface IV
c) Pope Benedict II
d) Pope St Paul I
45. According to a recent poll, what Adult Halloween costume is most popular of all?
a) a ghost
b) a vampire
c) a witch
d) a skeleton
46. What percentage of parents admit to sneaking goodies from their kids' Halloween candy bags?
a) 30 %
b) 60 %
c) 90 %
47. What colours are considered "Halloween Colours"?
a) black and orange
b) black and white
c) red and black
48. It is said that if a girl puts rosemary and a silver coin under her pillow on Halloween night, she will
dream of what?
a) her future husband
b) her future
c) number of children she’s going to have
d) her ancestors
49. How much of a pumpkin is actually water?
a) 40%
b) 70%
c) 90%
50. What was the Jack-O-Lantern’s original name, according to the legend?
a) Stingy Jack
b) Cunning Jack
c) Spiteful Jack

7. klucz:
1) c
2) c
3) c
4) a
5) c
6) c
7) a
8) a
9) b (Samhain is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season.)
10) a
11) c
12) a
13) a
14) a
15) b
16) b
17) c
18) c
19) c (According to tradition, the person who finds the ring in their slice is said to wed within the
year!)
20) b (Pumpkins can be blue too, which are known for their exceptionally sweet flesh)
21) b
22) b
23) b
24) c
25) a
26) c
27) d
28) b
29) b
30) c
31) a
32) c
33) d (in ‘The Book of Halloween’)
34) a
35) c
36) a
37) b
38) b
39) a
40) a
41) a