1. Q1. Halloween is celebrated on?
A. 1st
October B. 15th
October
C. 30th
October D. 31st
October
Q2 The tradition of dressing up started because?
A We try to scare away evil spirits B. It’s a way to honour the dead
C So when the evil spirits came they would not recognize you
Q3 Another name for Halloween is?
A The feast of the dead B Samhain
C All Hallows Eve D All of the above
Q4 The Celts believed that the Lord of the dead traveled the earth on Halloween. What was his
name?
A Lord Seamus B Lord Samhain
C Lord Shanley D Lord McShandly
Q5 Before they happened upon pumpkin, the Irish carved Jack o’ lantern out of what?
A Turnips B Potatoes
C Rutabagas D All of the above
Q6 How much did the world’s largest pumpkin weigh?
A 714 lbs B 1,502 lbs
C 1,524 lbs D 2,313 lbs
Q7 According to the phobia list, which phobia is the fear of Halloween?
A Hallophopbia B Triskaphobia
C Samhainophobia D Eattomuchcandyophobia
Q8 A male witch is known as a?
A Witchman B Warlock
C Halloweenie D There’s no such thing
Q9 The first Halloween greetings card was made in?
A 700 BC B 1492
C Early 1900 D During the 1770 revolutionary wars
Q10 Which custom began as a way to find out who will get married first?
A Trick or treating B Bobbing for apples
C Making the best jack o’ lantern D The first to stroke a witches cat at midnight on
Halloween
2. Q11 What does the old English word “Hallow” mean?
A Spirit B Saint
C Spook D Sin
Q12 People in which country celebrate their cultures Halloween by eating sweet skulls?
A Mexico B Italy
C Aboriginal Australia D Scotland
Q13 A popular Halloween drink in 18th
century Ireland was called “ Lambs Wool” and was made
of milk and crushed, roasted…………….what?
A. Apples B Potatoes
C Grapes D. Chestnuts
Q14 Which or the following people passed away on Halloween?
A Dwight Eisenhower B River Phoenix
C Kurt Cobain D Boris Karloff
Q15 Pumpkins grow on?
A Stalks B Trees
C Vines D Bushes
Q16 In what year can we expect to have a full moon on Halloween?
A 2010 B 2015
C 2020 D 2025
Q17 The Celts celebrated their new year on?
A 13th
October B 1st
November
C 21st
December D 1st
January
Q18 What name is given to a group of witches?
A. Convoy B. Covern
C Cauldron D Commune
Q19 What priests first celebrated what we have come to know as Halloween?
A French B Christians
C Druids D Romans
Q20 At Halloween party guests traditionally bob for ?
A Turnips B Oranges
C Skulls D Apples
