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Halloween Trivia
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This quiz is designed to educate students of Halloween facts and traditions in a fun way.
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1
Halloween is thought to have begun around what time period?
1800
1920
4000 B.C.
1940
2
Besides orange, pumpkins are usually found in all of the following colors except
Green
Blue
Yellow
White
3
According to tradition, seeing a spider on Halloween means that
you need to spray for spiders.
a dead relative is watching over you.
fortune will soon befall you.
misfortune will soon befall you.
4
What is the meaning of the word "hallow" in relation to this "holiday"?
Prank
Saint
Haunted
Treat
5
What is sometimes put under children's pillows at night to protect them against evil?
Asbestos
Pumpkin Spice
Garlic
Wintergreen
6
There is an old belief that it is good luck to see which of the following on Halloween?
Spider
Pumpkin
Black Cat
Bat
7
Which of these would most likely be seen at or near a cemetery?
Werewolves
Tombstones
Ghosts
Skeletons
8
Name the costumes worn by Pick & Bryce this Halloween.
Jango Fett & Lady Gaga
Purple Power Ranger & Madonna
Optimus Prime & Taylor Swift
Boba Fett & Lady Gaga
9
"The fear of Halloween" is known as
Ghoulriasis
Samhainophobia
Hallophobia
Jack'O'Filia
10
What are the meanings behind the traditional Halloween colors of orange and black?
BLACK = "Trick" --- ORANGE = "Treat"
<ORANGE = "Fire" --- BLACK = "Ash"
ORANGE = "Light" --- BLACK = "Darkness"
ORANGE = "Harvest" --- BLACK = "Death"
11
Pumpkins are classified as
Melons
Pre-Jack-O-Lanterns
Squashes
Gourds
12
Halloween is also called all of the following except
Summer's End
Spirit Night
Lamswool
Snap-Apple Night
13
Male witches are called
druids
sorcerors
warlocks
magicians
14
The birthplace of Halloween is typically believed to be
America
Ireland
England
Scotland
15
On which "holiday" do Americans consume the most calories?
Christmas
Thanksgiving
Halloween
Easter
16
Halloween was first designated as a public holiday on which date?
November 12, 1946
October 12, 1946
Halloween is not a public holiday.
October 12, 1895
17
An adult human skeleton is made up of how many bones?
142
206
312
42
18
On which date is Halloween celebrated during a leap year?
October 31st
October 15th
October 30th
November 1st
19
The first Jack O’Lanterns were made from
turnips
cantaloupes
actual lanterns
pumpkins
20
The first major organization to use Trick-or-Treating to raise money for charity was
American Diabetes Association
UNICEF
United Way
Save the Children
21
Who directed the film "The Nightmare before Christmas"?
J. J. Abrams
George Lucas
Tim Burton
Steven Spielberg
22
As of October 2013, the World Record for heaviest pumpkin was
512 lb.
2,032 lb.
325 lb.
974 lb.
23
"Phasmophobia" is the fear of
werewolves
ghosts
trivia questions
candy
24
Two different cities claim to be the Halloween capital of the world. Choose one of them.
Salem, NC
Salem, MA
Anoka, MN
Winston, NC
25
The medieval Christian precursor to modern-day trick-or-treating was called
Gifting-or-Pranking
Knock-Knocking
Ghouling
Souling
26
A popular Halloween candy, what was the first penny candy to be individually wrapped?
B.B. Bats
Pal Bubble Gum
Mary Janes
Tootsie Rolls
