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The Origin of Halloween
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1
What new date did Lemuria/All Hallows Day/All Saints Day get?
November 2nd
November 1st
October 31st
2
Who brought rural customs with them to the USA after the Civil War?
Irish & Scottish
Irish & English
Scottish & English
Irish & Welsh
3
The first ever Halloween film was called 'Halloween' and came out in...
1958
1968
1978
1988
4
What pagan festival was the precursor to Halloween?
Yule
Litha
Samhain
Beltane
5
There are thousands of 'haunted houses', parties and other events around the world on Halloween nowadays.
False
True
6
The very first Halloween costumes were bought in a shop.
False
True
7
Halloween is a celebration for children only.
True
False
8
The term 'Trick or Treat' has been around for about 200 years.
False
True
9
In medieval times, a cauldron was an unusual thing to have in your house.
False
True
10
Halloween is a billion dollar industry nowadays.
True
False
11
These carved pumpkins got a new name...
John-o-lantern
James-o-lantern
Jack-o-lantern
Joe-o-lantern
12
The Celts were unique because they were the only culture who set aside a few days to celebrate the dead.
True
False
13
How did Christians approach Pagan festivals?
The embraced them and Christianised them
They tried to get rid of them
14
This film helped to elevate horror movies from B movies to respected genre.
False
True
15
Witches in the 19th century were...
Young and beautiful
Old with big noses and warts
16
The first Halloween costumes to be sold in shops were made out of...
Paper
Plastic
Cotton
Wool
17
Halloween was so destructive in 1933 that it was called 'Black Halloween'.
True
False
18
What was the name of the pagan festival on May 13th which celebrated the dead?
Lemuria
Samhain
Beltain
Imbolc
19
In 1920s America, Halloween was a well organised, disciplined night of fun.
True
False
20
How did the Celts celebrate the night of the harvest?
Having a feast
Telling ghost stories
Carving pumpkins
Bonfire
21
'Trick or Treat' was invented to stop children from playing pranks and vandalising poeples houses.
True
False
22
For ancient people, the harvest was a matter of life or death.
True
False
23
What was souling?
Baking soul cakes
Offering to say prayers in exchange for soul cakes
24
The origins of Halloween go back to the...
Romans
Greeks
Celts
Egyptians
25
What animal could often be seen around the bonfire and became synonymous with Halloween?
Cats
Bats
26
Americans adopted this tradition of carving a vegetable, but instead chose the pumpkin.
True
False
27
What did priests encourage people to do to help other people get out of purgatory?
Light candles
Say prayers
Sing hymns
Give money to church
28
What did Christians change Lemuria to?
All Saints Day
All Souls Day
All Hallows Eve
29
People believed that on Samhain, people and spirits could enter into each others worlds.
True
False
30
People organised events for young people in order to tame Halloween.
False
True
31
What vegetable did Irish people originally carve?
Onions
Butternut Squash
Turnips
Pumpkins
32
Witches in the 20th century were...
Young and beautiful
Old with big noses and warts
33
Women who lived alone, had the ability to cure illness and who were eccentric were accused of being witches.
False
True
34
In medieval times, people blamed bad luck on witches and demons.
True
False
35
Witches of the 19th and 20th century looked very different from each other.
False
True
