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A #haloween quiz
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1
Why are orange and black the colours of Halloween?
Orange is fall harvest and black is darkness and death
Orange is the day and black is night
Orange is happiness and black is sadness.
Orange is the pumpkin and black is death
2
What will happen if a person wears their clothes inside out and walks backwards on Halloween?
They will have bad luck all year
They will get visits from a spirit at midnight
They will get cursed by a witch
They will see a witch at midnight
3
What were black cats believed to be?
Demons
Ghosts of evil people returned to Earth
Spirits of witches
Young girls who died violently
4
Who wrote the novel Frankenstein?
Mark Twain
Alexandre Dumas
Mary Shelley
Arthur Conan Doyle
5
Why do people wear costumes on Halloween?
To scare the evil spirits
To entertain the spirits
To avoid being recognised as human by the spirits on Earth
To celebrate death
6
What is Samhainopobia?
Fear of ghosts
Fear of the Death
Fear of Halloween
Fear of clowns
7
What did people believe an owl's call symbolises?
the start of Halloween
someone is about to die
the midnight hour
witches are celebrating
8
Why do people make Jack O’ Lanterns on Halloween?
To celebrate the death
To scare the children away
To pay tribute to the spirits
To ward off evil spirits
9
According to superstition, a person born on Halloween has what particular ability?
To see and talk to spirits
To walk into other people's dreams
To become 'unseen'
To talk to cats
10
What is believed to happen to girls who place the apple they bobbed for under their pillows?
They will have a visit from a spirit
They will dream of their future love
They will get a baby in a year
They will hear a witches' call
11
Out of which vegetables were Jack O’ Lanterns originally made?
Turnips
Pumpkins
Carrots
Cabbages
12
Is a pumpkin a fruit or vegetable?
A vegetable
A fruit
13
Where do Vampire bats live?
Transylvania
South and Central America
Arkham city
Vampire bats don't exist
14
When is Halloween?
The night of the 29th of October
The night of the 30th of October
The night of the 1st of November
The night of the 31st of October
15
How did 'trick or treating' begin?
after WWII for entertainment
In America to celebrate 'All Saints day'
In Western Europe after the Cold War
Medieval times with poor children dressed up to beg for food
16
What is a 'sabbat'?
trick or treating
when spirits come out of their graves
charms to protect from bad spirits on Halloween
a witches' meeting
17
Who directed
The Nightmare before Christmas
?
Danny Elfman
Henry Selick
Tim Burton
Paul Berry
18
What was Dracula’s real name?
Vlado de Drac
Vladislav the Vampire
Valdimir the Emperor
Vlad the Impaler
19
What does the legend about Jack O' Lanterns say?
Jack was known to be a saint
Jack was playing 'trick or treat' with the village people
Jack was forbidden from heaven and hell
Jack was sent to hell for eternity
20
When was the first Halloween card made?
Late 1980's
Early 1920's
Early 1950's
Early 1990's
21
What is the top the list as the most popular treat for trick-or-treaters?
Candy cones
Candy apples
Snickers
Jelly beans
22
Transylvania is a region in which country?
Slovenia
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Bulgaria
23
What does it mean when a person sees a spider on Halloween?
Nothing. Just kill the spider!
The spirit of a loved one is guarding them
They need to dress up because bad luck is haunting them
They will hear the call of an owl
24
Which vampire said, “Don’t be afraid. I’m going to give you the choice I never had.”
Akasha (The Vampire Chronicles)
Lestat (Interview with the Vampire)
Edward Cullen (Twilight)
Damon Salvatore (The Vampire Diaries)
25
What did Scottish girls believe they will see on the sheets put in front of the Halloween fire?
The name of their future baby
Images of their future husband
The day of their death
The face of their recently died relative
26
Pumpkins can be orange, white, green, or what other colour?
Red
Pink
Blue
Yellow
27
What is the original meaning of the word 'witch'?
wicked woman
old woman
scary woman
wise woman
28
What is Agatha Christie’s mystery novel
Halloween Party about?
A group of people dying on an island on Halloween
A girl killed by a mysterious spirit
A girl who is drowned in an apple-bobbing tub
A killer dressed up as Jack O' Lanterns
29
Which country celebrates the 'Day of the Dead' starting at midnight on Oct. 31st?
Argentina
Spain
Peru
Mexico
30
In which country did Halloween originate?
Romania
Ireland
America
UK
