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