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