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Put your Halloween knowledge to the test!
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1
In what decade did trick-or-treating (as we know it today) start gaining popularity in America?
1970s
1930s
1890s
1950s
2
Halloween had its origins in this festival among the Celts of ancient Britain and Ireland.
State fair
Samhain
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Oktoberfest
3
Who is the creepy family pictured?
The Ghoul family
The Travelers family
The Addams family
The Munsters family
4
The scent of what strong smelling food is often thought to keep vampires away?
Garlic
Tuna Fish
Swiss cheese
Onions
5
What fraction of all candy sold each year in the U.S. is for Halloween?
1/4
1/2
1/8
2/3
6
The world record for the heaviest pumpkin, grown by Mathias Willemijns from Belgium, weighed:
262 pounds
4,000 pounds
1,258 pounds
2624 pounds
7
Halloween 2020 was a full moon.
False
True
8
What is the largest spider in the world?
Camel Spider
Brazilian Giant Tawny Red Tarantula
The Huntsman Spider
Goliath Bird Eating Tarantula
9
When the Ancient Romans conquered the Celts in the 1st century CE, they added their own festivals that celebrated:
Christian holidays
the gladiators
All of the Roman gods
the passing of the dead and of Pomona, the goddess of harvest
10
In 1995, blue replaced what color of M&Ms?
purple
pink
white
tan
11
In what country would you find Transylvania?
Germany
Romania
Austria
Poland
12
In the 8th century, Pope Boniface IV established "All Saints Day" as a holiday on which date?
November 1st
October 30th
October 31st
January 1st
13
In Roald Dahl’s book
The Witches
, the characters take a potion that transforms them into which animal?
mouse
bat
pig
frog
14
Before pumpkins, people in Ireland carved jack-o-lanterns with which of these?
potatoes
beets
all of the above
turnips
15
Which ancient people mummified their dead?
Ancient Romans
Ancient Egyptians
Aztecs
Incas
16
How is the "mystery flavor" of Dum Dums lollipops made?
it's a mix of all the lightest-colored flavors
sometimes it's pineapple and sometimes it's buttered popcorn
overlap of the end of one batch and the beginning of another
it's last year's
17
How many bones make up a human skeleton?
250
110
206
176
18
During the ancient festival Samhain (or "summer's end"), people would do this to scare away the ghosts:
wear animal skins and heads
eat candy
light bonfires
wear masks
19
Day of the Dead is a holiday celebrated around Halloween in whichcountry?
England
Portugal
Mexico
Ireland
20
What is true about mummification in Ancient Egypt?
It was a part of their religious beliefs.
Mostly the very wealthy or the pharaohs were mummified.
They wanted to preserve the body for the afterlife.
It was an easy process.
21
In which country did Jack-O-Lanterns originate?
USA
England
Canada
Ireland
22
What do people "bob" for on Halloween?
pumpkins
Men named "Bob"
pears
apples
23
Halloween customs were brought over by immigrants from the continent of:
Europe
Africa
Asia
South America
24
Dracula is based on a real person in history, who ruled part of modern day Romania. He was also known as:
Bram Stroker
Attila the Hun
Vlad the Impaler
Henry the VIII
25
Halloween is also called All Hallow's Eve. What is a "hallow"?
a demon
a saint
a spirit
an angel
26
In
It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
, what does Charlie Brown keep receiving as a "treat"?
candy corn
pennies
apples
rocks
27
What candy is the most popular Halloween candy?
Reeses
Milky Way
Candy Corn
Kit Kat
28
In
The Nightmare Before Christmas
, what type of king is Jack?
Pumpkin
Skeleton
Halloween
Ghost
29
Halloween's origins began approximately:
1,000 years ago
300 years ago
2,000 years ago
3,000 years ago
30
The common little brown bat in North America has a life span averaging ______.
20 years
31 years
6 or 7 years
14 years
