Free Halloween quiz question answers - correct ones in blue

1. Q1.      Halloween is celebrated on?   

   A.         1^st October                                           B.         15^th October

   C.         30^th October                                        D.         31^st October 

    

   Q2        The tradition of dressing up started because? 

    

   A          We try to scare away evil spirits          B.         It’s a way to honour the dead

   C          So when the evil spirits came they would not recognize you 

    

   Q3        Another name for Halloween is? 

    

   A          The feast of the dead                          B          Samhain

   C          All Hallows Eve                                  D          All of the above

    

   Q4        The Celts believed that the Lord of the dead traveled the earth on Halloween. What was his name?  

    

   A          Lord Seamus                                        B          Lord Samhain

   C          Lord Shanley                                       D          Lord McShandly

    

   Q5        Before they happened upon pumpkin, the Irish carved Jack o’ lantern out of what? 

    

   A          Turnips                                                 B          Potatoes

   C          Rutabagas                                            D          All of the above 

    

   Q6        How much did the world’s largest pumpkin weigh? 

    

   A          714 lbs                                                  B          1,502 lbs

   C          1,524 lbs                                               D          2,313 lbs

    

   Q7        According to the phobia list, which phobia is the fear of Halloween? 

    

   A          Hallophopbia                                        B          Triskaphobia

   C          Samhainophobia                                   D      Eattomuchcandyophobia

    

   Q8        A male witch is known as a? 

    

   A          Witchman                                             B          Warlock 

   C          Halloweenie                                         D          There’s no such thing

    

   Q9        The first Halloween greetings card was made in? 

    

   A          700 BC                                                 B          1492

   C          Early 1900                                            D          During the 1770 Revolutionary wars

    

   Q10      Which custom began as a way to find out who will get married first? 

    

   A          Trick or treating                                   B          Bobbing for apples 

   C          Making the best jack o’ lantern            D          The first to stroke a witches cat at midnight on Halloween
   

   Q11      What does the old English word “Hallow” mean? 

    

   A          Spirit                                                    B          Saint 

   C          Spook                                                  D          Sin

    

   Q12      People in which country celebrate their cultures Halloween by eating sweet skulls? 

    

   A           Mexico                                                 B          Italy

   C          Aboriginal Australia                             D          Scotland

    

   Q13      A popular Halloween drink in 18^th century Ireland was called “ Lambs Wool” and was made of milk and crushed, roasted…………….what? 

    

   A .         Apples                                                 B          Potatoes

   C          Grapes                                                  D.         Chestnuts

    

   Q14      Which or the following people passed away on Halloween? 

    

   A          Dwight Eisenhower                             B          River Phoenix 

   C          Kurt Cobain                                         D          Boris Karloff

    

   Q15      Pumpkins grow on? 

    

   A          Stalks                                                   B          Trees

   C          Vines                                                   D          Bushes

    

   Q16      In what year can we expect to have a full moon on Halloween? 

    

   A          2010                                                    B          2015

   C          2020                                                    D          2025

    

   Q17      The Celts celebrated their new year on? 

    

   A          13^th October                                         B          1^st   November

   C          21^st December                                      D          1^st January

    

   Q18      What name is given to a group of witches? 

    

   A.         Convoy                                                B .         Covern 

   C          Cauldron                                              D          Commune

    

   Q19      What priests first celebrated what we have come to know as Halloween? 

    

   A          French                                                  B          Christians

   C          Druids                                                 D          Romans

    

   Q20      At Halloween party guests traditionally bob for ? 

    

   A          Turnips                                                 B          Oranges

   C          Skulls                                                   D          Apples