Halloween History & Origins
Classic Halloween Characters
Halloween Treats & Traditions
Candy & Treats
Superstitions & Folklore
100

Halloween is short for what phrase?

  • A. Holy Evening
  • B. All Hallows' Eve
  • C. Hallows Night
  • D. Saints' Night
  • B. All Hallows' Eve
100

What is Dracula's home region in folklore?

  • A. Bavaria
  • B. Scotland
  • C. Transylvania
  • D. Romania
  • C. Transylvania
100

What candy was originally marketed as "Chicken Feed" in the 1880s?

  • A. Bit-O-Honey
  • B. Candy Corn
  • C. Necco Wafers
  • D. Good & Plenty
  • B. Candy Corn
100

Which Peanuts character waits every Halloween for the Great Pumpkin?

  • A. Charlie Brown
  • B. Linus
  • C. Schroeder
  • D. Pigpen
  • B. Linus
100

Seeing what animal on Halloween is often considered a sign of witchcraft?

  • A. Crow
  • B. Black Cat
  • C. Raven
  • D. Bat
  • B. Black Cat
200

The ancient Celtic festival that inspired Halloween marked the beginning of:

  • A. Spring
  • B. Summer
  • C. Winter
  • D. Harvest
  • C. Winter
200

What item is traditionally believed to repel vampires?

  • A. Garlic
  • B. Onion
  • C. Sage
  • D. Rosemary
  • A. Garlic
200

Before trick-or-treating became popular, children often participated in what Halloween activity?

  • A. Hayrides
  • B. Souling
  • C. Apple Sales
  • D. Bonfires
  • B. Souling
200

What was the name of the spooky television family that lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane?

  • A. Addams Family
  • B. The Munsters
  • C. Beverly Hillbillies
  • D. Hogan Family
  • B. The Munsters
200

What Halloween creature is commonly associated with flying on a broomstick?

  • A. Fairy
  • B. Witch
  • C. Elf
  • D. Goblin
  • B. Witch
300

In which country did the custom of carving jack-o'-lanterns originate?

  • A. England
  • B. Ireland
  • C. France
  • D. Germany
  • B. Ireland
300
  • In folklore, what creature changes into a wolf?
    • A. Ghoul
    • B. Werewolf
    • C. Goblin
    • D. Warlock
  • B. Werewolf
300

"Bobbing for apples" originated because apples were associated with:

  • A. Wealth
  • B. Fortune and romance
  • C. Good harvests
  • D. Health
  • B. Fortune and romance
300

Which actress played the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz?

  • A. Judy Garland
  • B. Margaret Hamilton 
  • C. Angela Lansbury
  • D. Debbie Reynolds
  • B. Margaret Hamilton 
300

According to folklore, breaking what object on Halloween could bring bad luck?

  • A. A pumpkin
  • B. A lantern
  • C. A mirror
  • D. A broom
  • C. A mirror
400

According to folklore, Jack O'Lantern was doomed to wander carrying:

  • A. A candle in a pumpkin
  • B. A glowing coal in a hollowed turnip
  • C. A lantern made of bone
  • D. A torch
  • B. A glowing coal in a hollowed turnip
400

The monster created by Dr. Frankenstein was brought to life using:

  • A. Fire
  • B. Electricity
  • C. Magic
  • D. Moonlight

B. Electricity

400

What percentage of Americans typically hand out candy on Halloween?

  • A. About 30%
  • B. About 50%
  • C. About 65–75%
  • D. About 95%
  • C. About 65–75%
400

What year was It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown first televised?

  • A. 1958
  • B. 1962
  • C. 1966
  • D. 1972
  • C. 1966
400

Which creature is an arachnid?

A. Raven

B. Scorpion

C. Bat

D. Mouse

B. Scorpion

500

Which immigrant group helped popularize modern Halloween celebrations in America during the 19th century?

  • A. Italians
  • B. Irish
  • C. Germans
  • D. Dutch
  • B. Irish
500

Vampire bats are native to which broad region?

A.The Americas

B. Western Europe only

C. Australia only

D. Antarctica

A.The Americas

500

In older English usage, what is a “hallow”?

A. A lantern

B. A harvest field

C. A ghost

D. A saint or holy person

D. A saint or holy person

500

Which 1931 horror film starred Boris Karloff as the monster?

  • A. Dracula
  • B. Frankenstein
  • C. The Mummy
  • D. The Invisible Man
  • B. Frankenstein
500

How many bones are commonly found in an adult human skeleton?

A. 180

B. 196

C. 206

D. 226

C. 206

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