Origins
What ancient Celtic festival, held around November 1, is often linked to Halloween’s beginnings?
What is Samhain?
What do children commonly say when they go door to door for candy?
What is “trick or treat”?
Which orange vegetable is commonly carved into a jack-o’-lantern?
What is a pumpkin?
In which month is Halloween celebrated?
What is October?
What do many people wear to look like another character on Halloween?
What is a costume?
Which Christian observance on November 1 helped shape the name Halloween?
What is All Saints’ Day?
What is the name for carving a face into a pumpkin?
What is pumpkin carving?
What is the name for a carved lantern made from a pumpkin?
What is a jack-o’-lantern?
On what date is Halloween celebrated each year?
What is October 31?
What sweet treat do many children collect while trick-or-treating?
What is candy?
Halloween comes from a phrase meaning the evening before which Christian holiday?
What is All Saints’ Day?
What root vegetable was carved into lanterns in parts of Ireland before pumpkins became common?
What is a turnip?
Which small mammal is often shown hanging upside down in Halloween decorations?
What is a bat?
Which Mexican holiday, celebrated around November 1 and 2, honors deceased loved ones?
What is Día de los Muertos?
What does the word “costume” refer to in a Halloween celebration?
What is clothing worn to represent a character or idea?
Which ancient people’s customs are most often associated with the early festival of Samhain?
Who are the Celts?
What Halloween activity involves walking through a decorated, spooky attraction?
What is a haunted house?
Which black bird is often linked with spooky stories and Halloween imagery?
What is a raven?
In which country did the tradition of carving turnips into lanterns become popular before pumpkins were widely used?
What is Ireland?
What safety item can help make a trick-or-treater more visible after dark?
What is a flashlight or reflective clothing?
What was the name for the evening before All Hallows’ Day, from which “Halloween” developed?
What is All Hallows’ Eve?
What traditional activity involves bobbing for apples in a tub of water?
What is apple bobbing?
What mythical creature is often shown transforming into a wolf during a full moon?
What is a werewolf?
In Japan, what kind of event often features elaborate costumes and parades around Halloween?
What are costume parades or Halloween events?
What community event may offer games and treats as an alternative to door-to-door trick-or-treating?
What is a trunk-or-treat event?