Halloween
What vegetable do people most commonly carve to make a jack-o’-lantern for Halloween?
A pumpkin.
What is the English name for Día de Muertos?
Day of the Dead.
Which Halloween candy is shaped like a small triangle and usually has yellow, orange, and white stripes?
Candy corn.
What supernatural creature is traditionally said to transform into a bat and drink blood?
A vampire.
What year did the United States declare independence from Great Britain?
1776.
In the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas, what is the name of the Pumpkin King?
Jack Skellington
What bright orange flower is commonly used to decorate Día de Muertos altars?
Marigolds, also called cempasúchil in Mexico.
Which candy bar combines chocolate, caramel, and nougat, and is named after a galaxy?
Milky Way.
Which legendary creature is said to be able to change its shape into another person or animal?
A. A poltergeist
B. A shapeshifter
C. A revenant
D. A gargoyle
B. A shapeshifter.
What was the name of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to North America in 1620?
A. Santa Maria
B. Endeavour
C. Mayflower
D. Discovery
C. Mayflower
Which of these is a real Halloween tradition in some parts of the world?
A. Hiding a coin inside a cake to predict someone's future
B. Carving turnips into lanterns
C. Wearing your clothes backward to keep away vampires
D. Leaving shoes outside to attract ghosts
B. Carving turnips into lanterns.
What is the main purpose of an ofrenda?
To honor deceased loved ones with offerings and memories.
Which of these candies was originally introduced as a medicine or medicinal product?
A. M&M’s
B. PEZ
C. Skittles
D. Twizzlers
B. PEZ. It was first introduced as a peppermint breath mint.
In folklore, what is a poltergeist most commonly known for doing?
A. Guarding a hidden treasure
B. Making unexplained noises and moving objects
C. Predicting the future through dreams
D. Appearing only in mirrors
B. Making unexplained noises and moving objects.
Which event happened first in U.S. history?
A. The Boston Tea Party
B. The signing of the Declaration of Independence
C. The first shots of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord
D. The U.S. Constitution was signed
C. The first shots of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775.
Why did some early Halloween traditions involve wearing costumes or disguises?
A. To represent characters from harvest stories
B. To imitate royalty during autumn festivals
C. To confuse or ward off spirits believed to roam among the living
D. To identify which village people belonged to
C. To confuse or ward off spirits believed to roam among the living.
Arriving in Mexico every autumn, these orange-and-black insects are traditionally believed to carry the visiting souls of ancestors on their wings.
Monarch butterflies
Which candy was originally sold in a roll of small, colorful, button-shaped pieces?
A. Smarties
B. Sweet Tarts
C. Nerds
D. Bottle Caps
A. Smarties. The classic American Smarties are small, pressed sugar candies sold in rolls.
In folklore, what is the name for a person believed to have the ability to communicate with the dead?
A medium.
Which president was in office when the United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Andrew Johnson
C. Ulysses S. Grant
D. James Buchanan
B. Andrew Johnson.
What was Dr. Frankenstein's first name?
A. Vlademire
B. Victor
C. Vander
D. Vincent
B. Victor
Día de Muertos developed through a blend of Indigenous traditions and which other major cultural influence?
A. Spanish Catholic traditions
B. Ancient Greek mythology
C. British royal traditions
D. Chinese New Year customs
A. Spanish Catholic traditions
What sweet treat was originally called "fairy floss" when it was co-invented in 1897 by a confectioner and a dentist.
Cotton Candy
In Greek mythology, what is the name of the three-headed dog that guards the entrance to the Underworld?
Cerberus.
In which U.S. state did the famous Salem witch trials take place in 1692?
Massachusetts.