basics
When is Halloween celebrated?
31st of October
what phrase is said when entering a house on Halloween?
Trick or treat
What is typically carved nowadays for decoration?
Pumpkins
What precious metal will fend off evil spirits, such as vampires, ghouls and werewolves?
Silver
How many bones are in an adult human skeleton?
206
This monster is wrapped in white bandages and originates from ancient Egyptian tombs.
Mummy.
finish the phrase/rhyme: "Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron ................"
Which vegetable will fend off vampires and also will make most conversations quite uncomfortable for the other person?
garlic
What is the Celtic Festival Halloween comes from?
A. Jinglefest
B. Samhain
C. Scerytyme
B. Samhain
What is a group of crows called?
(Heinous crime of taking someone´s life)
a murder of crows
This shape-shifting monster changes from a human into a wolf during a full moon.
a werewolf
Which country originated carving jack-o-lanterns?
Ireland
What was carved traditionally instead of pumpkins?
Beetroots, turnips, potatoes
Samhain, a celtic tradition before Halloween suggests that the borders between what worlds are erased?
The dead and the living
Mary Shelley wrote this famous book in 1818, about a scientist who reanimates a creature from assembled body parts
Frankenstein
How or why did the tradition of dressing up on Halloween start?
People wore old and dirty clothes, so wandering spirits would mistake them for fellow ghosts rather than living humans and they would leave them alone.
In Mexico, what is the famous multi-day holiday celebrated from November 1st to 2nd to honor deceased family members?
Dia de los muertos - Day of the dead
Which fruit other than pumpkin is central to Halloween?
Apples
All Hallows Even is the precursor to November 1st, which is callled?
All Saints Day
Dušičky - Večer všech svatých
Who is spooky, scary and send shivers down your spine?
("Spooky scary ........ sends shivers down your spine.")
skeleton
Halloween, Samhain and other autumn festivals were celebrated, because they marked the end of what and the start of what?
End of warm weather, abundance and harvest,
start of winter and harder times.
Souling - knocking on people´s doors and bargaining soul cakes for blessings and prayers gave inspiration to which similar modern tradition?
trick or treating
(koledování)
Why are there so many Samhain or Halloween feasts and food traditions?
For October is the end of harvest, people prepare for winter, autumn fruits and vegetables are in season.
Why did people wear costumes and left out treats in early Halloween festivals?
The Celts believed that on this night, the souls of the dead returned home. To confuse any harmful spirits, people wore disguises and lit bonfires for protection.
Where in nature do zombies occur?
The Ophiocordyceps unilateralis or the ‘zombie’ fungus! A parasite that infects ants and takes control of their bodies. It grows on them a feeds off of them.