Halloween History Jeopardy Template

Halloween Origins

Trick or Treat

Treats

Halloween Decor

Halloween in the USA

100

The tradition of Halloween originated with an ancient festival celebrated by which culture

A)Scottish B)Sumar C)Celtic D)Egyptian

C) Celtic

100

When was the earliest reported 'trick or treat' in the US?

A)1950 B)1963 C)1949 D)1928

D) 1928

100

Which small round baked good was traditionally made to commemorate the deceased on Halloween, All Saints' Day, and All Souls Day?

A) Shortbread Skulls

B) Gravestone Bread

C) Soul Cake

D)Ghost Bread

C) Soul Cakes

100

The City of Keene, New Hampshire holds the world Record for the most illuminated Jack-o-lanterns on display. How many were there?

a 3,581

b 13,581

c 30,581

d 103,581

c 30,581

100

On the night before Halloween children in Des Moines, Iowa go door to door telling jokes, reciting poems, or dancing. What is this pre-Halloween festival called?

a. Beggars night

b thieves night

c. witches night

d. prank night

a Beggars night

200

On Halloween what did scottish women hang to see their future husbands?

A)A blank canvas B) a bedsheet in front of the fire C)mistletoe D)Lanterns

B) A bedsheet in front of the fire

200

Instead of Trick-Or-Treat, children in Mexico say this to ask for candy:

A) Open Up!

B) I've Scared Away the Monsters

C) I'll Cast a Spell on You!

D) Can you give me my little skull?

200

Instead of candy, what did Charlie Brown Get while Trick-Or-Treating?

A)A Sandwich

B) A Rock

C) Nothing

D) A penny

B) A rock

200

Before Pumpkins what was used to make Jack-o-Lanterns?

a. human skulls

b. potatoes

c. hollowed logs

d. apples

b. potatoes

200

Which First Lady was the first to decorate the White House for Halloween?

a. Frances Cleveland

b. Eleanor Roosevelt

c. Mamie Carter

d. Pat Nixon

c. Mamie Carter

300

Which festival was responsible for the start of Halloween?

A) Festival of Samhain B) All Saints Day

C)The Gruesome Gala C)The Day of the Dead

A) The festival of Samhain

300

Which 18th and 19th century Christmas tradition has been compared to modern Trick-or-Treating?

A) Snap-Dragon

B) Hobby-Wobbling

C) Belsnickling

D)Mistletoe Kisses

C) Belsnicking

300

Which country enjoys a Halloween Fruit Cake known as Barmbrack?

A) Canada

B) Australia

C) Scotland

D)Ireland

D) Ireland

300

how much did the worlds largest Jack-o-Lantern weigh?

a 121 pounds

b 799 pounds

c 1467 pounds

d 2350 pounds

300

What is the night before Halloween called in Cincinnati?

a. Devils Night

b. Mischief Night

c. Cabbage night

d. Day of the Dead

c. Cabbage night

400

The word Halloween was originally the contraction for...

A) The Hallowed Event

B) The Hallowed Entrance

C) The evening of Howls

D) All Hallows Evening

All Hallows evening => All Hallows Eve => Hallowe'en =>Halloween

400

What is the most popular Halloween Costume of all time?

A) Ghost

B) Witch

C) Skeleton

D) Pumpkin

B)Witch

400

What was the original name for Candy Corn

A) Sweet Corn

B) Chicken Feed

C) Goblin teeth

D) Witches Nails

B) Chicken Feed

400

Jack-o-Lanterns were named after this character in Irish mythology

a) Smiling Jack

b) Simple Jack

c) Stingy Jack

d) Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk

C) Stingy Jack

400

Which story originated the Headless Horseman?

a. the Raven

b. Dracula

c. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

d. The Tell-Tale Heart

C. the Legend of Sleepy Hollow

500

Elizabeth Krebs is given credit for the Halloween Party for children as we know it today with games and candy- why did Mrs. Krebs throw her first Halloween Party?

a) she wanted to be famous

b) She loved children

c) she wanted kids to stop messing up her yard on Halloween

d) she was a witch who ate children in pies

c) she wanted kids to stop messing up her yard on Halloween

500

Trick-or-Treating is partially rooted in which Medieval practice?

A)Mumming

B) Souling

C) Cooing

D) Profiting

A) Mumming: Asking for a cake in return for praying for the home owners dead relatives in purgatory

500

During Halloween celebrations, it is common to "Candy" this fruit

A Corn

B Pears

C Apples

D Plums

C Apples

500

What two colors are most associated with Halloween?

Orange and Black

500

what year did the Haunted Mansion ride open in Disneyland California?

a. 1965

b. 1969

c. 1979

d. 1983

b. 1969

600

Why do people want to trick ghosts on Halloween by dressing up in costumes?

a) its funny to make ghosts cry

b)ghosts were thought to make mischief if they recognized you

c) people wanted ghosts to like them

d) People and ghosts all went to the same costume Parties.

b) ghosts were thought to make mischief if they recognized you.

600

Why did people dress in costume during the ancient Celtic festival on Modern Halloween is based?

A)to communicate with ghosts

B) to ward off ghosts

C) as a celebration of the new season.

D)To honor ancestors

B) To ward off Ghosts

600

What is the most loved Halloween candy?

A Candy Corn

B Kit Kat

C Snickers

D Reese's Peanut Butter Cup

600

Only one holiday surpasses Halloween in annual consumer sales which is it?

Christmas

600

True or False: In the USA Halloween is a federal holiday

FALSE

700

Before Halloween was about candy and costumes, kids made mischief on Halloween. What might hooligans cover your house in on Halloween?

a) Tin Foil

b) Money

c) toilet paper

d) peanut butter

c) toilet paper

700

In 16rh century Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the isle of Man, what was the custom of going house to house in costume reciting verses or songs in exchange for food called?

A) Trick-or-Treating

B) Mumming and Guising

C) Souling and Ghosting

C) Mumming and Guising

700

How Much candy corn is produced each year?

A 5 thousand pounds

B 110 MILLION pounds

C 35 MILLION pounds

D 80 THOUSAND Pounds

C 35 MILLION POUNDS

700

What was the very first vegetable used to make a Jack-o-lantern?

Turnip

700

In what US state is it illegal to dress up as a nun or priest for Halloween?

a. Alaska b. Arkansas C. Alabama D. Arizona

C Alabama

800

There is only a full moon on Halloween every

a. 6years

b. 10 years

c. 15 years

d. 19 years

800

In hopes to promote safety many churches and schools offer an alternative to house-to-house trick-or-treat where volunteers offer candy from the back of their cars in a parking lot on in an event known as...

a) Cars Bars b) Buggy Bopping c) Trunk or treat

C) Trunk or treat

800

What Decade did the fun Size Candy Bar originate?

A) 1940's

B 1960's

C 1930's

D 1950's

C 1930's

800

Name a Home Made Halloween Decoration from your childhood.

Cut out Spider Webs, paper chains, tissue ghosts, Scare Crow ect.

800

True or False: When Halloween falls on an election year, the number of masks of each candidates face sold usually mirrors who will win the election.

TRUE