Facts
What date is Halloween celebrated?
October 31st
Which country celebrates the Day of the Dead instead of Halloween?
Mexico
Is pumpkin a fruit or vegetable?
Fruit
Who directed the animated Halloween classic The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Tim Burton
Which holiday has the top candy sales, Valentine’s Day or Halloween?
Halloween
What does the word ‘Hallow’ in relation to this holiday mean?
Saint
The Puritans were the first to associate what type of black-colored animals with bad luck?
Cats
Pumpkins grow on...
a) stalk
b) bush
c) vine
d) an underground stem
On vines
Every Halloween, Charlie Brown helps his friend Linus wait for what character to appear?
a) The Happy Pumpkin
b) The Great Pumpkin
c) The Little Pumpkin
The Great Pumpkin
What do Halloween colours, black and orange, signify?
Orange stands for harvest and black stands for death.
In which country did Halloween originate?
Ireland
If you want to see a witch at midnight on Halloween, you should wear your clothes inside out and do what?
a) Make a wish
b) Hold a cat
c) Walk backwards
Walk backwards
From which region in the world do pumpkins originate?
a) Northern Ireland
b) Central America
c) Spain
Central America
What is the name of the killer in the horror movie Halloween?
Michael Myers
In Alabama it is illegal to dress up as what on Halloween?
a) priest
b) cop
c) president
Priest. According to Section 13A-14-4, impersonating the clergy is a misdemeanor with a fine up to $500 or up to a year in jail.
Trick-or-treating FIRST existed in...
a) Colonial New England
b) Medieval Scotland and Ireland
c) Ohio, US
Medieval Scotland and Ireland
Bobbing for apples originates from which ancient civilisation?
Ancient Rome
In what year did Starbucks first release the Pumpkin Spice Latte?
a) 2003
b) 2019
c) 2000
2003
In the Friends episode 'The One with the Halloween Party', what memorable - but not particularly spooky - costumes did Ross and Chandler wear?
Ross was Spud-nik and Chandler was a Pink Bunny
According to superstition, a person born on Halloween has what particular ability?
The ability to see and talk to spirits
Halloween originated from a festival celebrated by what ancient European tribe?
a) The Druids
b) The Celts
c) The Huns
The Celts
In Scottland, girls believed hanging sheets by the fire on Halloween would show them images of what?
Their future husbands
According to Guinness World Records, how much does the heaviest pumpkin weigh?
a) 1 226 kg
b) 156 kg
c) 20,45 kg
1 226 kg
Which vampire said, “Don’t be afraid. I’m going to give you the choice I never had.”
Lestat (Interview with the Vampire)
Which phobia means you have an intense fear of Halloween?
Samhainophobia