Halloween Traditions
On what date is Halloween celebrated?
A. November 1
B. October 30
C. October 31
D. December 24
October 31
Which creature is commonly said to turn into a bat in vampire stories?
A. Unicorn
B. Mermaid
C. Centaur
D. Vampire
Vampire
Which sweet treat is commonly handed out to trick-or-treaters?
A. Candy
B. Soup
C. Salad
D. Toast
Candy
What do we call a spirit that appears in spooky stories?
A. Ghost
B. Robot
C. Pirate
D. Knight
Ghost
What color are pumpkins most commonly associated with at Halloween?
A. Purple
B. Blue
C. Orange
D. Silver
Orange
What do children traditionally say when asking for treats?
A. Happy New Year!
B. Trick or treat!
C. Open sesame!
D. Good night!
Trick or treat!
Which animal is often associated with witches in Halloween stories?
A. Black cat
B. Goldfish
C. Hamster
D. Parrot
Black cat
What shape is candy corn traditionally made to resemble?
A. A tiny pumpkin
B. A kernel of corn
C. A star
D. A bat
A kernel of corn
Which classic fictional character is a scientist who creates a living being in Mary Shelley’s novel?
A. Peter Pan
B. Sherlock Holmes
C. Robin Hood
D. Victor Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein
What is the name of the tool or activity of cutting a face into a pumpkin?
A. Pumpkin carving
B. Pottery
C. Weaving
D. Engraving glass
Pumpkin carving
Which vegetable was traditionally carved into lanterns in parts of Ireland and Scotland before pumpkins became common?
A. Turnips
B. Potatoes
C. Cabbages
D. Beets
Turnips
What is a group of bats commonly called?
A. A pack
B. A colony
C. A pride
D. A school
A colony
Which ingredient gives chocolate its characteristic flavor?
A. Cocoa
B. Cinnamon
C. Mint
D. Vanilla only
Cocoa
What is the name of the friendly ghost in the classic cartoon series and films?
A. Garfield
B. Casper
C. Scooby-Doo
D. Snoopy
Casper
Which part of a pumpkin is usually removed before carving a jack-o’-lantern?
A. Nothing at all
B. The outer skin only
C. The stem only
D. Seeds and stringy pulp
Seeds and stringy pulp
What is the name for the evening before All Saints’ Day?
A. Midsummer Eve
B. All Hallows’ Eve
C. May Eve
D. Twelfth Night
All Hallows’ Eve
In folklore, what creature is said to change its shape into a wolf during a full moon?
A. Werewolf
B. Goblin
C. Troll
D. Gnome
Werewolf
Which country is most closely associated with the modern mass-market chocolate bar’s early development?
A. Egypt
B. Japan
C. Brazil
D. United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Which author wrote the short story 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'?
A. Washington Irving
B. Edgar Allan Poe
C. Mark Twain
D. Charles Dickens
Washington Irving
Botanically, a pumpkin is a type of what?
A. Fruit
B. Root
C. Leaf
D. Grain
Fruit
Which ancient Celtic festival is commonly associated with the origins of Halloween?
A. Samhain
B. Beltane
C. Yule
D. Imbolc
Samhain
In Greek mythology, which creature has snakes for hair and could turn people to stone with her gaze?
A. Athena
B. Circe
C. Medusa
D. Pandora
Medusa
What is the name of the sugar-making process that creates the hard, glassy texture of lollipops?
A. Whipping cream
B. Freezing fruit juice
C. Boiling sugar syrup to a hard-crack stage
D. Fermenting milk
Boiling sugar syrup to a hard-crack stage
In Bram Stoker’s novel, what is the name of the famous vampire?
A. Dr. Jekyll
B. Dorian Gray
C. Count Dracula
D. The Invisible Man
Count Dracula
Which U.S. state is especially famous for large-scale pumpkin growing and pumpkin festivals in the Midwest?
A. Illinois
B. Alaska
C. Hawaii
D. Maine
Illinois