History & Origins
From which country did Halloween originated?
a) Ireland b) USA c) Canada
a) Ireland. It comes from the Celtic festival called "Samhain" in Ireland.
Which animals are commonly associated with witches?
a) bats b) cats
c) spiders
b) cats
Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, is a holiday celebrated near Halloween in which country?
a) Spain b) Mexico c) Argentina
b) Mexico
Who sings the famous "Thriller" song?
a) Prince b) Michael Jackson
c) Bruno Mars
b) Michael Jackson
I dislike don't like horror movies.
"I dislike horror movies". OR "I don't like horror movies".
The Samhain festival was to celebrate...
a) end of the harvest b) beginning of winter c) both
c) both. People celebrated the end of harvest, and also prepared for the winter.
A pumpkin is a ________.
a) a vegetable b) a fruit
b) a fruit. Anything that starts from a single flower (as a pumpkin does) is classified botanically as a “simple fruit.”
Transylvania, the place where Dracula lives, is a region in which country?
a) Ireland b) England c) Romania
c) Romania
What is the name of the blue and green van used by the Scooby Doo gang?
a) The Spooky Van
b) The Mystery Machine
b) The Mystery Machine
She don't like watching scary series.
She DOESN'T like watching scary series.
The tradition of giving candy on Halloween comes from the Celtic festival of Samhain, where people...
a) offered food to the dead spirits of their family members.
b) gave food to poor people.
a) offered food to the dead spirits of their family members.
What do people put inside a jack-o’-lantern?
a) a candy b) a candle
b) a candle
It’s illegal to dress like a nun or priest for Halloween in which USA state?
a) California b) Texas c) Alabama
c) Alabama
Edward Cullen is a vampire in what popular movie and book series?
a) The Vampire Diaries b) Twilight
c) Interview with the Vampire
b) Twilight
They like Halloween?
DO they like Halloween?
In the Celtic Samhain festival, people wore costumes because they wanted to...
a) celebrate the gods
b) scare away the bad spirits
b) scare away the bad spirits
Which animal is associated with vampires?
a) spiders b) bats
c) owls
b) bats
_____of Americans believe that ghosts exist.
a) 15% b) 41% c) 77%
b) 41%
Who wrote the classic horror book “Frankenstein” in 1818?
a) Shakespeare b) Mary Shelley
c) Stephen King
b) Mary Shelley
We ARE wearing costumes.
The word "Halloween" means...
a) All Hallows Eve (Dia de Todos os Santos)
b) All Horrors Eve (Dia de Todos os Horrores)
a) All Hallows Eve (Dia de Todos os Santos), which was celebrated on November 1st
According to the legend, which creature transforms during the full moon?
a) vampire b) wolf c) werewolf
c) werewolf
Which famous magician died on Halloween Day?
a) Harry Houdini b) Mister M c) Chris Angel
a) Harry Houdini. He died on Halloween in 1926 from peritonitis caused by a ruptured appendix.
What is the name of the most famous vampire in literature?
Dracula
He like watching scary movies.
He LIKES watching scary movies.