Hard Trivia
What is the name of the Celtic harvest festival that many people believe Halloween is based on?
Samhain
maschera
mask
Ottobre
October
What item is banned only during Halloween from 12am October 31st to 12pm November 1st in Hollywood California?
Silly string
What country holds the title for the World’s heaviest pumpkin?
Switzerland
The word Halloween is a contraction of what Christian holiday?
All Hallow’s Evening
spaventapasseri
scarecrow
zucca
pumpkin
What popular fall festival activity did the Romans bring to Britain when they invaded?
Bobbing for apples
In the USA how many pieces of candy are most commonly handed out to trick-or-treaters?
2 pieces
In the correct spelling of the Halloween, where is the apostrophe placed?
Between the two e’s (Hallowe’en)
diavolo
devil
black cat
How much are American consumers expected to spend on Halloween in 2016?
8.4 billion
n what American state is it illegal to dress up like a priest or a nun?
Alabama
In what two countries was “guising”, the tradition of dressing up in costumes, and going door for food or coins for Halloween most popular?
Scotland and Ireland
mummia
mummy
ragno
spider
What candy is the SECOND most popular Halloween candy?
Candy corn
Where did Mary Shelley get the idea for Frankenstein’s monster?
A dream
In what country was the first written account of children using the phrase “trick or treat” on Halloween?
Canada
pipistrello
bat
vampiro
vampire
In terms of parties held in the USA, Halloween is third. What two days have more parties than Halloween?
New Year’s Eve and the Super Bowl
In the Middle Ages why were so many mummies bought and sold?
To be ground into medicine