Halloween History
This is how many years Halloween dates back:
A) 5,000 years
B) 2,000 years
C) 10,000 years
D) 500 years
B) 2000 years
Halloween dates back approximately 2,000 years
True or False
A pumpkin is a vegetable.
False.
A pumpkin is a Fruit!
Although many people may believe pumpkins to be vegetables, they're actually in the fruit family. The difference between a fruit and a vegetable is based on how they grow. A fruit relies on pollination of the flower, and the flower typically grows into the part we eat, as is the case with pumpkins. Other produce that is commonly improperly categorized includes tomatoes, olives, tomatoes, eggplants, avocados, corn, zucchini, and peppers, all of which, shockingly, are fruits.
In the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas, this is what Zero the dog's nose was made of.
What is a pumpkin.
True or False
Jack-O'-Lanterns are literally named after a man named Jack.
True
According to a 17th century Irish Legend, "Stingy Jack" was a cranky old man who tricked the Devil into doing a number of things. When Jack died, as punishment for his trickery, the Devil sent him into the night with only a burning coal, which Jack put into a carved-out turnip, to light his path. He has been roaming the earth ever since; the Irish called the ghost, “Jack of the Lantern,” or “Jack O’Lantern.”
These two staple Halloween colors represent Harvest and Death.
What is orange and black.
This is a Scottish term for dressing up on Halloween.
What is guising.
The World's largest recorded pumpkin weighed:
A) 500-999 lbs
B) 1000-2000 lbs
C) 2000-3000 lbs
D) 3000-4000 lbs
D) 3000-4000 lbs
The World's largest pumpkin on record weighed in at 3,699 lbs
In Hocus Pocus, Danny left a salt circle to help this character in a cemetery grave.
True or False
The association between black cats and Halloween was established in Medieval Europe.
True
In Medieval Europe, it was believed that devils and witches could disguise themselves as black cats.
True or False
The fear of Halloween is called Samhainophobia
True
Halloween originated in this country.
What is Ireland.
The roots of this holiday come from Samhain, a Celtic festival of the Pagan religion. This festival celebrates the last summer harvest, where participants would dress up to scare off ghosts and ghouls.
Candy corn was more popular than this similar food when it was first invented.
What is real corn.
These three sister Witches are the main characters in Hocus Pocus. Name them.
Who are Winnie, Mary and Sarah.
True or False
The Halloween tradition of bobbing for apples stemmed from a courting ritual.
True.
One version of the ritual was as follows: girls would mark their names on their respective apple before dropping them into barrels of water. Potential suitors would bob for the apples, and picking the name of a girl would indicate the possibility of their future relationship.
The first Spirit Halloween Store opened in:
A) 1975-1980
B) 1980-1985
C) 1985-1990
D) 1990-1995
B) 1980-1985
The First Spirit Halloween Store opened in 1983 in California.
This famous person died on Halloween:
A) Audrey Hepburn
B) Edgar Allen Poe
C) Harry Houdini
D) Aretha Franklin
C) Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini died on October, 31 1926 after collapsing following a show at the Garrick Theater in London.
The most pumpkins are produced in this US State.
What is Illinois?
In Halloweentown, this is what will happen to Marni if she does not begin her witch training by midnight on her 13th Halloween.
True or False
Jack-O'-Lanterns used to be made from onions.
False.
They used to be made from turnips or potatoes. The tradition of making jack-o’-lanterns at Halloween comes from an Irish legend about a man named Stingy Jack. People in Ireland and Scotland began carving scary faces into turnips or potatoes to ward off Stingy Jack and other evil spirits. In the United States, immigrants continued the tradition using pumpkins, which were native to America.
This is the most popular and purchased Halloween costume for pets.
What is a pumpkin.
Name any one of the nicknames for the "Night Before Halloween".
The night before Halloween can be called "Mischief Night", "Devil’s Night", "All Hallows Eve", "Lamswool Snap-Apple Night", "Samhaim", and "Summer’s End".
This was the original name for Candy Corn.
What is Chicken Feed.
This is the name of the large green ghost Ray first encounters in Ghostbusters.
What is Slimer.
True or False
Trick or Treating in the United States was established to curb pranking and vandalism in the 1930's.
True.
To curb pranking
Pranking became the preferred practice on Halloween among young people in the 1920s, but it became dangerous during the Great Depression, devolving into vandalism and violence. So, to prevent pranking (or worse behavior) in communities, the organized activity of trick-or-treating was established and encouraged.
Seeing this Halloween symbol on Halloween, according to an ancient legend, means a loved one is watching over you.
What is a spider.