Halloween history/wiki
What day do most countries celebrate Halloween?
What is October 31st?
Who is usually depicted in a black rob and a scythe?
Who is the Grim reaper?
In North America people were lead to believe that this dangerous object was being placed inside candy apples and children's candy. Which was actually very rare and was blown up by mass media.
What is the dangerous object?
What is razor blades?
Which of these is considered good luck?
1. Spilling salt
2. Having a clear entryway
3. Broken mirrors
What is 2, having a clear entryway?
What are 5 out of 7 of the layers in 7 layer dip?
What are
Layer 1: Refried beans, often seasoned with taco seasoning.
Layer 2: Guacamole.
Layer 3: Sour cream, sometimes mixed with taco seasoning or cream cheese.
Layer 4: Shredded cheese, typically cheddar or a Mexican blend.
Layer 5: Salsa or pico de gallo.
Layer 6: Diced tomatoes or salsa.
Layer 7: Sliced black olives and/or green onions?
The English word 'Halloween' comes from what phase meaning the day before All Saints' Day.
What is "All Hallows' Eve"?
What the most common term for a lycanthrope?
What is a werewolf?
Pumpkin seeds were once used as an anthelmintic in traditional medicine used to expel what?
What are tapeworms?
According to old Halloween superstitions, what would a young woman see if she looked into a mirror at midnight by candlelight?
What is the face of her future husband?
The crust and mantle are examples of what and what are the other two layers called?
What is the outer and inner core?
It was not until after mass Irish and Scottish immigration in what century that Halloween became a major holiday in America?
What is the 19th century?
Name 3 of the most famous witches from books.(you can list up to 5 for the guess, 100 points per correct answer.)
1.Hermione Granger from Harry Potter
2. The Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz
3. Circe from Odyssey by Homer
Canadian farmers produce how many tonnes of pumpkins a year? (+- 4000)
What is 80,000?
In Indian its sometimes considered bad luck to cut your nails at what time of the day?
What is night time?
How many Mt everests would fit in the mariana trench based purely on height?
What is 1?
Fill in the blank
"One theory holds that many Halloween traditions were influenced by _______ harvest festivals, particularly the festival Samhain"
What is Celtic?
What cryptid is known for drinking the blood of livestock?(also known as a goatsucker)
What is a Chupacabra?
Pumpkin seeds, which are packed is minerals and other things what are healthy for you.
What percent of dried pumpkin seeds are protein? (-+4%)
What is 30% protein?
Its bad luck to go straight home after what event in the Philippines?
What is a wake/funeral?
What is the second highest rated movie on Imdb?
What is the Godfather?
In England, from the medieval period, up until the 1930s, people practiced the Christian custom of souling on Halloween.
What does souling entail?
Souling involved groups of soulers, going from parish to parish, begging the rich for soul cakes, in exchange for praying for the souls of the givers and their friends.
Frankenstein's monster is a classic monster.
Whats Frankensteins first name?
What is Victor?
Barmbrack, a which is a light fruitcake in known for having objects put in before baking. Finding one of these objects in your piece is considered lucky.
What is one of the two common objects to be placed in Barmbrack?
What is a ring or coin?
What type of animal are residents of the tower of London are believed to protect the Crown and tower?
What are crows?
What is the oldest surviving movie and what year was it made?
What is The Roundhay Garden Scene filmed in 1888?