Halloween numbers
Within 10%....what persentage of Americans decorate their homes for Halloween?
86%
Who you gonna call? (Finish the sentence)
Ghostbusters
What do people carve on Halloween?
a. wood
b. pumpkins
c. clay
b. pumpkins
Some say the carved pumpkins are to frighten away the bad spirits visiting at Halloween and others say they are to welcome the good spirits.
Which Halloween monster is wrapped in bandages?
Mummy
Halloween is also known as what?
a/ All Saints’ Day
b/ All Hallows’ Eve
c/ Hallowing Time
All Hallows’ Eve
What is the Gaelic name for the harvest celebration?
a. Gaelic Harvest
b. Sharvest
c. Samhain
Samhain
Samhain – which is pronounced sow’ inn – is the name of the festival celebrating harvest. It’s roots are in the Pagan Celtic traditions and is still an important date in the Pagan calendar.
Within 10 million.. How many children go trick-or-treating in the US every year?
a. 25 million
b. 35 million
c. 45 million
35 million
How many legs and eyes do spiders have? Would you guess how many eyes do they have?
a.4
b. 6
c. 8
Spiders have 8 legs.
Most spiders have 8 eyes. However, the number and arrangement of eyes can vary:
On what date is Halloween celebrated?
a/ 30th October
b/ 31st November
c/ 31st October
c/ 31st October
Who is big, tall and green?
Frankenstein
What is a MALE witch called?
A WARLOCK
What is the oldest candy assosiated with Halloween?
a. Candy Corn
c. M&Ms
c. Lentilky
candy corn
The correct answer is a. Candy Corn, which was invented in the 1880s and became widely associated with Halloween in the early 20th century.
Within 100 kg what is the heaviest pumpkin on record
a. 200kg
b. 400kg
c. 600kg
c. 656kg
A bat is:
a. mammal
b. reptile
c. bird
a. mammal
Which fruit might people pick out of a bowl of water using their teeth in a Halloween game?
a. apple
b. orange
c. pear
a. apple
It is believed by some that apple bobbing began when the Romans invaded England. They brought the apple tree to England and had traditions where they believed biting an apple floating in water could predict or determine future marriages.
What comes out on a full moon?
Werewolf
What Mexican holiday is celebrated the two days following Halloween?
What is Dia de Los Muertos
From when does Halloween date back to?
a. the Bronze Age
b. the Stone Age
c. the Celts
c. the Celts
The Celts had a celebration for the end of the harvest and when the Romans invaded Britain, they brought together their celebration to the goddess of the harvest, Pomona, and the Celts Harvest Festival.
Within 5 seconds what is the record for fastest pumpkin carver (up to 1 minute)
(37 seconds)
Name the top two things that people are superstitious about...
Walking under ladders and black cats crossing your path.
Which food comes from the same ‘squash’ family as the pumpkin?
a. cucumber
b. kidney bean
c. chickpea
a. cucumber
Squash foods include watermelon, courgette, pumpkin and cucumber
What monster is associated with black cats?
Witches
Where is the biggest Halloween parade?
a. Prague
b. London
c. New York
New York
Some people believe the word ‘witch’ comes from the Old English word ‘wicce’. What did this word mean?
a. wicked woman
b. wise woman
c. wonderful woman
b. wise woman
Wiccan people were highly respected in the community and people would go to them for help.
How many people were hanged during the Salem Witch Trials? (up to 20)
19
What is the typical colour of goblin?
a. yellow
b. green
c. black
b. green
What was ‘mumming’?
a. when people would sing and dance at
people’s doors for treats.
b. dressing up as an Egyptian mummy
c. learning to speak as a child
a. when people would sing and dance at
people’s doors for treats.
Mumming was when people would sing, dance, pray and recite poetry at people’s doors in return for a treat. This later became trick or treat.
Besides consuming blood, what do bats and vampires have in common?
They only come out at night!
In 2023, what was the most popular costume?
(Hint: based on a movie)
Barbie
What were jack-o’-lanterns originally made from?
a. turnips
b. butter squash
c. carrots
a. turnips
Pumpkins were not available in Ireland and it was only after people from Ireland emigrated to America in the 1840s that they began carving pumpkins, which grew there, rather than turnips.