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These were often put out in front of houses and doors to ward off evil spirits.
What is a lantern or jack-o'-lantern?
100
You must do this as you drive by a cemetery so that evil spirits can not enter your body.
What is hold your breath?
100
During this event some give away money, some give away candy.
What is trick-or-treating?
100
An apparition of a dead person
What is a ghost?
100
This costume would not be complete without this wooden, long, household accessory.
Who is Harry Potter or a witch?
200
The tradition of trick-or-treating was temporarily stopped, because of sugar rations, due to this international event.
What is World War II?
200
This animal is believed to eats souls. Whoever hears this animal on Halloween night, they should turn their pockets inside out and then there is no danger.
What is an owl?
200
Today, this treat is covered in caramel or chocolate with nuts, or shiny red syrup.
What is a candied apple?
200
It has 206 of these...
What is a skeleton?
200
What do the Halloween colors of orange and black represent?
The traditional Halloween colors of orange and black actually stem from the pagan celebration of autumn and the harvest, with orange symbolizing the colors of the crops and turning leaves, while black marks the "death" of summer and the changing season.
300
Modern day Halloween customs are thought to have originated from this group of countries.
What are Celtic speaking countries?
300
One superstition held that if THIS falls into a candle-lit lamp and is consumed by the flame, witches are nearby. And if you spot THIS on Halloween, goes another superstition, it means that the spirit of a deceased loved one is watching over you.
What is a spider?
300
In ancient times, THIS FRUIT was viewed as a sacred fruit that could be used to predict the future. Bobbing for it is one of the traditional games used for fortune-telling on Halloween night. It was believed that the first person to pluck this fruit from the water-filled bucket without using their hands would be the first to marry.
What is an apple? If the bobber lucked out and caught an apple on the first try, it meant that they would experience true love, while those who got an apple after many tries would be fickle in their romantic endeavors. Another myth was that if a girl put her bobbed apple under her pillow on Halloween night, she would dream about her future husband.
300
A symbol for bad luck that is associated with Halloween.
What is a black cat?
300
The average amount that Americans spend annually on Halloween?
What is $6 billion USD?
400
The name "Halloween" comes from a Christian custom of a time for honoring the saints and praying for the recently departed souls who have yet to reach Heaven.What is the name of this holiday?
What is All Hallow's Eve?
400
One myth says that if THIS was spotted flying around one's house three times, it meant that someone in that house would soon die. Another myth was that if THIS flew into your house on Halloween, it was a sign that your house was haunted because ghosts had let THIS in.
What is a bat?
400
Often popular with teens and young adults, this attraction, once inside, guarantees to make you scream.
What is a Haunted House?
400
These "people" are wrapped up, making it difficult to walk
What is a mummy?
400
Another term given to the tradition of dressing up in costumes on Halloween.
What is guising?
500
Many cultures around the world believed that THIS WANDERING THING returned home one night of the year. A basis of the beliefs of Halloween.
What is a soul?
500
The pagan Celts believed that after death, all souls went into the crone's ______ which symbolized the Earth mother's womb. There, the souls awaited reincarnation, as the goddess' stirring allowed for new souls to enter and old souls to be reborn.
What is a cauldron? (pot)
500
People wander through these looking for a way out...
What is a corn maze?
500
These people are known for having moles on their faces.
What are witches?
500
The stereotypical candy of Halloween.
What is candy corn?