Ancient History of Halloween
Halloween originated as a Celtic festival named...
Samhain (pronounced Sow-In)
What empire conquered the Celtic people in A.D. 43?
Roman Empire
The arrival of these immigrants to America helped to popularize Halloween in the United States.
Irish
The fear of spiders is called this term.
What is arachnophobia?
Are Pumpkins technically a fruit or a vegetable?
What is a fruit?
The Celtic people lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now
Ireland
The Roman festival of Feralia was mean to celebrate this.
The passing of the dead
What problem did many American cities face on Halloween?
Vandalism
The creepy clown in the popular movie "IT" has this name.
Who is Pennywise?
This state produces the most Halloween Candy in the country.
What is California?
Samhain was meant to mark the end of this season and the beginning of this season.
Fall and winter
When the Catholic Church began All Souls' Day celebrations, what would most people dress up as?
Angels & Devils
This tradition was revived in an attempt to avoid young people vandalizing property on Halloween.
Trick-or-Treating
This movie/story is loosely based on this Grimm Brothers tale about a headless man on horseback that prowls the American wilderness on Halloween looking for a new head to replace his lost one.
What is Sleepy Hallow?
This color of cat is most associated with Halloween.
What is black/black cat?
What does the word Samhain mean?
Summer's End
What was All Souls' or All Saints' Day meant to celebrate?
- Those who had died
- Saints of the Church
By doing tricks with yarn and looking at apple parings, and mirrors on Halloween, Young women believed that they could...
Predict their future husbands' name or appearance
The oldest cemetery in the world is which of the following.
2000 years, 4000 years, 8500 years, 11,500 years.
What is 8500 years?
This fictional character, from Romania, is still widely known as the most famous of his kind.
Who is Count Dracula?
What did the Celtic people do to celebrate Samhain?
- Lit Bonfires and burned sacrifices
- Told Fortunes
- Dressed in animal skins and heads
What was another name for All Saints' Day?
- All Hallows
- All Hallowmas
- All Hallows Eve
Americans spend an estimated how many dollars on Halloween each year?
2 Million, 100 million, 2.2 billion, 6 billion.
$6 Billion
A swarm of bats is called a _____.
What is a cauldron?
This 1984 song returned to the charts on Billboard's "Hot 100" in October of 2023 and 2024.
What is Thriller - Michael Jackson?