History of Holloween
What does "Halloween" stand for
A) All Hallow Eve
B) All witches night
C) All scary nights
What is "All Hallows Eve"
Witches are described as using this item for transportation?
A)Mop
B)Rug
C) Broom
What is a broom
Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holiday, with what being the first?
A)New Years
B) Christmas
C) Holloween
What is Christmas
41% of parents admit they secretly do this each Halloween,
A) Hate Halloween
B)Sneak Candy
C) Go trick treating
What is Sneak Candy
Name one of the three primary religions that observed Halloween? Hint:
A)Roman Catholics
B)Islam
C) Jehovah Witness
Roman Catholics
Facts: Roman Catholics, Episcopalians and Lutherians are the3 primary religions that observe Halloween
What animal is most associated with Witches?
What is Black Cat
Facts: The Puritans associated black cats with witchcraft, leading to the onyx-colored felines’ association with Halloween. In many other cultures, black cats are actually signs of good luck and are revered!
What was used as a Jack-O-Lantern prior to the discovery of Pumpkins?
A)Potatoes and Oranges
B)Turnips and Potatoes
C)Squash and Pumpkins
What is Turnips or Potato's
In what country do Halloween sales average 2 billion dollars annually?
A)Ireland
B) Britain
C) United States
What is The United States
Fact:
The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night. They began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human. Halloween candy sales average about 2 billion dollars annually in the United States.
30% of kids report they do this when returning back from Trick or Treating. (Hint: does not involve eating)
A) Sort Candy
B) Count their Candy
C) Go to bed
What is Sort their candy
What is the name of the Celtic harvest festival that many people believe Halloween is based on?
A) Scary Night
B)Samhain
C)Harvest night
Samhain (Pronounced SAH-win or SOW-in)
A male witch is called?
A)Warlock
B) Henry
C)Male witch
What is a Warlock
What is the most popular candy bar for Trick or Treaters?
A)M & M
B)Reese
C) Skittles
What is Reese's
What three original countries celebrated Samhain (Halloween?
A)Japan, Wales. Europe
B) Scotland, Wales, Ireland
C) Ireland, Whales, China
What is Scotland, Wales, Ireland
The word Witch comes from what old Saxon word Wica?
True and False
True
The name, jack-o'-lantern, comes from an Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack.
True or False
TRUE
Mexico celebrates 'The Day of the Dead' instead of Halloween.
True or False
True
Facts:
The festival is celebrated to remember loved ones who have died . It also helps people accept and deal with the idea of death. It takes place over two days, on November 1 and 2.
Every Halloween, Charlie Brown helps his friend Linus wait for what character to appear?
A) The great Pumpkin
B) The scary witch
C) Santa Clause
What is the Great Pumpkin
More than 93% children, under the age of 12, will do this during Halloween.
A)Go trick or treating
B)Go to bed early
C) Do their homework
What is: Go trick or treating
This term "____" has been used to refer to any chain reaction of unfounded accusations. What is the term?
A)What is Witch Hunt
B) Where did the witch go
C)I see the witch
What is Witch Hunt
The jack O Lantern were carved from turnips or beets rather than festive orange pumpkins and were intended to ward off unwanted visitors.
True or False
True
Facts:
The original folklore version of Jack-o-Lanterns, named for Jack O’Lantern of the Irish myth, were actually quite terrifying. They were intended to keep away unwanted quest.
The ancient celts started doing this "_____" to protect themselves on Halloween from the spirits and ghosts. What did they do?
A) Wearing a costume
B)Wearing a mask
D) Decorating a pumpkin
What is wearing masks and costumes.
Pumpkins can be orange, white, green, or what other color?
A)Red
B)Blue
C)Purple
What is blue