True or False: Traditionally, dressing up for Halloween started as a way to protect yourself from ghosts and demons walking the earth
True. It was once believed that at the end of October, ghosts and demons could to walk the Earth again. To protect themselves, people would dress up as spirits
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Which of the these is NOT a traditional Halloween/All Saints Day food?
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Pumpkins are native to which country
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banana
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True or False: trick or treating with a teal pumpkin signifies that this person might have food allergiesÂ
True. Teal pumpkins indicate food allergies - so instead of sweets or food children are given glow sticks.
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Name 5 Halloween movies
Coco, Hocus Pocus, Halloweentown, Casper, The Addams Family, Frankenweenie, The Witches, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Hotel Transylvania, etc.
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Name 5 Halloween costumes
ghost, witch, wizard, tv or movie character, animal, devil, skeleton, zombie, evil clown, werewolf, warrior, etc
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Name 3 spooky sounds or noises
scream, owl hooting, creaking floorboard or doorknob, creepy cackle/laugh, squeaky swingset, bird hitting a window, loud barking, howling animals, etc
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Name 3 Halloween songs
Monster Mash, Thriller, I Put a Spell on You, Ghostbuster's theme song, etc.
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True or False: Jack-o'-lanterns are named after a man who played a trick on the devil and was punished by him
True. In the folktale where Stingy Jack tricks the devil for money, after dying he is forced to roam the earth with only one coal in hollow vegetable for light
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According to legends, which creature can turn into a bat
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Name 5 traditional Halloween activities
trick-or-treating, haunt houses, haunted hay rides, bobbing for apples, carving pumpkins, decorating the house, dressing up in costume, watching scary movies
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True or False: trick or treating with a blue pumpkin signifies that this person might have specific needs like autism
True. a blue pumpkin bucket might mean that the trick-or-treater has autism or is trying to spread awareness of autism and other neurodivergences