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
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
Which of the these is NOT a traditional Halloween/All Saints Day food?
Orange cake from Greece
Huesos de santo from Spain
Bonfire toffee from the UK
Candy apples from the USA
Which Halloween/All Saints Day bread is this?
Barmbrack from Ireland
Pan dei morti forom Italy
Pão-por-Deus from Portugal
Pan de muerto from Mexico
True or False: trick or treating with a teal pumpkin signifies that this person might have food allergies
True. Teal pumpkins indicate food allergies - so instead of sweets or food children are given glow sticks.
What is the most common fear in the US?
spiders
snakes
flying
heights
Name 5 spooky decorations you could put up around your room or house for Halloween
cobwebs, spiders, ghosts, tombstones, bats, smoke machines, pumpkins, jack o laterns, black and orange signs, black cat, skulls, creepy music, etc.
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
According to CandyStore.com, which is the worst Halloween candy in America
tootsie rolls
necco wafers
candy corn
black licorice
According to legends, which creature can turn into a bat
werewolf
ghost
vampire
demon
Name three spooky elements of Minecraft
phantoms, nether, Elder Guardian, abandoned mine shafts, monsters, witches, Endermen, The Drowned, skeleton horses, etc.
Before jack-o’lanterns were carved as pumpkins, what other root vegetable was commonly used?
apple
corn
turnip
potato
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
What are the colors of candy corn from pointy top to wider bottom
yellow, orange, white
white, orange, yellow
white, yellow, orange
orange, white, yellow
Pumpkins are native to which country
USA
England
Ireland
Mexico
Halloween's origins can be traced back to an old tradition from which country?
Norway
Germany
Ireland
USA
Name 3 Halloween songs
Monster Mash, Thriller, I Put a Spell on You, Ghostbuster's theme song, etc.
What can you sprinkle at windows and doorways to ward off evil spirits?
garlic
sugar
sage
salt
Name 5 Halloween costumes
ghost, witch, wizard, tv or movie character, animal, devil, skeleton, zombie, evil clown, werewolf, warrior, etc
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.
According to CandyStore.com, which is the most popular candy in America for Halloween
Candy corn
Reese's Cups
Hershey's kisses
Skittles
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