Haunting Halloween Trivia

What is the name of the Celtic harvest festival that many people believe Halloween is based on?

• Soundheim

• Samhain

• Thanksgiving

• Beltane

In what year will the next full moon occur during Halloween?

• 2025

• 2054

• 2039

• 2103

In what 2 countries was “guising”, the act of dressing in costumes, most popular in the 1600's?

• Scotland and Ireland

• England and Ireland

• The U.S. and England

• The U.S. and Germany

In what country was the first written account of children using the phrase “trick or treat”?

• Canada

• The U.S.

• Germany

• Australia

Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?

• Vegetable

• Fruit

What were the original jack o’ lanterns made from?

• Pineapples

• Beets

• Turnips

• Apples

The orange pumpkins that are used for most jack o’ lanterns today are native to what continent?

• Africa

• North America

• South America

• Europe

Which phobia means you have an intense fear of Halloween?

• Scaryophobia

• Halloweenophobia

• Samhainophobia

• Salemophobia

Transylvania is a region in which country?

• Bulgaria

• Ukraine

• Turkey

• Romania

In which country are white cats believed to bring bad luck?

• The U.K.

• The U.S.

• South Africa

• Brazil