School Halloween Quiz

What are the two colours of Halloween?

Answer explanation

Black represents death and orange represents autumn and the harvest.

What country did Halloween originate in?

• Canada

• Ireland

• The United States

• Romania

Answer explanation

The Celts in Ireland celebrated their new year around November 1st. Later on religious Christian traditions merged with the pagan celebrations and Halloween began.

This is a popular Halloween costume. What is the name of this creature?

• Birdscare

• Hayman

• Scarecrow

• Spooky buddy

Answer explanation

A scarecrow is a mannequin with a human shape that farmers use in their fields to frighten birds and discourage them from eating their crops.

According to legend, long teeth, fingers and nails, a unibrow and a hairy body are all signs of which Halloween creature?

• a mummy

• a vampire

• a werewolf

• a witch

Answer explanation

Legend has it that a man may turn into a wolf at night and attack humans or animals, but then become human again with daylight. Such a creature is a werewolf.

What are carved pumpkins, like the one in the picture, called?

• Magic wand

• Jack-o'-lantern

• Bright skull

• Eery flashlight

Answer explanation

According to legend, when a man called Stingy Jack died, he was not allowed in heaven or in hell, so he was condemned to walk the earth for eternity. The devil gave him some burning coal to help him see and Jack put the coal inside a pumpkin.

Before using pumpkins, what fruit/vegetable was used to carve Jack-o'-lanterns?

• apples

• carrots

• onions

• turnips

Answer explanation

Turnips were common in Ireland at the time.

Where does the word Halloween come from?

• All Hallows' Eve

• All the Evening

• Holy Weekend

• Half Week

Answer explanation

Halloween takes place on the day before (the eve of) All Hallows (all Saints, the spirits that went to heaven after death) and that's where the name comes from "All Hallows' eve".

What is the fear of Halloween called?

• Phasmophobia

• Samhainophobia

• Triscaidecaphobia

• Thanatophobia

Answer explanation

Halloween is an adaptation of the old Celtic festival of Samhain, that's why a fear of Halloween is called Samhainophobia.

Which of the following Halloween movies is NOT an animated film?

• Beetlejuice

• Corpse Bride

• The Nightmare before Christmas

Answer explanation

Beetlejuice is a 1988 horror comedy film starred by Michael Keaton and Alec Baldwin, among others. The following year, an animated TV series was created under the same name.

According to superstition, if you look at a mirror at midnight on Halloween, what will you see?

• A black cat

• A dead relative

• A skeleton

• Your future husband / wife

Answer explanation

In the 1800s it was believed that on Halloween humans could receive supernatural assistance. Women, especially, used this "help" to try to find the identity of their future husband.