October Fun Friday

Halloween was popularized in the U.S. mainly by immigrants from which country?

• Russia

• El Salvador

• Ireland

• Japan

In the past, on Hallow's Eve poor children would go about "souling." What was this?

• Waving wands to drive evil spirits out of homes

• Offering prayers for the souls of the dead in return for cakes

• Collecting leftover food from all the wealthy

• Hunting for goblins in the graveyard

According to folklore, vampires can only enter a home if...

• They have been invited in

• If there's something dead inside

• If they have a key

• If there are ghosts inside

 

True or false- In the novel "Frankenstein," Frankenstein is the name of a monster created by a scientist.

• True

• False

Who wrote the modern horror classic "It"?

• Edgar Allen Poe

• Mary Shelley

• Bram Stoker

• Stephen King

Before the pumpkin became the ubiquitous jack-o'-lantern of today, which vegetable was more traditionally carved?

• potato

• turnip

• cabbage

• tomato

A vampire can be killed by...

• decapitation

• sunlight

• stake through the heart

• all of these

Which of these are not a traditional symbol associated with Halloween's origin?

• Zombies

• Witches

• Spiders

• Black Cats

Why did people start wearing costumes on Halloween?

• for fun

• to scare people

• to fool evil spirits

• to get candy

What are considered to be Halloween colors traditionally?

• black

• purple

• red

• orange