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The word "witch" comes from the Old English wicce, meaning "wise woman."

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Pumpkin is vegetable.

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Answer explanation

A pumpkin is a fruit, because it has seeds. It is in the same family as the cucumber.

Which Catholic Church holiday is Halloween linked to?

• All Saints Day

• All Souls Day

Answer explanation

In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints. Soon, All Saints Day incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain. The evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, and later Halloween.

Candy Corn was originally called Chicken Feed.

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Answer explanation

When the Goelitz Confectionery Company first produced candy corn, it was called "Chicken Feed." The boxes were illustrated with a colorful rooster logo and a tagline that read: "Something worth crowing for."

 

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

• Your future spouse

• Your death

Answer explanation

The old legend is that if you look in the mirror at midnight, you will see beside your reflection the image of the one you will marry.

What is the significance of seeing a spider on Halloween?

• Someone you have forgotten.

• A visiting Ancestor,

• Spirit of a loved one.

Answer explanation

Spiders supposedly assisted witches in casting spells, and eating a black spider between two slices of buttered bread gave a witch great power. However, medieval superstitions say that if you see a spider on Halloween, it's actually the spirit of a dead loved one watching you.

Which country celebrates the Day of the Dead starting at midnight on Oct. 31?

• Spain

• Mexico

• Cuba

• Chile

Answer explanation

Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican, Pre-Hispanic tradition in which families remember their dead and celebrate the continuity of life. Offerings to the dead are set up which include photographs, food, candles, flowers, personal items, skulls made out of sugar, paper mache skeletons and sweets.

From the famous Disney movie "Coco", who was Héctor?

• Miguel's Lolo

• Coco's Dad

• A con man

Answer explanation

Héctor was the husband of Imelda, the father of Coco Rivera, Miguel's long-lost great-great-grandfather and the deuteragonist of Coco. An aspiring musician, Héctor left his family to travel the world with his childhood friend, Ernesto de la Cruz.

 

Dracula was the 1st vampire.

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Answer explanation

Jure Grando Alilović or Giure Grando (1579–1656) was a villager from the region of Istria (in modern-day Croatia) who may have been the first real person described as a vampire in historical records. He was referred to as a strigoi, štrigon, or štrigun, a local word for something resembling a vampire and a warlock. Dracula was 2nd.

According to superstition, a person born on Halloween has what particular ability?

• The ability to see and talk to spirits.

• The ability to see the death of a particular person.

Answer explanation

Legend has it that people born on Halloween indeed have the power to see, and talk to the dead in varying degrees.  They’re also blessed with special protections from evil due to all the dark spirits that are let loose upon our paranormal planet on All Hallows Eve.