Trick-or-Treating: A Halloween Tradition

What is the ancient Celtic festival that Halloween has its roots in?

• Samhain

• Guy Fawkes Night

• All Souls' Day

• Bonfire Night

What did the Celts believe about the night of Samhain?

• The dead returned to earth

• Evil spirits roamed freely

• Bonfires could ward off evil

• All of the above

What did villagers do during some Celtic celebrations of Samhain to drive away phantom visitors?

• Disguised themselves in animal skin costumes

• Lit bonfires

• Offered sacrifices

• All of the above

What is the medieval practice that is thought to be an antecedent of trick-or-treating?

• Mumming

• Guising

• Souling

• Bonfire Night

What did people do during the medieval practice of mumming in exchange for food and drink?

• Dressed as ghosts and demons

• Performed antics

• Recited poems

• All of the above

What did poor people receive in exchange for praying for the souls of homeowners' dead relatives during All Souls' Day?

• Soul cakes

• Candy

• Toys

• Money

What did children receive during the tradition of guising in Scotland and Ireland?

• Fruit

• Nuts

• Coins

• All of the above

What did British children do on Guy Fawkes Night to commemorate the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot?

• Wore masks and carried effigies

• Begged for pennies

• Lit bonfires

• All of the above

What did American colonists celebrate that helped popularize Halloween in the mid-19th century?

• Guy Fawkes Day

• Samhain

• All Souls' Day

• Bonfire Night

What became the Halloween activity of choice for rowdy young people in the 1920s?

• Trick-or-treating

• Bonfires

• Pranks

• Costume parties