Halloween Trivia

Halloween originated from which Celtic Festival?

• Samhain
• Imbolc
• Bealtaine
• Lughnasadh

"Samhain" is properly pronounced as

• sow-in
• sam-hin
• sem-han
• sa-wain

"Celtic" traditionally does NOT refer to people from

• Belgium
• Iberia
• Nortern France
• Isle of Man

The Celts were first mentioned by

• Hecateus of Miletus
• Herodotus
• Julius Caesar
• Flavius Josephus

Halloween was originally a festival for …

• the night before the new year
• thanksgiving for the harvest
• ancestor worship
• the goddess of the harvest

On the night of October 31 the Celts believed that …

• the ghosts of the dead returned to earth
• the goddess of the harvest visited the people
• the great pumpkin would arise
• the new year would begin

What did the Celts NOT do on this occasion?

• sacrifice a person from their midst
• burn crops and animals
• wear animal heads and skins
• tell each other's fortunes

A Roman festival, that was combined with the Celtic celebration, was…

• Feralia
• Lupercalia
• Saturnalia
• Anna Parenna

Why did people disguise themselves?

• So the spirits wouldn't recognize them
• In order to scare off evil spirits
• In order to make fortune telling incognito
• In order to get away with a prank

Going from house to house in costume asking for treats was originally called …

• guising
• masquerading
• souling
• spiriting