Halloween History Quiz

From which novel does our modern idea of a vampire come from?

• Dracula

• Frankenstein

• Malleus Maleficarum

• The Witch's Hammer

The origin of Halloween dates back 2,000 years to the ancient ________ festival of Samhain.

• American

• British

• Celtic

• Roman

During Samhain, the Celts believed that ________ returned to earth.

• gods

• ghosts of the dead

• vampires

• aliens

The celebration of Samhain merged with Roman festivals. One of them, was the festival of Pomona, the goddess of:

• vegetables

• fruits and trees

• the sea

• the sun

When is All Saints' Day?

• 10/31

• 11/1

• 12/25

• 5/13

How did the celebration of Halloween make it to America?

• With Columbus

• With English and Irish immigrants

• With Magellan

• It was already in America

Why did people originally wear costumes?

• to disguise themselves from the ghosts returning to earth

• to show off their wealth

• to hide from the government

• to steal food from others

Why did people say, "Trick or Treat"?

• Because they preferred to trick people

• Because if they didn't receive a "treat" then they would "trick" the people in the house

• Because it was in Biblical text

What was, "Malleus Maleficarum"?

• The guidebook to wrap a mummy

• The guidebook to identify, hunt, and interrogate witches.

• The guidebook to Halloween

• The guidebook for Christians in the RCC

What reignited interest in mummies during the 19th century?

• Britain's colonization of Egypt

• Egypt's invasion of Italy

• WWII

• The War of 1812