Halloween Trivia 2023

What is the name of this lantern made from a carved pumpkin or turnip in which holes are cut to represent facial features?

• Decorated Pumpkin

• Sculpted Pumpkin

• Jack-o'-lantern

• Carved Pumpkin

Which country is believed to be the birthplace of Halloween?

• United States

• England

• Canada

• Ireland

What is the traditional Halloween activity of going from house to house to collect treats called?

• pumpkin carving

• costume party

• candy hunting

• trick-or-treating

What is the name of the festival that Halloween traces its origins to and marked the Celtic New Year and the end of summer?

• Saturnalia

• Imbolc

• Lughnasadh

• Samhain

What did the ordinary Celts do to repel and confuse the spirits?

• They lit great bonfires and disguised themselves

• They prayed for the souls of each family's dead

• They carved lanterns from gourds

• They established All Hallows Day

What is believed to be the origin of trick-or-treating?

• 
  A custom called solely where the poor prayed for the souls of each family's dead in exchange for small cakes

• 
  A Celtic tradition of disguising to repel spirits

• A tradition started by the Puritans

• A practice established by Pope Gregory the 3rd

Where does the name “Halloween” come from?

• Hello Ween (‘Ween" was old Celtic leader)

• All Saint's Day

• All Hallow’s Eve

• All Hallow’s Day

What did people think happened on Halloween in the past?

• Spirits of dead people sang and danced all night.

• The souls of the dead came back to Earth.

• Wizards and witches came out to do magic tricks on people.

• It was the end of winter.