Halloween and related Phenomena Quiz

What is the traditional name for Halloween that originated from the Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest season?

• Samhallows

• Hallows

• Samhain

• Hallowain

Which vegetable was originally used to carve jack-o’-lanterns before pumpkins became popular?

• Turnip

• Carrot

• Parsnip

• Beetroot

What famous magician died on Halloween in 1926?

• Aleister Crowley

• Harry Houdini

• Chung Ling Soo

• Howard Thurston

What is the full name of the primary villain in the Halloween series of horror films?

• Jason Voorhees

• Freddy Krueger

• Jack Torrance

• Michael Myers

What is the term for a fear of ghosts?

• Ghostlyphobia

• Phasmophobia

• Phanthomphobia

• Spectrephobia

What day does the holiday known as “Day of the Dead” (Día de los Muertos) fall on each year?

• 1st November

• 31st October

• 28th December

• 12th December

Which film was an unauthorised adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula?

• Dracula

• Horror of Dracula

• Count Dracula

• Nosferatu

Bobbing for apples originated in Ancient Rome, true or false?

• True

• False

A Hallow is a saint or holy person, true or false?

• True

• False

Mummies were ground up in the Middle Ages to make medicine, true or false?

• True

• False