Halloween Trivia Quiz

Halloween is fast approaching and the grim grinning ghosts can’t wait to come out and socialize. Want some fun facts about Halloween?

 

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    1.   The first Jack-O-Lanterns were made out of ___.

a.   turnips     b. melons     c. coconuts     d. pumpkins

 

    2.   In what century did the practice of trick-or-treating begin? ___

a.   17^th century

b.   14^th century

c.   16^th century

d.   20^th century

 

    3.   If you want to keep spirits out of your home on Halloween, what should you sprinkle on your doorstep? ___

a.   garlic     b. holy water    c. thyme    d. salt

 

 

    4.   Which horror film among these was based on a true story? ___

a.   The Amityville Horror

b.   Halloween

c.   The Conjouring

d.   Get Out

 

    5.   According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, what will you see? ___

a.   A phantom

b.   Your future spouse

c.   Your dead ancestors

d.   Your death

 

    6.   What movie convinced people to get rid of their Ouija board? ___

a.   Ouija

b.   The Exorcist

c.   Halloween

d.   The Amityville Horror

 

    7.   What ghost did British Prime Minister Winston Churchill reportedly see in the White House? ___

a.   Abraham Lincoln    b. Andrew Jackson   c. George Washington   D. his dad

 

 

    8.   How many “witches” were burned at the stake in the Salem Witch Trials? ___   a. 20   b. 0   c. 12   d. 6

 

    9.   What phobia do you suffer from if you have an intense fear of Halloween? ___

a.   Witchphobia   b. Halloweenophobia   c. Samhainophobia   d. Cynophobia

 

    10. What does the word “Halloween” mean? ___

a.   Night of the Dead   b. Holy or Hallowed Evening   c. Day of the Dead   d. Blessings

 

 

Answer Keys 

    1.  a

    2.  a

    3.  d

    4.  a

    5.  b

    6.  b

    7.  a

    8.  a

    9.  c

    10. b