True or False: Jack-o'-lanterns are named after a man who played a trick on the devil and was punished by him
True. In the folktale where Stingy Jack tricks the devil for money, after dying he is forced to roam the earth with only one coal in hollow vegetable for light
Halloween's origins can be traced back to an old tradition from which country?
USA
Norway
Germany
Ireland
True or False: Traditionally, dressing up for Halloween started as a way to protect yourself from ghosts and demons walking the earth
True. It was once believed that at the end of October, ghosts and demons could to walk the Earth again. To protect themselves, people would dress up as spirits
Name 5 Halloween movies
Coco, Hocus Pocus, Halloweentown, Casper, The Addams Family, Frankenweenie, The Witches, Hotel Transylvania, etc.
Before jack-o’lanterns were carved as pumpkins, what other root vegetable was commonly used?
turnip
apple
potato
corn
What can you sprinkle at windows and doorways to ward off evil spirits?
Salt
Pumpkins are native to which country
Ireland
Mexico
England
USA
What do you call a group of witches?
A coven
The word "Halloween" has been a shortening of which term?
All Hallows Eve
Halloween evolved from which Celtic holiday?
Samhain
Where is Transylvania, otherwise known as home to Count Dracula, located?
Romania
Who is this character?
Mike Myers
Who is this character?
Freddy Krueger
Who is this character?
Beetlejuice
