What is the nickname of the Halloween carved pumpkin?
Jack O‘Lantern
If you want to keep spirits out of your home on Halloween, what should you sprinkle on your doorstep?
salt
holywater
garlic
thyme
What is the phobia of Halloween called?
Triskaphobia
Samhainophobia
Hellenologophobia
Hallophobia
Who wrote the novel Frankenstein?
Edgar Allan Poe
Percy Byshe Shelley
Emily Brontë
Mary Shelley
According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, what will you see?
Your dead ancestors
The devil
Your future spouse
Your death
What was the Halloween top costume for pets in 2025 in the US?
Superhero
Black cat
Pumpkin
Spider
How much money did Americans spend on Halloween in 2025?
$15 billion
$13,1 billion
$8 billion
$9,4 billion
What two colours are typical for Halloween?
BLACK (symbolizes death) and ORANGE (symbolizes harvest in autumn)
What country celebrates the Day of the Dead on 31st October?
China
India
Peru
Mexico
Before pumpkins, what were the first lanterns made of?
turnips
coconuts
melons
potatoes
If you are born on October 31st, you have the ability to....
...do magic on October 31st.
...see the future.
...fly on October 31st.
...see and talk to ghosts.
In what century did the practise of trick-or-treating begin?
16th century
17th century
18th century
14th century
On Halloween 2022 in the US, what was the most popular children‘s costume?
Star Wars
Princess
Witch
Spiderman
What does the name Dracula mean?
Evil on the Earth
Blood drinker
Son of the Devil
Nocturnal creature
On Halloween it is traditional to „bob“ for what kind of fruit?
pears
oranges
apples
plums
In Medieval Europe, people used to think witches can tranform into an animal. Which one?
A rat
An owl
A snake
A bat
What does the "trick" in the part trick-or-tree represent?
Trick will be played if no treat is given.
There is no meaning; it’s just cute.
Ghosts will trick a person into giving them a treat.
What is the significance of seeing a spider on Halloween?
You will be protected by a spirit of your loved person
You will win a lot of money
You will find love of your life
You will have bad luck
What does the word Hallow mean?
spook
spirit
sin
saint
What did people think it happenned on Halloween?
it was the beginning of winter
the souls of the dead came back to the Earth
wizzards and witches came out to do magic
In which country did Halloween originate?
Ireland
England
the USA
Wales
From which region in the world do pumpkins originate?
Central America
North America
South America
What does the word Halloween mean?
Night of the Dead
Blessings
Holy night
Day of the Dead
Why did people put the lantern outside?
To frighten evil spirits
To see while they were having a party
To be friendly with evil spirits