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Fun Facts for Halloween

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  • The fear of Halloween is known as___.
    Pumpkinphobia
    Samhainophobia
    Hallophobia
  • The Village Halloween Parade in ___ is the largest in the United States.
    Chicago
    Los Angeles
    New York City
    Boston
  • Jack-o'-lanterns were originally carved from___.
    Apples
    Pears
    Pumpkin
    Turnips
  • In Mexico, Halloween is celebrated as "Día de los___" .
    Muertos
  • In … people often wear all kinds of costumes for Halloween, not just scary ones.
    Mexico
    the USA
    the UK
  • In ___, it was believed that if a young person looked in a mirror they would see the face of their future spouse.
    England
    Germany
    Spain
    Scotland
  • The first Halloween traditions began in …
    Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales.
    the United States.
    Canada
  • Halloween is on …
    2 November.
    31 October.
    1 November.
  • The largest pumpkin ever recorded weighed ___ kilograms.
    2000 kg
    1500 kg
    100 kg
    1247 kg
  • For the ancient Celts, the Samhain festival marked …
    the beginning of summer.
    the end of summer.
    the middle of summer.
  • The original purpose of costumes on Halloween was to hide from___.
    Your friends
    Ghosts and Demons
    Your parents
    Black cats and Spiders
  • Halloween has its origins in the___ festival of Samhain.
    Roman
    Celtic
    Arab
    Greek
  • Black cats are often associated with bad luck in all cultures. True or False?
    False - In Asia and the U.K., you're going to be lucky in life if you own a black cat. In Japan, you'll have luck in finding love if you spot a black cat.
  • The___ brought the tradition of carving pumpkins to America.
    German
    Italian
    Greek
    Irish
  • Halloween is the second-highest grossing commercial holiday after ____.
    Christmas. Halloween is the second biggest commercial holiday in the U.S.
  • The word "Halloween" comes from "All Hallows'___ '"
    Eve
  • In Mexico, many people dress up as … for the Day of the Dead.
    vampires
    skeletons
    witches
  • Which country was the last to start Halloween celebrations?
    Ireland
    the United States
    Scotland
    England
  • For the ancient Celts, winter was …
    a time for celebrations.
    when they saw ghosts.
    a time when life became harder.
    when they went to church.