Having written about Halloween for many years, I was wracking my brain for a different take on things for this October. When it came to me! I should test how much you remember from my previous articles + what else you might know, so a Halloween quiz was born.
It’s just for fun – but no peeking and no checking Google, until you are finished!
Questions
Q1. Around the globe and within different faiths there are alternative names/dates for Halloween – name 3.
Q2. What were Jack ‘O’ Lanterns originally carved from? And what are they carved in now?
Q3. In England and Ireland a form of trick or treating began many years ago where children would go from door to door singing and saying prayers for the dead in return for cakes. What was this activity called?
Q4. If a bat flew in to your house on Halloween – what would that mean?
Q5. Many of us dislike spiders, but why might we want to see one on Halloween?
Q6. The symbol of a witch during Halloween is actually depicting which Pagan Goddess?
Q7. What does the ‘witches cauldron’ mean to The Celts?
Q8. What Roman festival are candy apples associated with?
Q9. What colour candles should you use as part of your Halloween celebrations?
Q10. What herbs/incense would you choose for Halloween rituals?
Q11. What Halloween game is associated with finding out who will marry next?
Q12. A full moon on Halloween does not occur very often – when will the next one be?
Q13. Why did dressing up on Halloween first start?
Q14. The fear of Halloween actually has an official name, what is it?
Q15. A famous American actor and a famous magician died on different Halloween’s – can you name them?
Answers in the next post…
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