Friday 31 October 2008

Happy Halloween


















I always think I am going to do so well on these quizzes. For some reason I think I am very smart and then I do these things. I only got 7 out of 20. What? Have fun, I did.

What day is Halloween usually celebrated on?

October 1st
October 15th
October 31st
December 25th

The tradition of dressing up started because?

We try to scare away evil spirits
It’s away to honour the dead
When the evil spirits came they would not recognize you

Another name for Halloween is?

The feast of the dead
Samhain
All Hallow’s Eve
All of the above

The Celts believed the Lord of the Dead traveled the earth on Halloween. What was his name?

Lord Seamus
Lord Samhain
Lord Shaney
Lord McShandley

Before they happened upon the pumpkin, the Irish carved their jack o’lanterns out of what?

Turnips
Rutabagas
Potatoes
All of the above

How much did the world’s largest pumpkin weigh?

1,502 lbs
714 lbs
1,524 lbs
2,752 lbs

According to the Phobia List, which phobia is the fear of Halloween?

Hallowphobia
Triskaphobia
Samhainophobia
Eat too much candy phobia

A male witch is known as a?

Witchman
Warlock
Halloweenie
There is no such thing

The first Halloween greeting card was made in?

700 B.C.
1492
Early 1900
During the Revolutionary War (1770)

This custom began as a way to see who would get married first?

Trick or treating
Bobbing for apples
Jack o’Lanterns

What does the old English word ‘hallow’ mean?

Spirit
Saint
Spook
Sin

People in which country celebrate Halloween by eating candy skulls?

Australia
Mexico
Scotland
Italy

A popular Halloween drink in 18th century Ireland was called Lamb’s Wool. It was made with roasted, crushed ________, and milk.

Apples
Potatoes
Grapes
Chestnuts

Which one of the following people passed away on Halloween?

Dwight Eisenhower
River Phoenix
Kurt Cobain
Boris Karloff

In what year can we expect to have a full moon on Halloween night?

2003
2013
2072
2020

Pumpkins grow on?

Stalks
Trees
Vines
Bushes

The Celts celebrated their New Year on?

October 13th
December 21st
January 1st
November 1st

The name given to a group of witches is?

Convoy
Coven
Cauldron
Commune

What priests first celebrated what we have come to know as Halloween?

The French
The Druids
The Christians
The Romans

At Halloween parties guests traditionally bob for?

Turnips
Oranges
Skulls
Apples


Answers:

October 31st
When the evil spirits came, they would not recognize you
All of the above
Lord Samhain
All of the above
1,524
Samhainophobia
Warlock
Early 1900
Bobbing for apples
Saint
Mexico
Apples

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Renee

I tried to take the test but there are some answers missing. There are 20 questions and 13 answers. I have seven right already but it would be great to know what the othe seven answers are.
Love Jeannine XOXO

Renee said...

Jeannine this is for you. I can't believe you are at seven already. That is all I got.

River Phoenix
2020
vines
January 1st
coven
Druids
apples

Love you lots.

xoxoxo

Anonymous said...

Now that's much better. I got 12 out of 20 right. This quiz was educational for me too. I didn't realize that Ireland had so much to do with Halloween. Thanks for posting this quiz. It was fun.

Love You Too!
Jeannine XOXOXO