Q 01/05

What date is Halloween celebrated each year?

A) October 31

B) October 13

C) November 1

D) October 28

Answer · why

A) October 31

Halloween is celebrated on October 31st every year, the eve of All Saints' Day (November 1).

Q 02/05

What is the traditional Halloween activity where children go door-to-door asking for candy?

A) Caroling

B) Trick-or-treating

C) Bobbing for apples

D) Pumpkin carving

Answer · why

B) Trick-or-treating

Trick-or-treating is the beloved Halloween tradition where children dress in costumes and go door-to-door collecting candy from neighbors.

Q 03/05

What vegetable was originally carved into Halloween lanterns before pumpkins became the standard?

A) Squash

B) Turnips

C) Potatoes

D) Beets

Answer · why

B) Turnips

Immigrants to North America switched to the native pumpkin because it is much softer and much larger than a turnip, and so far easier to carve.

Q 04/05

What ancient Celtic festival is considered the origin of Halloween?

A) Beltane

B) Imbolc

C) Samhain

D) Lughnasadh

Answer · why

C) Samhain

Samhain (pronounced SAH-win) was an ancient Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. The Celts believed the ...

Q 05/05

Which confection most associated with Halloween has orange, yellow and white layers?

A) Butterfinger

B) Candy corn

C) Reese's Cups

D) Skittles

Answer · why

B) Candy corn

Candy corn's orange, yellow and white layers mimic a corn kernel; invented in the 1880s, it is sold mostly in autumn and is the confection most tied t...