Q 01/05

Halloween falls on the last day of which month?

A) September

B) December

C) October

D) November

Answer · why

C) October

Halloween is 31 October, the evening before the Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.

Q 02/05

The word Halloween is a shortened form of which older name?

A) All Hallows' Eve

B) All Saints' Night

C) Hallowed Evening

D) All Hollows Day

Answer · why

A) All Hallows' Eve

It comes from the Scots form of All Hallows' Eve, where 'even' means evening. So the name means saints' evening.

Q 03/05

Why did people once set carved lanterns on their windowsills?

A) To keep harmful spirits out

B) To welcome winter visitors

C) To show the harvest was in

D) To light the way to church

Answer · why

A) To keep harmful spirits out

Carved lanterns were believed to ward off evil spirits, which is why they ended up facing outward at windows.

Q 04/05

Botanically speaking, a pumpkin counts as which of these?

A) A berry

B) A grain

C) A nut

D) A root

Answer · why

A) A berry

A pumpkin is a berry, a kind called a pepo, the same botanical trick that makes cucumbers berries too.

Q 05/05

The record pumpkin weighed in October 2023 came closest to which figure?

A) 2,750 lb

B) 750 lb

C) 1,200 lb

D) 5,400 lb

Answer · why

A) 2,750 lb

The record was set in October 2023 at 1,246.9 kg, which is about 2,749 pounds — roughly the weight of a small car.

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