Q 01/05

Which ancient Celtic festival is considered one of the origins of modern Halloween traditions?

A) Beltane

B) Imbolc

C) Lughnasadh

D) Samhain

Answer · why

D) Samhain

Many Halloween traditions are believed to have originated from Samhain, an ancient Celtic festival that marked the end of summer and the harvest, and ...

Q 02/05

What vegetable was originally used to carve jack-o'-lanterns in Ireland?

A) Pumpkin

B) Squash

C) Gourd

D) Turnip

Answer · why

D) Turnip

The name is tied to the legend of Stingy Jack, doomed to roam the Earth with only a hollowed turnip to light his way.

Q 03/05

Which author is credited with writing the novel 'Dracula'?

A) Mary Shelley

B) Edgar Allan Poe

C) H.P. Lovecraft

D) Bram Stoker

Answer · why

D) Bram Stoker

Bram Stoker, an Irish author, published Dracula in 1897, telling the story entirely through letters, diary entries and newspaper clippings.

Q 04/05

Which actor, the screen's 1931 Count Dracula, was buried in his Dracula cape and ring?

A) Boris Karloff

B) Bela Lugosi

C) Lon Chaney Jr.

D) Christopher Lee

Answer · why

B) Bela Lugosi

Contrary to popular belief, he never asked to be buried in the cloak; the choice was made by his family.

Q 05/05

The word "zombie" is believed to come from the traditions of which place?

A) Ancient Egypt

B) Scandinavia

C) Haiti

D) Tibet

Answer · why

C) Haiti

In Haitian tradition the reanimation is the work of a bokor, a sorcerer, rather than a virus.