HallowAEn 2022

Halloween was popularized in the U.S. mainly by immigrants from which country?

• Scotland

• El Salvador

• Ireland

• The Transylvania Dutch

What was Halloween originally called by Christians who celebrated it?

• All Saint's Day

• All Hallow's Eve

• All Hallow's Eve Eve

• St. Halliwell Day

Some Halloween traditions come from an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain, which means...

• Festival of Light

• Harvesting of Souls

• Night of the Spirits

• Summer's End

Why did the ancient Celts wear disguises on Samhain?

• To confuse wandering spirits

• To scare off Viking invaders

• To honor the dead

• Just for fun

In the past, on Hallow's Eve poor children would go about "souling." What was this?

• Hunting for goblins in the graveyard.

• Waving wands to drive evil spirits out of homes.

• Collecting left-over food from all the wealthy.

• Offering prayers for the souls of the dead in return for cakes.

Before the pumpkin became the ubiquitous jack-o'-lantern of today, which vegetable was more traditionally carved?

• potato

• turnip

• rutabaga

• beets me???

Which country celebrates the Day of the Dead starting at midnight October 31?

• Ireland

• Germany

• El Salvador

• Mexico

According to folklore, vampires can only enter a home...

• if they have a key.

• if they've been invited in.

• if it is a full moon.

• in flight, in the form of a bat.

 

A vampire can be killed by...

• decapitation

• stake through the heart

• sunlight

• all of these

The mask used in the movie “Halloween” was actually the mask of...

• Ronald Reagan

• Betty White

• William Shatner

• David Hasselhoff