_______________________________________ 1.) Halloween Originated from... A.) Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, a Spanish holiday B.) The Swedish Skräck Dag, a festival to celebrate lost loved ones C.) Geistertunde, a German festival of the dead D.) Samhain, the Irish celebration marking the end of the Harvest 2.) The word witch actually means... A.) Wise woman B.) Enchanting Woman C.) Woman of the Night D.) Ugly Woman 3.) Which of these tidbits about these horror villains is true if any? A.) Freddy Krueger's glove is at the Smithsonian B.) There is a statue of Jason Vorhees at the bottom of a Lake. People dive to see it. C.) Michael Meyers mask is actually a William Shatner mask inside out D.) The creator of the Leprechaun movie series was inspired by Lucky Charms cereal. E.) All the Above. F.) B,C,D G.) B and D H.)A and C 4.) Germany celebrates Halloween by... A.)Hiding their shoes so the spirits of the dead don't walk in them and become earth bound again B.) Hiding their knives to prevent the spirits from getting injured C.) Only using candles as lighting at night to be inviting to the spirits D.) Pouring out steins of beer for the dead 5.) People didn't also carve pumpkins for Halloween. Originally they carved what? A.) Turnips B.) Eggplants C.) Melons D.) Cantaloupes 6.) Scarecrows were created by... A.)The Greeks B.) The Irish C.) The Scottish D.) The Italians C.) The French 7.) Jack-O'- Lanterns were inspired by... A.) A Swedish legend B.) Washington Irving's Sleepy Hollow C.) Spring Heeled Jack an entity of Victorian England D.) Irish Folklore 8.) Trick or Treating originated... A.) During the 20th century and is actually quite new B.) Following the Civil War to form better community C.) The Medieval ages when kids went around Mumming and Souling D.) During the days of the original 13 Colonies. It was adapted from a European tradition before that where kids left out a bag for the spirits to fill with candy while they slept 9.) What is the etymology of the word Monster? A.) The German word monströs for enormous. B.) The Russian word for beast C.) The Chinese symbol for frightful creature D.) The French Monster meaning malformed E.) The Latin word Monere meaning to warn. 10.) What is the etymology of the word ghost? A.) From the Old English gast meaning spirit B.) The German geist meaning spirit C.) The Irish Púca meaning spirit D.) The Spanish fantasma meaning ghost. 11.) How much of the candy bought each year in the US is bought for Halloween? A.) 1/2 B.) 1/5 C.) 1/4 D.) 3/4 12.) What is America's least favorite Halloween candy? A.) Candy Corn B.) Circus Peanuts C.) Peanut Butter Kisses D.) Bit-O-Henry C.) Black Licorice 13.) Where did candy apples come from? A.) An Old English dessert B.) It was actually the Russians C.) Created by Candy Maker Charles See of See's Candy D.) Created as a treat for carnivals E.) Created by New Jersey Candy Maker William Kolb
Answers: Spoiler 1.) D.) Halloween originated from Samhain an Irish celebration marking the end of the harvest. The Romans came and brought the spooky part. Dia de Los Muertos is a real Spanish holiday, celebrated on November 1st. I made up Skräck Dag and Geistertunde 2.)A )The word witch means wise woman 3.) B,C,D) There is a statue of Jason Vorhees at the bottom of Crystal Lake in Minnesota (The movie was filmed at a lake in New Jersey). There is also a statue of the killer at the bottom of Lake Pleasant in Arizona. Happy Swimming. The mask they used for killer Michael Meyers in thr original movie was a William Shatner mask, they turned inside out and painted white. The creator of the Leprechaun movies was inspired by a box of Lucky Charms Cereal. He wanted to make a low budget horror movie and saw a commercial for the cereal. The killer Leprechaun was born. 4.) B.) Germany celebrates Halloween by hiding their knives so spirits don't hurt themselves. 5.)A.) People originally carved Turnips for Halloween before Pumpkins took their place. 6.) A.) Scarecrows were created by the Greeks 7.) D.) Jack O' Lanterns were inspired by Irish Folklore 8.) C.) Trick or treating originated in the medieval ages when kids went Mumming and Souling. Though they would get food, not candy (that part came later) 9.) E.) The etymology of the word Monster is Monere, Latin for to warn. 10.) A.) The etymology of the word ghost comes from the Old English word gast meaning spirit. 11.) C.) 1/4 of the candy bought each year in the US is bought for Halloween 12.) B.) Circus Peanuts are Americas least favorite Halloween Candy. (I like them) 13.) E ) Candy Apples were created by New Jersey Candy Maker William Kolb
