You’ve never been scared by a quiz? Meet the Halloween Special.
1. If you were born on Halloween, what star sign would you be?
2. The Halloween tradition of bobbing for apples stemmed from a courting ritual: true or false?
3. Do pumpkins grow on bushes, stalks or vines?
4. On what day does Halloween fall?
5. Which European country has Halloween as a three day event?
6. What do kids say on Halloween to get candy/sweets/lollies?
7. Which famous person died on Halloween: Audrey Hepburn, Harry Houdini, Aretha Franklin, or Edgar Allen Poe?
8. The word “Halloween” means what?
9. Trick-or-treating has existed ever since the medieval times: true or false?
10. What kind of pie is most often associated with Halloween?
11. What character was unsurprisingly the most popular Halloween costume of 2023?
12. What is the most popular Halloween costume for pets?
13. Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
14. In the movie ‘E.T., what did E.T. dress as for Halloween?
15. To the nearest 100, how many seeds are there in a pumpkin?
16. In the Friends episode ‘The One with the Halloween Party’, the characters dress in memorable – but not particularly spooky – costumes. What did Phoebe dress as?
17. What is the name of the killer in the horror movie Halloween?
18. What is the significance of seeing a spider on Halloween?
19. Which character in “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” believes in the Great Pumpkin?
20. Which country is the birthplace of the pumpkin?
Bonus question: When was the first citywide Halloween celebration held in the US? Answer in Quiz #42.
Answers: 1.Scorpio 2.True 3.Vines 4.October 31st 5.Spain 6.Trick or treat 7.Harry Houdini 8.The eve of All Hallows’ or All Saints’ 9.True 10.Pumpkin pie 11.Barbie 12.Pumpkin 13.Fruit 14.Ghost 15.500 seeds 16.Supergirl 17.Michael Myers 18.It is thought to be the spirit of a loved one watching over the person 19.Linus 20.Mexico
Bonus question answer (from Quiz 40): Wales first had a capital city in the 1950s.
