Halloween trivia: spooky facts and folklore

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Spooky fun for Halloween night. Origins, folklore and horror classics, about 8 minutes.

Quiz questions

Question 1 · Single choice · 20s · 1 pt

Which ancient Celtic festival is considered the origin of Halloween?

  • Imbolc
  • Yule
  • Beltane
  • Samhain

Question 2 · Single choice · 20s · 1 pt

In Ireland, what were jack-o'-lanterns traditionally carved from before pumpkins were used?

  • Apples
  • Cabbages
  • Turnips
  • Potatoes

Question 3 · Single choice · 20s · 1 pt

Halloween falls on the evening before which Christian feast day?

  • Easter
  • All Saints' Day
  • Ascension Day
  • Epiphany

Question 4 · Single choice · 20s · 1 pt

Which Mexican holiday honours deceased loved ones with altars and marigolds?

  • Day of the Dead
  • Carnival
  • Las Posadas
  • Cinco de Mayo

Question 5 · Single choice · 20s · 1 pt

Who wrote the 1897 novel Dracula?

  • Stephen King
  • H.P. Lovecraft
  • Edgar Allan Poe
  • Bram Stoker

Question 6 · Single choice · 20s · 1 pt

Who wrote the novel Frankenstein, published in 1818?

  • Agatha Christie
  • Emily Brontë
  • Mary Shelley
  • Daphne du Maurier

Question 7 · Single choice · 20s · 1 pt

Which 1978 horror film introduced the masked killer Michael Myers?

  • Friday the 13th
  • Halloween
  • Psycho
  • Scream

Question 8 · Single choice · 20s · 1 pt

Dracula's legend is set in Transylvania, which is part of which country today?

  • Romania
  • Poland
  • Bulgaria
  • Hungary

Question 9 · Single choice · 20s · 1 pt

Which folklore creature is said to transform under a full moon?

  • A kraken
  • A goblin
  • A banshee
  • A werewolf

Question 10 · True / False · 20s · 1 pt

Halloween is celebrated on 31 October.

  • True
  • False

Question 11 · True / False · 20s · 1 pt

People accused in the Salem witch trials were burned at the stake.

  • True
  • False

Question 12 · Multiple choice · 20s · 1 pt

Which of these were classic Universal Pictures movie monsters?

  • The Mummy
  • King Kong
  • Godzilla
  • The Wolf Man

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