HALLOWEEN Facts & Fiction Quiz

Halloween is celebrated each and every year but few people actually know much about it. More than 50% follow myths but not actual facts. I've taken facts so lets see just how many of you follow/believe the myths.......

Do you think you know the facts and can score in the top two categories? Give it a try. Lets see who runs with the ghouls & goblins.....or who may be one in disguise!

1. What is your age?
Under 18 Years Old
18 to 24 Years Old
25 to 30 Years Old
31 to 40 Years Old
41 to 50 Years Old
51 to 60 Years Old
Over 60 Years Old
2. What is your gender?
Male
Female
3. Who first celebrated what we've come to know as Halloween?
Christians
Romans
Druids
Mormons
Scaredy Cats
Politicians
4. The celebration of Samhain is to honor:
end of summer
God(ess) of the dead
God(ess) of the living
first priest to hold Halloween service
costumed trick or treaters
Sam who looks over the graveyards
5. The tradition of dressing up started because:
way to honor the dead
scare away evil spirits
one day to pretend you're someone else
very cool day to scare your friends/family
when evil spirits come, they wont recognize you
just another good way to spend our money
6. Halloween ALWAYS falls on the night before:
the first Harvest Moon
all Saints Day
all Souls Day
the Full Moon
the Crescent Moon
uh, the next day?
7. The Romans called Halloween Pomona Day. Who or what was Pomona?
The town where the Romans first celebrated Pomona Day
The goddess of fruits and gardens
The place where evil spirits dwell
The river where ceremonies were held
A garden
8. Another name for Halloween is:
The Feast of the Dead
All Hallows Eve
Samhain
A & B
B & C
All of the above
9. Who believed that souls of the dead visited the earth every October 31st?
mexicans
ghouls
gypsies
celts
C & D
all of the above
10. True or False: In Ireland, it has been frequently claimed that gems and crystals possess the power to hold curses
true
false
11. The Wicca Sabbat related to Halloween is called:
Yule
Samhain
Lammas
Beltane
12. True or False: trick-or-treating developed during the 1930s as a means to control young people's Halloween night pranks.
true
false

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