How well do you know Halloween?

How well do you know Halloween?

So, the first really major holiday since YNIN's return is here. So, while Halloween quizzes already exist around here, we have yet to take a dive into the trivia of the holiday. Let us do this now.

Here's a freakishly easy one to start out with. What day of the year is Halloween typically celebrated on?

November 31
November 30
October 30
October 31
October 25

Now that that is out of the way, let us start getting a bit more difficult. What ancient holiday is Halloween most closely linked to?

The Celtic festival of Samhain
The Roman feast of Posmoka
The Indian celebration of Vishnu
The Jewish festival of lights
The Lovecraftian celebration of Cthulhu

The holiday above celebrates what?

The end of the heat associated with the previous season.
The end of the "lighter half" of the year
The day the demon hordes of hell were pushed back to the fires below
The return of the harvest moon.

The tradition of wearing costumes on Halloween was started to what?

To scare away the spirits that pass to Earth from the underworld.
To gain the respect of the spirits/demons that have entered Earth on this day.
To mock and show superiority over the demons that had been banished back to hell.
Serve as battle gear for the war in the war for Earth.
To blend in with the spirits that pass to Earth from the underworld

Hey look, another easy one...or is it? The name "Halloween" is a variant of the phrase:

All Hallows Even
Holy weekend
All Hollow Seen
Holy Tween

Jack-O'-Lantern's are a big part of the Halloween experience. Originally this was all part of a process called "souling" where the scary face was intended to ward off evil spirits. What was the point of the candle?

They were to light the way for the souls so they may find their way back to the afterlife.
They were to help the families keep watch over their homes.
They were to commemorate the souls in purgatory.
They were simply to make the face appear more menacing.
They were to make the jack-o'-lanterns cause more damage when hooligans threw them at the heads of children.

Pumpkins became adopted for use in these lanterns in North America due to their size and the fact that they were readily available. What was typically used BEFORE pumpkins?

Squash
Apples
Turnips
Beets
Oranges

Trick-or-treating is a fairly common practice for kids on Halloween, but has it's origins in a medieval practice where poor folk traveled door to door in search of food in return for what?

Shows of talent
Singing
Cleaning
Not-pooping on the doorstep
Prayers

Trick-or-treating was once, and in some areas still is, commonly referred to as what?

Guising
Gossling
Wassling
Witching

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