Halloween Trivia - Here`s the Scoop

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Halloween Trivia
Source: www.usefultrivia.com
1) According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on
Halloween, what will you see?
A: Bloody Mary, B: Your Future Spouse, C: Your Death, D: Dead
Ancestors
2) The first Jack-o-Lanterns were made out of what?
A: Watermelons, B: Coconuts, C: Turnips, D: Pumpkins
3) Halloween is generally considered to have evolved from what ancient
festival?
A: Lammas, B: Beltane, C: Samhain, D: Ostara
4) What was the most popular Halloween costume in 2004?
A: Spiderman, B: Witch, C: Vampire, D: George W. Bush
5) According to legend, a unibrow, tattoos, and a long middle finger are
all signs of what Halloween creature?
A: a werewolf, B: a vampire, C: a witch, D: a golem
6) How many pounds of candy did the average American consume in
2002?
A: 6 pounds, B: 12 pounds, C: 24 pounds, D: 48 pounds
7) How many "witches" were burned at the stake in the Salem Witch
Trials?
A: Twelve, B: Twenty, C: Thirty-three, D: None
8) What phobia do you suffer from if you have an intense fear of
Halloween?
A: Phasmophobia, B: Samhainophobia, C: Wiccaphobia,
D: Halloweenophobia
Answers: 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. A 6. C 7. D (They were hanged) 8. B
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A boy went to a
Halloween party
with a sheet over
his head.
"Are you here
as a ghost?"
asked his friends.
"No," he replied,
"I'm an
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Aries pushes the others aside to get to the door first.
Taurus will only eat the finest of Swiss chocolates.
Gemini goes around the neighborhood once, changes costumes
and goes around again.
Cancer stays at home and gives candy to the other trick-ortreaters.
Leo plans their costume for months, then won’t go out because
someone else had the same idea.
Virgo wears a neatly-pressed suit and tells everyone they’re a
bookkeeper.
Libra is still standing in front of the closet trying to decide on a
costume.
Scorpio isn’t in it for the candy.
Sagittarius will manage to wander to the next town.
Capricorn makes a list of all the houses that give good candy and
the optimal route to take.
Aquarius builds their costume out of spare flashlights and spends
all night tinkering when it shorts.
Pisces skips the whole thing to compose poetry to the Moon.
Another boy
wore a sheet over
his head. "Are
you an
unmade bed?"
asked his friends.
"No, I'm an
undercover
agent," he replied.
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Origin of the
Jack-o-Lantern
and Costumes
The first Jack-oLanterns were made
in Ireland out of
hollowed-out
turnips. A piece of
coal was inserted
into the hollow and the "lantern" was meant to guide the way of
poor old Jack who wasn't welcome in Heaven but was also
barred from entering Hell for tricking the devil. According to
legend, the devil gave this crude lamp to Jack so that he could
walk the earth forever in limbo. When the Irish brought this
tradition to America, they apparently decided that pumpkins
were much easier to carve than turnips, and the modern-day
Jack-o-Lantern was born!
Costuming originated from the Celtic tradition of dressing as animals and wearing masks around the bonfire to appease the god of
the dead. Later, people began to wear masks hoping to disguise
themselves from the ghosts and goblins that roamed on Hallows
Eve. Today it has expanded to include a wide variety of spooky
creatures, animals, action figures and many more creative ideas.
In Wittenberg, Germany, October 31, 1517, a priest nailed a
challenge to debate on the church door. Within the week,
copies of his theses would be discussed throughout the
surrounding regions; and within a decade, Europe itself was
shaken by his simple act. Later generations would mark
Martin Luther's nailing of the 95 theses on the church door
as the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
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Halloween Rocky
One Halloween a trick-or-treater came to my door dressed as
"Rocky", in boxing gloves and satin shorts. Soon after I gave him
some goodies, he returned for more.
"Aren't you the same 'Rocky' who left my doorstep several
minutes ago?" I asked.
"Yes," he replied, "but now I'm the sequel. I'll be back three more
times tonight, too."
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A person born on Halloween can both see and talk to spirits.
Knocking on wood keeps bad luck away.
If you see a spider on Halloween, it could be the spirit of a
dead loved one who is watching you.
Put your clothes on inside out and walk backwards on Halloween night to meet a witch.
You should walk around your home three times backwards
and counterclockwise before sunset on Halloween to ward off
evil spirits.
In the United
States, about 8
percent of pet
owners dress
their pets in
costumes at
Halloween.
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