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Your spooky Halloween pack It’s a spooky fact that someone close to you will or may already have been diagnosed with lymphoma – every 27 minutes in the UK another person gets this news. With your help we can make their journey a little less daunting by providing the support, information and connection they need. Fundraising doesn’t need to be scary because at Halloween there are many fun ways to raise money which are more of a treat than a trick! Use this free pack to host a Halloween quiz night, get costume inspiration or do some Autumnal cooking. Whatever you do for Halloween, could you ask for a small donation to Lymphoma Action? Together we can make sure no one faces lymphoma alone. www.lymphoma-action.org.uk If you’ve found this pack useful why not text AUTM18 £1 to 70070 to donate a pound – every single donation helps us with our work. Spooky Halloween Trivia Quiz 1. On which date does Halloween fall? 2. What is the word Halloween an abbreviation of? 3. What is a group of witches called? 4. What would you traditionally bob for at Halloween parties? 5. Where did bobbing for apples originate? 6 What is the traditional name for a pumpkin with a face carved into it, when it is illuminated from within by a candle? 7. What were Jack O’Lanterns carved from before pumpkins were used? 8. Which song was a 1973 hit for Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers? (lyric clue: it was a graveyard smash.) 9. Where do real vampire bats live? 10. List the signs that someone’s a werewolf. 11. Who wrote the novel “Dracula”? 12. Count Dracula is based on a real person from history - what was his name? 13. Name the country over which Vlad Dracula once ruled, which still considers him a national hero? 14. Some people claim to be real vampires: true or false? 15. Halloween was first celebrated by who? 16. When were Halloween greetings cards first made; 1600s, 1700s, 1800s or 1900s? 17. Who wrote the novel, “Frankenstein”? 18. What was Dr. Frankenstein’s first name? 19. Why did the tradition of fancy dress for Halloween begin? 20. The Celts believed that the lord of the dead travelled the earth on Halloween. What was his name? 21. What is the traditional name for Herne the Hunter’s shrieking band of witches, goblins and ghosts who ride through the skies on Halloween? 22. What does the old English word “Hallow” mean? 23. By what name is midnight also known? 24. Who wrote the novel called "The Witching Hour"? 25. Name Anne Rice’s famous blond, French vampire. 26. Lambs Wool was once a popular Halloween drink made of milk and crushed, roasted…what? 27. What do pumpkins grow on - stalks, trees, vines or bushes? 28. What is the title of a witch’s pet cat or toad? 29. Shakespeare's three witches from Macbeth were also known as… what? 30. Name the first ingredients which Shakespeare’s witches added to their bubbling cauldron. 31. As well as a cauldron, what other magical tools might a witch use? 32. What is the other, traditional name for a broomstick? 33. Where were witches believed to fly to on their broomsticks, on Halloween? 34. Ghoulies and ghosties and… what… go bump in the night? 35. According to the contemporary witchcraft religion of Wicca, is a male witch known as a wizard, a sorcerer, a witch or a spell-caster? 36. Name the famous ghost of Great Windsor Park, who’s most often seen riding through the grounds on Halloween? 37. Which country celebrates The Day of the Dead instead of Halloween, which includes the tradition of passing a live person in a coffin through streets? 38. Which magical characters must be appeased with offerings of biscuits and a saucer of milk? 39. Is a banshee likely to: sing, hum, scream or whistle? 40. What is the traditional Scottish name for Halloween, which derives from the name of Celtic god Samana? 41. Why is it dangerous to step into a fairy ring formed of mushrooms? 42. If you’re ever invited inside a fairy mound, what must you never do? 43. Who chased Ichabod Crane through Sleepy Hollow? 44. Christmas is Britain’s most commercially-successful festival. What is the second? 45. What walks abroad on Halloween? 46. To protect yourself from evil on Halloween, what common kitchen ingredient would you carry in your pocket? 47. What is the day after Halloween called? 48. Name the cakes traditionally baked on All Souls Day. 49. Name another traditional Halloween food. 50. Which are the two colours most often associated with Halloween today? Quiz source: https://holidappy.com/holidays/Halloween-Quiz ANSWERS: Spooky Halloween Trivia Quiz 1. On which date does Halloween fall? - October 31st 2. What is the word Halloween an abbreviation of? - All Hallows Eve 3. What is a group of witches called? - A coven 4. What would you traditionally bob for at Halloween parties? - Apples 5. Where did bobbing for apples originate? - Ancient Rome. 6 What is the traditional name for a pumpkin with a face carved into it, when it is illuminated from within by a candle? - Jack O' Lantern 7. What were Jack O’Lanterns carved from before pumpkins were used? - Turnips. 8. Which song was a 1973 hit for Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers? (lyric clue: it was a graveyard smash.) - "Monster Mash" 9. Where do real vampire bats live? - North and South America 10. List the signs that someone’s a werewolf.- Their eyebrows meets in the middle; hairy palms, a long middle finger; turn hairy in moonlight. 11. Who wrote the novel “Dracula”? - Bram Stoker. 12. Count Dracula is based on a real person from history - what was his name? - Vlad Dracula, a prince also nicknamed Vlad Tepes or Vlad the Impaler 13. Name the country over which Vlad Dracula once ruled, which still considers him a national hero? - Romania 14. Some people claim to be real vampires: true or false? - True. 15. Halloween was first celebrated by who? - Druids 16. When were Halloween greetings cards first made; 1600s, 1700s, 1800s or 1900s? - 1900s. 17. Who wrote the novel, “Frankenstein”? - Mary Shelley 18. What was Dr. Frankenstein’s first name? - Victor 19. Why did the tradition of fancy dress for Halloween begin? - So that when evil spirits see you, they’ll think you’re one of them and leave you alone. 20. The Celts believed that the lord of the dead travelled the earth on Halloween. What was his name? - Samana or Herne the Hunter 21. What is the traditional name for Herne the Hunter’s shrieking band of witches, goblins and ghosts who ride through the skies on Halloween? - The Wild Hunt. 22. What does the old English word “Hallow” mean? - Saint. 23. By what name is midnight also known? - The witching hour. 24. Who wrote the novel called "The Witching Hour"? - Anne Rice 25. Name Anne Rice’s famous blond, French vampire. - Lestat de Lioncourt. 26. Lambs Wool was once a popular Halloween drink made of milk and crushed, roasted…what? - Apples 27. What do pumpkins grow on - stalks, trees, vines or bushes? - Vines. 28. What is the title of a witch’s pet cat or toad? - A familiar. 29. Shakespeare's three witches from Macbeth were also known as… what? - The Weird Sisters 30. Name the first ingredients which Shakespeare’s witches added to their bubbling cauldron.- Fillet of a fenny snake, In the caldron boil and bake. Eye of newt, and toe of frog/ Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting/ Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble/ Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. 31. As well as a cauldron, what other magical tools might a witch use? - Wand, broomstick, spell book, herbs, doll with pins in. 32. What is the other, traditional name for a broomstick? - A besom. 33. Where were witches believed to fly to on their broomsticks, on Halloween? - The Grand Sabbat 34. Ghoulies and ghosties and… what… go bump in the night? - Long-legged beasties 35. According to the contemporary witchcraft religion of Wicca, is a male witch known as a wizard, a sorcerer, a witch or a spell-caster? - A witch. 36. Name the famous ghost of Great Windsor Park, who’s most often seen riding through the grounds on Halloween? - Herne the Hunter. 37. Which country celebrates The Day of the Dead instead of Halloween, which includes the tradition of passing a live person in a coffin through streets? -Mexico 38. Which magical characters must be appeased with offerings of biscuits and a saucer of milk? - House elves 39. Is a banshee likely to: sing, hum, scream or whistle? - Scream 40. What is the traditional Scottish name for Halloween, which derives from the name of Celtic god Samana? - Samhain. 41. Why is it dangerous to step into a fairy ring formed of mushrooms? - The fairies might steal you away. 42. If you’re ever invited inside a fairy mound, what must you never do? - Eat or drink. 43. Who chased Ichabod Crane through Sleepy Hollow? - The headless horseman, the ghost of a Hessian soldier from the American Revolution. 44. Christmas is Britain’s most commercially-successful festival. What is the second? - Halloween. 45. What walks abroad on Halloween? - Witches, ghosts, goblins, demons, vampires, the ancestors, the dead (and similar.) 46. To protect yourself from evil on Halloween, what common kitchen ingredient would you carry in your pocket? - Salt.