Category: Brain Teasers

Which folktale inspired the Halloween Jack-o-Lantern?

Stingy Jack
Rumpelstiltskin
Jack and the Beanstalk
Rip Van Winkle

The Answer: The correct answer is Stingy Jack.

The pagan religious festival Samhain was first celebrated by what people?

Visigoths
Saxons
Romans
Celts

The Answer: The correct answer is Celts.

America’s first official Halloween celebration was held in what state?

Alaska
Florida
Minnesota
Virginia

The Answer: The correct answer is Minnesota.

What state is the largest producer of pumpkins?

Montana
Illinois
California
Texas

The Answer: The correct answer is Illinois.

What fall custom began at Roman festivals honoring the goddess Pomona?

Bobbing for apples
Wearing spooky costumes
Carving pumpkins
Telling scary stories

The Answer: The correct answer is Bobbing for apples.

All Saints’ Day was originally celebrated in what month?

January
December
August
May

The Answer: The correct answer is May.

What First Lady was the first to decorate the White House for Halloween?

Mamie Eisenhower
Jackie Kennedy
Lady Bird Johnson
Michelle Obama

The Answer: The correct answer is Mamie Eisenhower.

In 1950, a minister advocated that kids trick-or-treat for what charity?

Salvation Army
UNICEF
American Red Cross
United Way

The Answer: The correct answer is UNICEF.

How did the Ouija board get its name?

It comes from French and German
Its creator’s last name was Ouija
It is named for a Dutch town
It named itself

The Answer: The correct answer is It named itself.

The pagan religious festival Samhain was first celebrated by what people?

Visigoths
Saxons
Romans
Celts

The Answer: The correct answer is Celts.