Category: Brain Teasers

What autumn activity 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.

Due to sugar rations, trick-or-treating was suspended during what war?

Civil War
World War II
Vietnam War
Gulf War

The Answer: The correct answer is World War II.

Samhain was first celebrated by what people?

Visigoths
Saxons
Romans
Celts

The Answer: The correct answer is Celts.

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 England, Bonfire Night on November 5 remembers the actions of who?

Queen Elizabeth I
King Henry VIII
Oliver Cromwell
Guy Fawkes

The Answer: The correct answer is Guy Fawkes.

What scary creature is NOT mentioned by name in “Monster Mash”?

Zombie
Wolfman
Mummy
Dracula

The Answer: The correct answer is Mummy.

What is the most popular Halloween candy in the U.S.?

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
M&Ms
Hot Tamales
Snickers

The Answer: The correct answer is Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.

The Headless Horseman haunts the town of Sleepy Hollow in what state?

Maine
New York
Kentucky
Massachusetts

The Answer: The correct answer is New York.

What state is the largest producer of pumpkins?

Montana
Illinois
California
Texas

The Answer: The correct answer is Illinois.

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

Edith Roosevelt
Mamie Eisenhower
Barbara Bush
Lady Bird Johnson

The Answer: The correct answer is Mamie Eisenhower.