Harrowing

Halloween Trivia
A frightfully fun question and answer game
Mechanics of the game
1. Submit your answers in one minute.
2. Score honestly. Each correct answer carries 1 point.
3. No searching for answers online.
4. The quizmaster's decisions are final.
5. Have fun!
 Categories

Yes or No Fill in the Blanks

True or False Enumeration
Multiple Choice Video Question
 ROUND 1

EASY ROUND
 YES OR NO

Halloween takes its origins from a

pre-Christian Celtic festival called
Samhain, which marked summer's
end or the end of harvest.

Yes No
 Samhain was celebrated with feasts and bonfires.
It was also believed to be a time when the barriers
between the physical and spirit worlds were down and
people used to hide behind disguises to protect
themselves from evil spirits.

Yes
 TRUE OR FALSE

Jack-o'-lanterns were originally

carved out of watermelons
and not pumpkins.

True False
The practice of making jack-o'-lanterns
originated from Ireland where they used
large turnips and potatoes.

False
 ROUND 2

AVERAGE
ROUND
 MULTIPLE CHOICE

What do you call

the irrational fear of clowns?

A. Coimetrophobia

b. Coulrophobia

c. Clinophobia

d. Cleithrophobia
The correct answer is Coulrophobia. The
word literally means "a fear of someone
who walks on stilts" and is the unofficial
term used to refer to the fear of clowns.

A. Coimetrophobia

b. Coulrophobia

c. Clinophobia

d. Cleithrophobia
 fill in the blanks

Candy corn was originally called

 Candy corn was originally called

Chicken Feed

Because corn is what was used to feed chickens, the

creation was called "Chicken Feed" and the box was marked
with a colorful rooster.
 ROUND 3

DIFFICULT
ROUND
 enumeration

List the four Halloween colors

Orange and black have long been the traditional colors
of Halloween. Purple signifies witchcraft and mysticism,
green is symbolic of monsters, and white is the color for
ghosts and mummies.

Orange Black

Purple White
 bonus question

According to an old tradition, what will

you see at midnight if you turn your
clothes inside out and walk backwards
on Halloween night?
A witch
congratulations
to the winners!
have a spooky night