🎃 Halloween Trivia Quiz for Kids

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1. The word “Halloween” comes from which phrase?
2. Which ancient Gaelic festival, marking the end of the harvest, is linked with Halloween?
3. Before pumpkins, what did people in Ireland and Scotland carve into lanterns?
4. In Scotland, what is it called when children dress up and visit houses on Halloween?
5. In which country was the phrase “trick or treat” first found in print, in 1927?
6. Which story features Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman?
7. Who wrote Frankenstein, first published in 1818?
8. Who wrote Dracula, published in 1897?
9. What is the day after Halloween called in the Christian calendar?
10. In the old Irish tale, what was the name of the man who wandered with a lantern?
11. Which Scottish poet wrote a poem called “Halloween” in the 1780s?
12. Botanically, is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
13. How many legs does a spider have?
14. What do most bats eat?
15. How do bats find their food in the dark?
16. About how far can an owl turn its head?
17. Which sweet has three coloured stripes and looks like a kernel of corn?
18. Which author wrote The Halloween Tree (1972), about trick-or-treaters travelling through time?
19. What is the name of the Mexican celebration on November 1 and 2 that honours family members who have died?
20. During World War II, why did Halloween treats change in the United States?

1. All Hallows’ Eve, the evening before All Saints’ Day.
2. Samhain.
3. Turnips (and sometimes potatoes or beets).
4. Guising.
5. Canada (in Alberta).
6. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving.
7. Mary Shelley.
8. Bram Stoker.
9. All Saints’ Day (November 1).
10. Stingy Jack.
11. Robert Burns.
12. A fruit: it grows from a flower and holds seeds.
13. Eight.
14. Insects.
15. By echolocation: they listen to echoes of their own calls.
16. About 270 degrees, three-quarters of a full circle.
17. Candy corn.
18. Ray Bradbury.
19. Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).
20. Sugar was rationed, so treats were harder to make.

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