by BlastRoom
From Samhain and All Hallows' Eve to apple dooking, Robert Burns and the first trick-or-treaters: where Halloween traditions came from.
20 questions
One question set, multiple game modes. Tap any game to see it in action. Not sure which to pick?
Answer to place stones and capture territory.
Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other teams.
Answer to earn energy, then climb.
Answer to charge your kart, then race.

The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
Answer, restock, and serve the rush.
More correct answers pulls the rope your way.
Answer, then shoot down the alien wave.
Answer, then tap to leap the frozen ridge.
In the Irish language today, "Samhain" is the name of which month?

In "All Hallows' Eve", what does the old word "hallow" mean?

Halloween, on October 31, is the evening before which church day?

In the 700s, which pope is said to have chosen November 1 as a day to honour all the saints?

Which church day, on November 2, is for remembering everyone who has died?

In medieval Britain, the soul cakes given to "soulers" were often marked with what on top?

In Scotland, what is the game of bobbing for apples traditionally called?

At old Halloween parties, people peeled an apple in one long strip and threw the peel over their shoulder. What was it meant to show?

Before it meant a carved lantern, "jack-o'-lantern" was a name for what?

Which Scottish poet wrote a famous 1785 poem called "Halloween", full of old Halloween games and fortune-telling?

The spelling "Hallowe'en" was first recorded in the 1700s in which country?

What disaster in Ireland in the 1840s made over a million people leave the country, many of them for America, taking Halloween customs with them?

In old Irish and Scottish tradition, carved turnip lanterns with scary faces were said to frighten away what?

Why did many American towns start organising Halloween parties and parades in the 1920s and 1930s?

Why did trick-or-treating stop in many parts of the United States during World War II?

Since 1950, many children in North America have collected coins while trick-or-treating for which children's charity?

Which Disney character starred in a 1952 cartoon called "Trick or Treat"?

In the 1966 TV special "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", who waits all night in a pumpkin patch for the Great Pumpkin?

On October 30, 1938, which radio drama about a Martian invasion frightened some American listeners?

In the old Celtic calendar, Samhain fell about halfway between the autumn equinox and which other day?

Crack the passcode before the zombies get in.
Answer, then swat bugs for bonus points.
Race through questions at your own speed.
Same question on every screen. Fastest wins.

Pick a tile, answer, hit bonuses and steals.
Simon Says: Halloween
24 questions
Halloween Spelling Scramble
24 questions
Halloween: What Am I?
20 questions
Halloween: 3 Clues, 1 Word
24 questions
Halloween: True or False
20 questions
Halloween Trivia
20 questions
Halloween Speaking Questions
20 questions
Halloween Around the World
20 questions
Easter Around the World
20 questions
Lunar New Year Around Asia
20 questions