1) Nowadays, modern imagery has included all kinds of visual elements to Halloween, for example, the novels Frankinstein and Dracula. Who wrote the original books? a) Jane Austen and Charles Dickens b) Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker c) Emily Brontë and H.G. Wells d) Oscar Wilde and Robert Lewis Stevenson 2) What does Halloween mean? a) The Hall of evil Spirits b) Hello to spirits evening c) Evening of allowing d) The evening of saints 3) The colours black and orange are the most common colours associated with Halloween. Black is associated with death. What is orange associated with? a) The harvest and autumnal colours b) Fire c) The setting sun d) Nothing – it is just a coincidence 4) As well as spirits, another kind of underworld creature figures very prominently in the myths surrounding Halloween night. What do you think it is? a) Elves b) Dwarves c) Dragons d) Fairies 5) What will you see if you look into a mirror at midnight on Halloween? a) The day you are going to die b) The face of your future husband or wife c) Your guardian spirit sitting on your shoulder d) Your face when you are old 6) What does it mean if you see a spider on Halloween? a) You will get ill this year b) You haven’t cleaned the house very well c) A spirit is following you d) A loved spirit is looking after (guarding) you 7) In which country did Halloween originate? a) England b) USA c) Ireland d) Scotland 8) The word ‘bonfire’ (hoguera) originated from ‘bone fire’. This was lit on Halloween. But what was a ‘bone fire’ for? a) For burning witches b) For cremating people c) For Druid priests to burn animal bones to ensure the return of the summer d) For warming people in these cold countries ‘to the bone’ 9) The pumpkin originates from the folk story of Jack O’Lantern. But why did people originally put a carved pumpkin in their windows on halloween night. a) To attract only good spirits b) To stop the Devil coming to visit c) To help the spirits of their dead relatives to find their houses d) To trick evil spirits into not entering the house because there was already a spirit (the pumpkin) in the house 10) At this time of year apples are still quite abundant and ‘Apple bobbing’ is a traditional Halloween game. What does it involve? a) Throwing rotten apples at each other b) The person who can eat most apples c) Floating apples in water and picking them out with only your mouth d) Seeing how many apples you can hold in your arms

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