Halloween History Quiz
DARE you test your history knowledge?
Halloween History Quiz

Where did Halloween originate?

What's the name of the ancient Celtic festival that Halloween is based on?

What do people in Scotland traditionally carve instead of pumpkins?

Why did people originally celebrate Halloween?

Which of these is NOT a Halloween tradition?

In Scotland, trick-or-treating is known as 'Guising', but why?

True or false – people in the UK didn't trick-or-treat until the 1970s?

Why did women used to throw apple peel over their shoulder on Halloween?

Spookily superb! You're a real Halloween history boffin!

Well done, you're a big fan of the spookiest day of the year!

Not bad, but you can do better! Have another go!

Aargh! What a scary result! You seem like you prefer Christmas to Halloween, because you're totally clueless about it!