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The Most Horrifying Halloween History Quiz!

DARE you test your history knowledge?

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Beano Quiz Team
Last Updated:  October 29th 2021

It's the spookiest time of the year! Before you start carving your Halloween pumpkins and preparing to go trick or treating, why not take the second scariest quiz on the internet?

1/18 A vampire saying thank you in German

What is the German word for vampire?

2/18 A witch casting a spell

Which William Shakespeare play does the line, 'Double, double, toil and trouble' come from?

3/18 A small vampire waits at an open door

What is the only way a vampire can entire your home?

4/18 A person clutching a pillow

What do you call a fear of Halloween?

5/18 A finger pointing at a bowl of candy corn

How many pieces of candy corn are produced each year for Halloween?

6/18 How Hyped Are You For Halloween?

Halloween celebrations started many years ago. But when, roughly?

7/18 A Roman goddess associated with Halloween

Which Roman goddess – of fruit and trees – is celebrated at Halloween with the bobbing for apples game?

8/18 A vampire frightened of something

What was Dracula's original name in Bram Stoker's story?

9/18 A police officer next to a sandy background

What item is banned from use at Halloween in California?

10/18 A nun at Halloween

In which American state is it unlawful to dress as a priest or nun at Halloween?

11/18 Dog in sheet with pumpkin in mouth

Where did Halloween originate?

12/18 Dog in witches hat on grass with pumpkin bucket

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

13/18 Pug with Halloween decorations on grass

What do people in Scotland traditionally carve instead of pumpkins?

14/18 Pug in Dracula cape

Why did people originally celebrate Halloween?

15/18 Dog with pumpkins in neckerchief

Which of these is NOT  a Halloween tradition?

16/18 Dog in cape with pumpkins on porch

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

17/18 Dog looking sad with pumpkin

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

18/18 Dog in witch's hat with broom in mouth in front of trees

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

Awesome result thumbnail

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

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

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

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

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