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The name ‘Halloween’ originates from ‘All Hallows Even’ (or Eve), the night preceding ‘All Hallows Day’ (modern-day ‘All Saints Day’). Over time, speakers shortened ‘All Hallows Even’ to ‘Hallowe’en’ and finally to ‘Halloween.’
1 In which country would you find the region of Transylvania?
A Romania. Hungary controlled the region at the end of the 17th century, but Romania incorporated it during the first half of the 20th century.
2 Which actor narrated Michael Jackson’s hit record Thriller?
A Vincent Price
3 Gaston Leroux wrote which gothic romance novel and horror story, adapted into a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber?
A The Phantom of the Opera
4 Who played the teenage babysitter Laurie Strode in the 1978 film Halloween?
A Jamie Lee Curtis
5 Who wrote the original “Dracula” novel?
A Bram Stoker
6 Often played at Halloween, which song was a hit for Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers in 1973?
A Monster Mash (The BBC banned the record from airplay in 1962 because the song was “too morbid”). As of 2023, the song was generating $1 million annually in royalties.
7 In the 2002 film Halloween Resurrection, which rapper starred as reality programmer Freddie Harris?
A Busta Rhymes (real name Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr)
8 Which two colours are associated with Halloween?
A Orange and black
9 A modern jack o’ lantern is nowadays carved from a pumpkin; what vegetable were they originally carved from?
A Turnips, mangelwurzels, or beets (large ones) (the tradition originated from the British Isles – a pumpkin is a fruit)
10 In the Halloween series of films, what was the name of the main character, who, when he was six years old, stabbed his sister to death on Halloween night?
A Michael Myers
11 What would you traditionally “bob” for at a Halloween party?
A Apples
12 Who plays the character of the Devil in the 1997 film “The Devil’s Advocate”?
A Al Pacino.