As the spooky season approaches, we all start to get excited for the costumes, trick or treating and carving our pumpkins. There are so many exciting factors that come together to make Halloween what it is today, and we all love throwing ourselves into them. Despite how much we all love it, do we actually know much about Halloween?
Here at Wholesale Sweets, we love Halloween – so we’ve pulled together a set of quiz questions to test your brains! With a mix of Halloween quiz questions for kids and for grown-ups, why not try them out in teams, or compete for some extra treats for your Halloween haul?
Questions
1. Carving a face out of a pumpkin is a staple of Halloween. When people first did this, they put the finished lanterns in their windows. Why was this?
A. So people knew they were home
B. To scare off evil spirits
C. So they could see at night
2. Nowadays, we carve pumpkins for fun. There are even competitions to see who can carve faces in them the fastest. What is the world record?
A. 2 minutes and 8 seconds
B. 16 seconds
C. 54 seconds
3. Another pumpkin world record! How heavy was the biggest pumpkin in the world?
A. 248kg
B. 892kg
C. 1,226kg
4. Vampires are popular figures at Halloween, and one of the most popular Halloween costumes. But what animal can they turn into?
A. Bat
B. Cat
C. Rat
5. We might dress up for Halloween parties, but it was initially part of the tradition of trick or treating. Why was it such an important part of the process?
A. To disguise yourself from spirits
B. So nobody recognised you
C. To get more treats than tricks
6. Children everywhere get excited by at the thought of going trick or treating. But what is the most popular treat across the UK?
A. Mars Bar
B. Dairy Milk
C. Snickers
7. In recent years, it has become a trend for people to dress up their pets for Halloween. But what is the most popular costume?
A. Pumpkin
B. Hot dog
C. Ghost
8. Witches are regularly associated with black cats – but what was the initial reason?
A. People thought black cats were magic
B. Witches disguised themselves as cats
C. To protect them from mice
9. The famous mask worn by Mike Myers in the movie Halloween was originally a mask of who?
A. William Shatner
B. Richard Nixon
C. George Michael
10. Nowadays we carve jack-O’-Lanterns out of pumpkins, but which vegetable was the original carved from?
A. Carrot
B. Butternut squash
C. Turnip
Many of our Halloween traditions today are far removed from those that they are based on. Today, we dress up and head out to parties to have a good time or go out trick or treating. Whilst both of these things took place in the past, they were for very different reasons! Originally, Halloween was actually called <i>Hallows Eve</i>, as it was the day before All Hallows Day. Also known as All Saints Day, this was the celebration of all of the saints of the church! All of the spooky stuff came into it, however, as people praised the good souls of the past, but were wary of all the bad ones, too. So, they wanted to protect themselves!
Inspired by those historic festivities and traditions, Halloween today is it’s own celebration! Whilst we dress up and go trick or treating, it’s all in the name of fun and making the most of all things spooky!
Answers
1. B. The first jack-o’-lanterns were carved and displayed in windows to ward off spirits. Nowadays, most people take part because of tradition – and because they’re awesome!
2. B. Yes, the fastest pumpkin carving took just 16 seconds! This incredible feat was completed by a school teacher called Stephen Clarke. The carving was a face and had to include eyes, a nose, mouth and ears!
3. C. This one is hard to believe, isn’t it?! The world’s biggest recorded pumpkin weighed in at 1,226kg and was grown and weighed in Italy in 2021.
4. A. Vampires can turn themselves into bats. In many books and films, vampires can turn into bats, and often use their wings to get around!
5. A. Like the initial reason for pumpkins, people used to dress up at Halloween to disguise themselves from the spirits that were around during Samhain. They didn’t want the evil spirits to recognise them, so they would dress up if they went outside.
6. C. According to Park Dean Resorts, Snickers are the most popular treats in the UK! The were the favourite in 29 British cities. Next most popular were Ferrero Rocher and Cadbury Dairy Milk, taking the crown in 13 cities each.
7. A. The answer is pumpkin! There are more pet costumes than ever nowadays, but when Halloween comes around, you can’t beat a classic.
8. B. It is said that witches were always seen around black cats because, when they didn’t want to be found, they would turn themselves into one!
9. A. It was a William Shatner mask! The producers did bleach it and make the eye holes bigger, but it started out as a lookalike for Star Trek’s leading man.
10. C. The first jack-o’-lantern was carved from a turnip. In an Irish myth, a guy called Stingy Jack tricked the devil, and then he was banished from both heaven and hell. Stuck roaming the underworld, Jack hollowed out a turnip to house an ember to light his way.
You thought that was the end of our quiz? We don’t mean to scare you, but there is one more question if you need it! Here’s a bonus question for fun or a tie break!
Bonus Question
In the film E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial, what do the kids dress E.T. up as when he leaves the house on Halloween?
Bonus Answer
They put a sheet over his head and disguise him as a ghost! In the iconic scene, E.T. goes for a stroll around the neighbourhood with Elliot and his older brother Michael.
And that is it! Hopefully our quiz has helped to sprinkle some added sweetness into your Halloween celebrations. For all of your Halloween sweets and chocolates, you’ll find what you need here at Wholesale Sweets. Our huge range of bulk sweets has everything from pick n mix to foil-wrapped chocolate. So whether you’re putting together a sweet table for a Halloween party, or stocking up for trick or treaters, you can enjoy scarily good wholesale value!
