Universal Steves' Halloween Trivia

[Universal Steve]

I know we all know about the Universal monsters but here is some trivia about Halloween. See how much you really know. Answers at the end. Enjoy and Happy Halloween everyone!

1. What rock star worked as a gravedigger before starting his musical career?

A. Roy Orbison

B. Billy Joel

C. Mick Jagger

D. Rod Stewart


2. Which tradition was NOT a precursor to Halloween?


A. The Celtic tradition of giving thanks at the close of the harvest season.

B. The European tradition of lighting candles and masquerading in              costume to scare the evil spirits away.

C. The celebration of the birth of Marilyn Manson.


D. The Irish custon where wealthy landowners would give food to the poor in the hopes that the ghosts would look favorably on them and
spare them from mischief.


3. Which phobia is the fear of Halloween?

A. Caspariophobia

B. Samhainophobia

C. Demonaphobia

D. Boophobia


4. Where does the name Halloween come from?


A. In Scotland marking the end of summer was known as "Hallowe'en"

B. In Ireland marking the end of summer was known as Hallow Eve

C. The Druids held a ritual on that night honoring the leader of the sect. His name was Hal Ween.

D. The Roman ceremony of burying a hollow casket to trap evil spirits beneath the ground.


5. What is the purpose of a witch's familiar?


A. Hey, everybody has to have a friend, even Broomhilda.

B. The stooge she sends out to lure innocent victims to her lair.

C. An animal such as a black cat, that amplifies her power.

D. Every witch is required to have a black cat, according to coven code, so it has become a tradition to see the "familiar" black cat at a witch's side.


6. Lycanthrophy is a term derived from Greek. What does it mean?


A. A psychiatric state in which the patient believes that he or she is a wolf.

B. A person of a deadly fear of wearing Lycra, commonly used in Halloween costumes.

C. A devotee of Lycos, the ancient Roman God whose feast was originally held on Halloween.

D. An inductee of the cult of Zeus which held a yearly garthering on My. Lycasus.


7. How did the Jack O' Lantern get that name?


A. From an old man named Jack who was to mean to even get into hell. The devil gave him a piece of burning coal, Jack use the coal as a lantern.

B. The devil's favorite dish is pumpkin pie and a clever man in town carved all the pumpkins in town to drive the devil away with a blaze of bright light and no pumpkins to make pie from.

C. In ancient time when children went trick or treating they were guided by a man named Jack who carried a lantern.

D. The man who first cultivated the potatoe and carved it into a lantern was named Jack.


8. Can you pick out Halloween's former name?



A. All Hallow's Eve

B. All Hallow's Day

C. All Hallowmass

D. All Soul's Day


9. The word warlock is a derivation of the saxon-english term "war-loek" which means what?


A. Man with the magic hands

B. Path's breaker

C. Witch's husband

D. Doomed one


10. The Celtics would carry a lantern when they walked on the eve of October 31st. These first "jack-o-lanterns" were carved with faces to
scare evil spirits away. What vegetable was originall used to make a "jack-o-lantern"?


A. Turnip

B. Potato

C. Pumpkin

D. Watermelon



ANSWERS:  1) D   2)C   3)B   4)A   5)C   6)A   7)A   8)A   9)B   10)A