Answers to Tricky Halloween Questions

1. What phobia are you suffering from if you have an intense fear of Halloween?
B. Samhainophobia
(Halloween is the witches' New Year and is called Samhain)

2. What does the name Dracula mean?
C. Devil's Son
(The name "Dracula" is Romanian for Devil's son)

3. In the Medieval times, what was commonly used as a cure for leprosy?
C. A spider
(A spider was rolled in butter and then used as cure for diseases such as leprosy and the plague)

4. Bobbing for apple began as a party game in the 20th Century?
B. False
(This tradition didn't begin in the 20th Century. However, unmarried people would try to bite into an apple floating in water or hanging from a string. The first person to bite into the apple would be the next one to marry.)

5. When did the UNICEF for Halloween program begin?
C. 1955
(The United Nations Children Fund was encouraged to start a trick-or-treat program in the 1950s which it finally did in 1955.)

6. Which U.S. city banned all Halloween celebrations from its schools in 1995?
D. Los Altos, CA
(The Los Altos, Ca., school system banned all Halloween celebrations due to the holiday's roots in "unwholesome traditions.")

7. What does the word "witch" mean?
D. Wise one
(The word "witch" comes from the word "wicca" which means wise one.)

8. Why did a witch commonly appear with a black cat?
B. For Protection
(Black cats were originally believed to protect a witch's powers from negative forces.)

9. In what year did the Halloween novelty song "Monster Mash" reach number one on the Billboard charts?
B. 1962
(This great song written by Bobby "Boris" Pickett and Lenny Capizzi reached number one on the Billboard Charts for two weeks in 1962, and then returned to the charts in 1970 and 1973.)

10. In modern times Halloween is celebrated on Oct. 31st?
A. True
(Have a Happy Halloween everyone!)