Tricky Halloween Questions

Instructions: Leave a comment with your answers/guesses to this "Tricky Halloween" survey. Then check my blog for the correct answers when they are posted.

Please use only your brain, and no other additional resources, to answer the following Halloween related questions...

1. What phobia are you suffering from if you have an intense fear of Halloween?
A. Halloweenophobia
B. Samhainophobia
C. Ghostophobia
D. Shamanphobia

2. What does the name Dracula mean?
A. Evil One
B. Blood Drinker
C. Devil's Son
D. Vampire Bat

3. In the Medieval times, what was commonly used as a cure for leprosy?
A. An apple
B. A pumpkin
C. A spider
D. A broom bristle

4. Bobbing for apple began as a party game in the 20th Century?
A. True
B. False

5. When did the UNICEF for Halloween program begin?
A. 1958
B. 1956
C. 1955
D. 1957

6. Which U.S. city banned all Halloween celebrations from its schools in 1995?
A. Philadelphia, PA
B. Salt Lake City, UT
C. Santa Fe, NM
D. Los Altos, CA

7. What does the word "witch" mean?
A. Evil one
B. Ugly one
C. Wicked one
D. Wise one

8. Why did a witch commonly appear with a black cat?
A. For Companionship
B. For Protection
C. For No Particular Reason
D. For Casting Spells

9. In what year did the Halloween novelty song "Monster Mash" reach number one on the Billboard charts?
A. 1967
B. 1962
C. 1965
D. Monster Mash never did reach #1 on the Billboard charts

10. In modern times Halloween is celebrated on Oct. 31st?
A. True
B. False