Halloween Howler

Halloween Howler

1. What rock star worked as an undertaker before starting his musical career?
A. Roy Orbison
Billy Joel B.
C. Mick Jagga
D. Rod Stewart

1. What famous rock star worked as a gravedigger before starting his musical career?
D. Rod Stewart
TBD: It was not QuizQueen guess both, but that's what the research says!

2. That tradition was not a precursor to Halloween?
R. The Celtic tradition of thanksgiving after the harvest season?
B. The European tradition of lighting candles and masquerading in costumes to frighten evil spirits away.
C. The celebration of the birth of Marilyn Manson.
D. The Irish custom where wealthy landowners would give food to the poor, hoping that the ghosts would look favorably upon them and save them from evil.

2. That tradition was not a precursor to Halloween?
C. The celebration of the birth of Marilyn Manson.
TBD: Gosh The QuizQueen sure hope you're right. Although I wonder what historians will conclude in the next millennium after studying the effluvium we leave behind.

3. What phobia is the fear of Halloween?
A. Caspariophobia
B. Samhainophobia
C. Demonophobia
D. Boophobia

3. What phobia is the fear of Halloween?
B. Samhainophobia
TBD: Personally, QuizQueen has always been more frightened of Caspar of Celts, but you can not quibble with the facts.

Four. Where does the name "Halloween" come from?
A. In Scotland, the Celtic festival of the Sun, which marked the end of the summer was known as "Halloween."
B. In Ireland, the Celtic festival of the Sun, which marked the end of the summer was known as "Hollow Eve."
C. The Druids held a ritual on that night honoring the leader of their sect. His name was Hal Ween.
D. The ceremony in Rome to bury an empty coffin to trap evil spirits beneath the earth.

Four. Where does the name "Halloween" come from?
A. In Scotland, the Celtic festival of the Sun, which marked the end of the summer was known as "Halloween."
TBD: The QuizQueen really hope you answered "C" here.

5. What is the purpose of a family member of a witch?
A. Hey, everyone needs to have a friend, even Broomhilda.
B. The straw man sent off for luring innocent victims in his den.
C. An animal, like a black cat, that amplifies her power.
D. Every witch is required to have a black cat, according to the code congregation, which has become tradition to see the "black cat family alongside a witch.

5. What is the purpose of a family member of a witch?
C. An animal, like a black cat, that amplifies her power.
TBD: While "A" may be true, this is the real answer.

6. Lycanthropy is a term derived from the greek. What does this mean?
A. A state psychiatric hospital where the patient believes he or she is a wolf.
B. A person with a deadly fear of wearing Lycra (which is used to create some Halloween costumes).
C. A devotee of Lycos, the Roman god whose feast was originally held on Halloween.
D. An inductee of the cult of Zeus which held an annual meeting on the mountain. Lycaeus.

6. Lycanthropy is a term derived from the greek. What does this mean?
A. A state psychiatric hospital where the patient believes he or she is a wolf.
TBD: The QuizQueen has always wondered what they call someone with a mortal fear of Lycra ...

7. How did the "jack-o-lantern" get that name?
A. An old man named Jack who was too mean even to enter into an inferno. The devil gave him a piece of burning coal and sent him away. Jack used a turnip to hold the hot coals and serve as a lantern.
favorite dish B. The Devil is pumpkin pie and a clever man named Jack carved pumpkins in all cities in lanterns to drive away the devil with a blaze of bright light and, of course, deprive him of his deal.
C. In ancient times, when children went trick-or-treat, were led by a man carrying a lantern. The guide was called "Jack."
D. The man who first cultivated the potato and carved into a lantern was named Jack.

7. How did the "jack-o-lantern" get that name?
A. A mean old man named Jack who was too mean even to enter into an inferno. The devil gave him a piece of burning coal and sent him away. Jack used a turnip to hold the hot coals and serve as a lantern.
TBD: It would deduct points if you guessed one of the creative responses QuizQueen's!

8. You can choose the old name of Halloween?
A. All Hallow's Eve
B. All Hallow's Day
C. All Hallowmass
D. All Soul's Day

8. You can choose the old name of Halloween?
A. All Hallow's Eve
TBD: The important thing to remember is that was the night before!

9. The word warlock is a derivation of the Saxon-English term "war Loek", which means what?
A. The man with magic hands
B. Oath breaker
s C. Witch 'husband
D. Doomed one

9. The word warlock is a derivation of the Saxon-English term "war Loek", which means what?
B. Oath breaker.
TBD: Did you sing with "A"?

10. The Celtics would bring a lantern when they walked on the eve of October 31. These first "jack-o-lanterns" were carved with faces to scare evil spirits away. What vegetable was originally used to make a "jack-o-lantern?"
A. Turnip
B. potato
C. Pumpkin
D. Watermelon

10. The Celtics would bring a lantern when they walked on the eve of October 31. These first "jack-o-lanterns" were carved with faces to scare evil spirits away. What vegetable was originally used to make a "jack-o-lantern?"
A. Turnip
TBD: Sometimes you do not even need to configure the joke.