Where is the birthplace of the ancient festival associated with Halloween known as Samhain?

KIS Halloween Quiz Questions

1. Which of the following days occurs the day after Halloween, on 1st November?
2. To witches, Halloween is also…
3. Halloween is one of the UKs biggest party nights. How much is the UK expected to be spend on Halloween this year?
4. What name is given to the Irish cake traditionally baked for Halloween?
5. The 1993 Movie ‘Hocus Pocus’ was set in which American city, also known as the Witch City?
6. Which year was the Movie Halloween originally released?
7. Which year was the Movie Exorcist originally released?
8. Which spooky family on TV has an Uncle Fester?
9. Carving pumpkins, placing candles inside and leaving in a window or outside a house on Halloween comes from what old custom?
10. The practise of carving pumpkins came from Ireland where they originally carved which vegetable?
11. How many seeds are in the average sized pumpkin?
12. Twins Ian and Stuart Paton from Hampshire have grown the UK's biggest pumpkin. How heavy is it?
13. Which year did Starbucks first bring out the Pumpkin Spice Latte?
14. Which of these spooky sounding songs were sung by Michael Jackson?
15. Which plant of the nightshade family is commonly used as an ingredient in magic and it believed to shriek when it is pulled from the ground?
16. According to folklore, if a woman carefully peels an apple she caught bobbing on Halloween and throws it over her shoulder- the shape formed by the peel is meant to be...
17. Which of the following might be a witch’s familiar?
18. How many years ago did the first Halloween film come out?
19. Witches wear black because black...
20. What is the name for a group of witches who practise together?
21. What device is used to talk to spirits?
22. Zombies are commonly (but wrongly!) associated with which religion?
23. Gargoyles have been used for hundreds of years to... ?
24. How many movies were there in the 'Halloween' franchise?
25. Eye of newt and toe of frog are real spell ingredients – but what were these old names for?
26. What does the word 'Hallow' mean?
27. How many witches are traditionally in a coven?
28. Modern day witches might practise witchcraft skyclad. What does skyclad mean?
29. What of the following is the name of a witch and the popular children’s television series she starred in during the 1980s and early 1990s?
30. In the 1980s TV series 'Willo the Wisp', Evil Edna is a witch shaped like a... ?
31. What is the name of the cat in the TV series, 'Sabrina the teenage witch'?
32. What's the highest-grossing Worldwide Box Office horror film of all time?
33. 'Double, double toil and Trouble' is a line from which famous Shakespeare play?
34. Which of these is not another name for Halloween?
35. Which of these is reputedly the most haunted place in the UK?
36. Hypertrichosis is a genuine condition but due to the symptoms is nicknamed...?
37. Which Pagan festival is associated with Halloween?
38. Where is the birthplace of the ancient festival associated with Halloween known as Samhain?
39. Which country celebrates the Day of the Dead?
40. Which of the following is a term for the fear of Halloween?