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Halloween Family Traditions

A family board about the date, doorstep custom, carved lanterns, costume history, and staged haunted attractions.

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Halloween Family Traditions
October 31At the DoorCarved LanternsCostume HistoryHaunted Attractions
100Which celebration takes place on October 31?100What traditional custom sends costumed visitors from house to house?100What is the name for a carved lantern now commonly made from a pumpkin?100What clothing tradition is commonly paired with the doorstep custom?100What live-entertainment form simulates a visit to a frightening location?
200Give the calendar date named by the source.200Which familiar phrase do visitors use when asking for treats?200Which squash is now the most common material?200Which activity does the definition explicitly connect to wearing the costumes?200Which two broad experiences does the definition say it simulates?
300Which western feast follows the celebration the next day?300What kind of food is the usual treat?300List the three former root vegetables named in the definition.300What two broad kinds of beings traditionally inspired the frightening dress?300Name any two outdoor settings listed by the source.
400Name the wider liturgical observance that begins at this point.400Contrast the usual confectionery with the alternative given in some cultures.400Which strange-light phenomenon also carries the lantern name?400By which decade had mass-media characters gained popularity as costume subjects?400Which two digital or mechanical effects appear together in the long effects list?
500A family explains whom that observance remembers. Which three groups should be named?500A household wants to use the source's common availability signal. What should it leave on?500An exhibit connects the object to an Irish legend. Which figure and improvised light source should it show?500A timeline tracks participation beyond young people. From which period did adult use increasingly grow?500A designer needs one visual, one scent, and one air effect from the source. Which trio works?

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Halloween Family Traditions · Ages 9 and up · answers are on the host key

October 31

  1. 100 Which celebration takes place on October 31?
  2. 200 Give the calendar date named by the source.
  3. 300 Which western feast follows the celebration the next day?
  4. 400 Name the wider liturgical observance that begins at this point.
  5. 500 A family explains whom that observance remembers. Which three groups should be named?

At the Door

  1. 100 What traditional custom sends costumed visitors from house to house?
  2. 200 Which familiar phrase do visitors use when asking for treats?
  3. 300 What kind of food is the usual treat?
  4. 400 Contrast the usual confectionery with the alternative given in some cultures.
  5. 500 A household wants to use the source's common availability signal. What should it leave on?

Carved Lanterns

  1. 100 What is the name for a carved lantern now commonly made from a pumpkin?
  2. 200 Which squash is now the most common material?
  3. 300 List the three former root vegetables named in the definition.
  4. 400 Which strange-light phenomenon also carries the lantern name?
  5. 500 An exhibit connects the object to an Irish legend. Which figure and improvised light source should it show?

Costume History

  1. 100 What clothing tradition is commonly paired with the doorstep custom?
  2. 200 Which activity does the definition explicitly connect to wearing the costumes?
  3. 300 What two broad kinds of beings traditionally inspired the frightening dress?
  4. 400 By which decade had mass-media characters gained popularity as costume subjects?
  5. 500 A timeline tracks participation beyond young people. From which period did adult use increasingly grow?

Haunted Attractions

  1. 100 What live-entertainment form simulates a visit to a frightening location?
  2. 200 Which two broad experiences does the definition say it simulates?
  3. 300 Name any two outdoor settings listed by the source.
  4. 400 Which two digital or mechanical effects appear together in the long effects list?
  5. 500 A designer needs one visual, one scent, and one air effect from the source. Which trio works?

Final round: Doorstep Customs

Costumed visitors say a three-word phrase during this house-to-house custom on October 31.

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Halloween Family Traditions · keep this sheet · it carries the answers

October 31

  1. 100 Which celebration takes place on October 31? Response: HalloweenChecked against: Halloween, also known as All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Halloween&oldid=1364130825
  2. 200 Give the calendar date named by the source. Response: October 31Checked against: Halloween, also known as All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Halloween&oldid=1364130825
  3. 300 Which western feast follows the celebration the next day? Response: All Hallows' DayChecked against: Halloween, also known as All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Halloween&oldid=1364130825
  4. 400 Name the wider liturgical observance that begins at this point. Response: AllhallowtideChecked against: It is at the beginning of the observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the Christian liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Halloween&oldid=1364130825
  5. 500 A family explains whom that observance remembers. Which three groups should be named? Response: saints, martyrs, and all the faithful departedChecked against: It is at the beginning of the observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the Christian liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Halloween&oldid=1364130825

At the Door

  1. 100 What traditional custom sends costumed visitors from house to house? Response: trick-or-treatingChecked against: Trick-or-treating is a traditional Halloween custom for children and adults in some countries.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trick-or-treating&oldid=1365391958
  2. 200 Which familiar phrase do visitors use when asking for treats? Response: trick or treatChecked against: During the evening of Halloween, on October 31, people in costumes travel from house to house, asking for treats with the phrase "trick or treat".Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trick-or-treating&oldid=1365391958
  3. 300 What kind of food is the usual treat? Response: candy or sweetsChecked against: The "treat" is some form of confectionery, usually candy/sweets, although in some cultures money is given instead.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trick-or-treating&oldid=1365391958
  4. 400 Contrast the usual confectionery with the alternative given in some cultures. Response: candy or sweets versus moneyChecked against: The "treat" is some form of confectionery, usually candy/sweets, although in some cultures money is given instead.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trick-or-treating&oldid=1365391958
  5. 500 A household wants to use the source's common availability signal. What should it leave on? Response: the porch lightChecked against: Some people signal that they are willing to hand out treats by putting up Halloween decorations outside their doors; houses may also leave their porch lights on as a universal indicator that they have candy; some simply leave treats available on their porches for the children to take freely, on the honour system.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trick-or-treating&oldid=1365391958

Carved Lanterns

  1. 100 What is the name for a carved lantern now commonly made from a pumpkin? Response: jack-o'-lanternChecked against: A jack-o'-lantern (or jack o'lantern) is a carved lantern, most commonly made from a pumpkin, or formerly a root vegetable such as a mangelwurzel, rutabaga or turnip.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jack-o'-lantern&oldid=1365159595
  2. 200 Which squash is now the most common material? Response: pumpkinChecked against: A jack-o'-lantern (or jack o'lantern) is a carved lantern, most commonly made from a pumpkin, or formerly a root vegetable such as a mangelwurzel, rutabaga or turnip.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jack-o'-lantern&oldid=1365159595
  3. 300 List the three former root vegetables named in the definition. Response: mangelwurzel, rutabaga, and turnipChecked against: A jack-o'-lantern (or jack o'lantern) is a carved lantern, most commonly made from a pumpkin, or formerly a root vegetable such as a mangelwurzel, rutabaga or turnip.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jack-o'-lantern&oldid=1365159595
  4. 400 Which strange-light phenomenon also carries the lantern name? Response: will-o'-the-wispChecked against: Its name comes from the phenomenon of strange lights flickering over peat bogs, called jack-o'-lanterns (also known as will-o'-the-wisps).Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jack-o'-lantern&oldid=1365159595
  5. 500 An exhibit connects the object to an Irish legend. Which figure and improvised light source should it show? Response: Stingy Jack with a hollowed turnipChecked against: It is suggested that the name also has ties to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a drunkard who, after deceiving people throughout his life and even Satan, is doomed to roam the Earth with only a hollowed turnip to light his way.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jack-o'-lantern&oldid=1365159595

Costume History

  1. 100 What clothing tradition is commonly paired with the doorstep custom? Response: Halloween costumesChecked against: Halloween costumes are costumes worn on Halloween, typically while trick-or-treating (going door to door to ask for treats).Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Halloween_costume&oldid=1357569369
  2. 200 Which activity does the definition explicitly connect to wearing the costumes? Response: trick-or-treatingChecked against: Halloween costumes are costumes worn on Halloween, typically while trick-or-treating (going door to door to ask for treats).Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Halloween_costume&oldid=1357569369
  3. 300 What two broad kinds of beings traditionally inspired the frightening dress? Response: supernatural or folkloric beingsChecked against: Although traditionally based on frightening supernatural or folkloric beings, by the 1930s costumes based on characters from mass media—such as film, literature, and radio—gained popularity.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Halloween_costume&oldid=1357569369
  4. 400 By which decade had mass-media characters gained popularity as costume subjects? Response: 1930sChecked against: Although traditionally based on frightening supernatural or folkloric beings, by the 1930s costumes based on characters from mass media—such as film, literature, and radio—gained popularity.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Halloween_costume&oldid=1357569369
  5. 500 A timeline tracks participation beyond young people. From which period did adult use increasingly grow? Response: mid-20th centuryChecked against: Halloween costumes have traditionally been worn mainly by young people, but since the mid-20th century increasingly by adults as well.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Halloween_costume&oldid=1357569369

Haunted Attractions

  1. 100 What live-entertainment form simulates a visit to a frightening location? Response: haunted attractionChecked against: A haunted attraction is a form of live entertainment that simulates visiting haunted locations or experiencing horror scenarios.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haunted_attraction&oldid=1330957509
  2. 200 Which two broad experiences does the definition say it simulates? Response: haunted locations or horror scenariosChecked against: A haunted attraction is a form of live entertainment that simulates visiting haunted locations or experiencing horror scenarios.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haunted_attraction&oldid=1330957509
  3. 300 Name any two outdoor settings listed by the source. Response: corn mazes, farms, forests, or parksChecked against: Outdoor places hosting such attractions include corn mazes or cornfields; hedge mazes; farms (often including "haunted" hayrides); wooded areas or forests; and parks.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haunted_attraction&oldid=1330957509
  4. 400 Which two digital or mechanical effects appear together in the long effects list? Response: animatronics and CGIChecked against: Haunted attractions (also known as "haunts" or "mazes" within the industry) use many effects, such as intense lighting (strobe lights, black lights, etc.), animatronics, CGI, scent dispensers, fog machines, spinning tunnels, air blasters, spooky old antiques, gory images, and intense scenes of horror, terror, torment, murder, mischief, or comedy.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haunted_attraction&oldid=1330957509
  5. 500 A designer needs one visual, one scent, and one air effect from the source. Which trio works? Response: intense lighting, scent dispensers, and air blastersChecked against: Haunted attractions (also known as "haunts" or "mazes" within the industry) use many effects, such as intense lighting (strobe lights, black lights, etc.), animatronics, CGI, scent dispensers, fog machines, spinning tunnels, air blasters, spooky old antiques, gory images, and intense scenes of horror, terror, torment, murder, mischief, or comedy.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haunted_attraction&oldid=1330957509

Final round: Doorstep Customs

Costumed visitors say a three-word phrase during this house-to-house custom on October 31. Response: trick-or-treatingChecked against: Trick-or-treating is a traditional Halloween custom for children and adults in some countries. During the evening of Halloween, on October 31, people in costumes travel from house to house, asking for treats with the phrase "trick or treat".Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trick-or-treating&oldid=1365391958

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October 31

  1. Which celebration takes place on October 31? 100

    HalloweenChecked against: Halloween, also known as All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.Source, pinned revision

  2. Give the calendar date named by the source. 200

    October 31Checked against: Halloween, also known as All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.Source, pinned revision

  3. Which western feast follows the celebration the next day? 300

    All Hallows' DayChecked against: Halloween, also known as All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.Source, pinned revision

  4. Name the wider liturgical observance that begins at this point. 400

    AllhallowtideChecked against: It is at the beginning of the observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the Christian liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed.Source, pinned revision

  5. A family explains whom that observance remembers. Which three groups should be named? 500

    saints, martyrs, and all the faithful departedChecked against: It is at the beginning of the observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the Christian liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed.Source, pinned revision

At the Door

  1. What traditional custom sends costumed visitors from house to house? 100

    trick-or-treatingChecked against: Trick-or-treating is a traditional Halloween custom for children and adults in some countries.Source, pinned revision

  2. Which familiar phrase do visitors use when asking for treats? 200

    trick or treatChecked against: During the evening of Halloween, on October 31, people in costumes travel from house to house, asking for treats with the phrase "trick or treat".Source, pinned revision

  3. What kind of food is the usual treat? 300

    candy or sweetsChecked against: The "treat" is some form of confectionery, usually candy/sweets, although in some cultures money is given instead.Source, pinned revision

  4. Contrast the usual confectionery with the alternative given in some cultures. 400

    candy or sweets versus moneyChecked against: The "treat" is some form of confectionery, usually candy/sweets, although in some cultures money is given instead.Source, pinned revision

  5. A household wants to use the source's common availability signal. What should it leave on? 500

    the porch lightChecked against: Some people signal that they are willing to hand out treats by putting up Halloween decorations outside their doors; houses may also leave their porch lights on as a universal indicator that they have candy; some simply leave treats available on their porches for the children to take freely, on the honour system.Source, pinned revision

Carved Lanterns

  1. What is the name for a carved lantern now commonly made from a pumpkin? 100

    jack-o'-lanternChecked against: A jack-o'-lantern (or jack o'lantern) is a carved lantern, most commonly made from a pumpkin, or formerly a root vegetable such as a mangelwurzel, rutabaga or turnip.Source, pinned revision

  2. Which squash is now the most common material? 200

    pumpkinChecked against: A jack-o'-lantern (or jack o'lantern) is a carved lantern, most commonly made from a pumpkin, or formerly a root vegetable such as a mangelwurzel, rutabaga or turnip.Source, pinned revision

  3. List the three former root vegetables named in the definition. 300

    mangelwurzel, rutabaga, and turnipChecked against: A jack-o'-lantern (or jack o'lantern) is a carved lantern, most commonly made from a pumpkin, or formerly a root vegetable such as a mangelwurzel, rutabaga or turnip.Source, pinned revision

  4. Which strange-light phenomenon also carries the lantern name? 400

    will-o'-the-wispChecked against: Its name comes from the phenomenon of strange lights flickering over peat bogs, called jack-o'-lanterns (also known as will-o'-the-wisps).Source, pinned revision

  5. An exhibit connects the object to an Irish legend. Which figure and improvised light source should it show? 500

    Stingy Jack with a hollowed turnipChecked against: It is suggested that the name also has ties to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a drunkard who, after deceiving people throughout his life and even Satan, is doomed to roam the Earth with only a hollowed turnip to light his way.Source, pinned revision

Costume History

  1. What clothing tradition is commonly paired with the doorstep custom? 100

    Halloween costumesChecked against: Halloween costumes are costumes worn on Halloween, typically while trick-or-treating (going door to door to ask for treats).Source, pinned revision

  2. Which activity does the definition explicitly connect to wearing the costumes? 200

    trick-or-treatingChecked against: Halloween costumes are costumes worn on Halloween, typically while trick-or-treating (going door to door to ask for treats).Source, pinned revision

  3. What two broad kinds of beings traditionally inspired the frightening dress? 300

    supernatural or folkloric beingsChecked against: Although traditionally based on frightening supernatural or folkloric beings, by the 1930s costumes based on characters from mass media—such as film, literature, and radio—gained popularity.Source, pinned revision

  4. By which decade had mass-media characters gained popularity as costume subjects? 400

    1930sChecked against: Although traditionally based on frightening supernatural or folkloric beings, by the 1930s costumes based on characters from mass media—such as film, literature, and radio—gained popularity.Source, pinned revision

  5. A timeline tracks participation beyond young people. From which period did adult use increasingly grow? 500

    mid-20th centuryChecked against: Halloween costumes have traditionally been worn mainly by young people, but since the mid-20th century increasingly by adults as well.Source, pinned revision

Haunted Attractions

  1. What live-entertainment form simulates a visit to a frightening location? 100

    haunted attractionChecked against: A haunted attraction is a form of live entertainment that simulates visiting haunted locations or experiencing horror scenarios.Source, pinned revision

  2. Which two broad experiences does the definition say it simulates? 200

    haunted locations or horror scenariosChecked against: A haunted attraction is a form of live entertainment that simulates visiting haunted locations or experiencing horror scenarios.Source, pinned revision

  3. Name any two outdoor settings listed by the source. 300

    corn mazes, farms, forests, or parksChecked against: Outdoor places hosting such attractions include corn mazes or cornfields; hedge mazes; farms (often including "haunted" hayrides); wooded areas or forests; and parks.Source, pinned revision

  4. Which two digital or mechanical effects appear together in the long effects list? 400

    animatronics and CGIChecked against: Haunted attractions (also known as "haunts" or "mazes" within the industry) use many effects, such as intense lighting (strobe lights, black lights, etc.), animatronics, CGI, scent dispensers, fog machines, spinning tunnels, air blasters, spooky old antiques, gory images, and intense scenes of horror, terror, torment, murder, mischief, or comedy.Source, pinned revision

  5. A designer needs one visual, one scent, and one air effect from the source. Which trio works? 500

    intense lighting, scent dispensers, and air blastersChecked against: Haunted attractions (also known as "haunts" or "mazes" within the industry) use many effects, such as intense lighting (strobe lights, black lights, etc.), animatronics, CGI, scent dispensers, fog machines, spinning tunnels, air blasters, spooky old antiques, gory images, and intense scenes of horror, terror, torment, murder, mischief, or comedy.Source, pinned revision

Final round

  1. Costumed visitors say a three-word phrase during this house-to-house custom on October 31.

    trick-or-treatingChecked against: Trick-or-treating is a traditional Halloween custom for children and adults in some countries. During the evening of Halloween, on October 31, people in costumes travel from house to house, asking for treats with the phrase "trick or treat".Source, pinned revision

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