[Childcare] Halloween Exciting Quiz Collection

October 31

Halloween is on October 31. The Halloween celebrated on this day is an event that both celebrates the autumn harvest and drives away evil spirits. Today, it is widely enjoyed as a day when people dress up as ghosts or their favorite characters and go out to collect candy.

Jack-o'-lantern

This Jack is a person’s name. The story is based on a man named Jack who once tricked the devil; because of that, after he died he could go neither to heaven nor to hell and wandered carrying a lantern. At that time he carried a lantern carved from a turnip, but since turnips aren’t very familiar in America, it is said that it became a pumpkin instead.

Apple

It’s one of the games often played at Halloween in the United States. First, you fill a container with water and float lots of apples in it. It’s a simple game where the person who grabs the most apples from the water using only their mouth—no hands—wins, but I’ve heard it’s surprisingly difficult when you actually try it.

orange, black, purple

The colors you often see at Halloween are orange, black, and purple. Each color has its own meaning: orange evokes the autumn harvest and sunlight, black represents darkness and the night, and purple is said to signify moonlight, the night sky, and magic!

cake

There’s a cake called barmbrack that’s often eaten on Halloween. It’s packed with dried fruit and is said to have a hearty, chewy texture. In fact, this cake isn’t just for eating—you can use it for fortune-telling. Small items like a ring or a coin are placed inside in advance, and you try your luck by seeing what you find in your slice!

corn husk

We use dried corn husks as Halloween decorations. It’s said that corn husks are often used as ornaments to show that there was a plentiful harvest. People make them into round wreaths or shape them like bundles and hang them by the entrance, and so on.