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Quiz: How much do you know about Halloween?

Halloween has its origins in a Celtic festival celebrated in Ireland.
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HALLOWEEN IS FAST approaching as we move further into October. 

Beginning life as a Celtic pagan festival in Ireland, it has morphed into one of the biggest global celebrations of the year. In 2023, the US spent an estimated $12.2 billion on the holiday. 

So today we’re here to quiz you: How much do you know about Halloween?

Now known globally as Halloween, what was the festival originally called as Gaeilge?
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Oíche Dubh
Oíche Shamhna
Oíche le na Ainmhithe
Oíche Arrachtaigh
In one superstition regarding Halloween, what food eaten before bed would ensure that one’s future spouse would appear in a dream that night?
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A salt herring
Uncooked offal
Turnip
Brandied fruit cake
Barmbrack is traditionally eaten at Halloween in Ireland. What might you find inside, if you are lucky?
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A die
A joke
A coin
A ring
The Halloween tradition of trick-or-treating is also known as which?
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Mumming
Guising
Begging
Souling
It's sometimes claimed that the carving out of pumpkins originates from a tale in which a mythological creature outsmarts the devil. What was the creature's name?
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Stingy Jack
Cernunnos
The Dullahan
Jack Lantern
What is the common name for the Christian celebration that takes place the day after Halloween?
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Pentecost
All Hallows
All Souls' Day
All Saints' Day
Irish author Bram Stoker's novel Dracula has become synonymous with Halloween. In which year was it first published?
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1588
1666
1791
1897
Ireland is to be presented as the "home of Halloween" at an Expo that is expected to attract 28 million visitors with over 160 countries participating. In which country is it taking place?
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China
Japan
United States
India
True or false: The myth of the Headless Horseman originates from Ireland.
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True
False
Tim Burton's reimagining of Wednesday is filming season 2 in Ireland. What is the name of the actress that plays Wednesday?
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Emma Myers
Christina Ricci
Jenna Ortega
Gwendoline Christie
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    Feb 12th 2016, 5:29 AM

    JESUS H CHRIST WILL YE GIVE IT OVER WITH PUSHING ZOOLANDER ON US!!!

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    Feb 12th 2016, 11:37 AM

    Eh, its called marketing and the studio no doubt paid handsomely for this premium advertising. Get over it brah, this is capitalism at work.

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    Feb 12th 2016, 7:27 AM

    Harry, will you just quit talking pure shite

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    Feb 12th 2016, 9:40 AM

    Zoolander himself… well I am really really really ridiculously good looking I suppose.

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    Feb 12th 2016, 1:55 PM

    Mugatu, excellent, I shall begin my empire in Delvin (or possibly swinford)

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    Feb 12th 2016, 6:57 AM

    Just flip my blonde locks?if only….

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    Feb 13th 2016, 4:02 AM

    Boom! Hansel..so hot right now!

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    Feb 13th 2016, 10:17 AM

    Bit stupid, said I didn’t want to be a supermodel yet ended up with zoolander

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    Feb 12th 2016, 8:57 PM

    Who is Derek Poolander?
    http://www.thejournal.ie/retirement-in-ireland-1930527-Feb2015/

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