UK Culture MCQs

British Halloween Traditions MCQs with Answers

What is the traditional British Halloween activity of carving faces into pumpkins called?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: b) Pumpkin Carving

Which British Halloween tradition involves dressing up in costumes and going door-to-door to ask for treats?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: a) Trick or Treating

What is the name of the traditional Scottish Halloween cake made with dried fruits and spices?
a) Pumpkin Pie
b) Soul Cake
c) Barmbrack
d) Haggis
Answer: c) Barmbrack

Which ghostly British Halloween tradition involves trying to catch apples in a basin of water using only your mouth?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: c) Apple Bobbing

What is the term for the night before Halloween, which is believed to be a time when spirits roam the Earth?
a) Spooky Night
b) All Hallows’ Eve
c) Haunted Night
d) Ghostly Eve
Answer: b) All Hallows’ Eve

Which British Halloween tradition involves telling scary stories and watching horror movies?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Ghost Stories
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: c) Ghost Stories

What is the name of the traditional Cornish Halloween cake made with saffron and dried fruits?
a) Pumpkin Pie
b) Soul Cake
c) Barmbrack
d) Saffron Cake
Answer: d) Saffron Cake

Which British Halloween tradition involves lighting bonfires and fireworks?
a) Bonfire Night
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: a) Bonfire Night

What is the name of the traditional cake made for All Hallows’ Eve, often given to children and the poor?
a) Pumpkin Pie
b) Soul Cake
c) Barmbrack
d) Haggis
Answer: b) Soul Cake

Which British Halloween tradition involves hosting spooky events in old houses or buildings?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Ghost Tours
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: d) Haunted House Tour

What is the traditional Scottish Halloween soup made with leeks and cream?
a) Pumpkin Soup
b) Soul Soup
c) Cock-a-Leekie
d) Haggis Soup
Answer: c) Cock-a-Leekie

Which British Halloween tradition involves placing hidden objects in a cake, with each object having a different meaning?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Fortune Cake
Answer: d) Fortune Cake

What is the term for the traditional Scottish Halloween custom of dressing in white with a masked, veiled, or blackened face?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Guising
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: b) Guising

Which British Halloween tradition involves making predictions for the future using various methods, such as apple peels or nuts?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Apple Divination
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: c) Apple Divination

What is the name of the traditional Irish Halloween bread made with raisins and sultanas?
a) Pumpkin Bread
b) Soul Cake
c) Barmbrack
d) Irish Soda Bread
Answer: c) Barmbrack

Which British Halloween tradition involves celebrating on November 5th to mark the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Bonfire Night
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Guy Fawkes Day
Answer: b) Bonfire Night

What is the term for the traditional Scottish Halloween custom of going from house to house reciting verses in exchange for treats?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Guising
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: b) Guising

Which British Halloween tradition involves making lanterns out of turnips or swedes instead of pumpkins?
a) Pumpkin Carving
b) Turnip Carving
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: b) Turnip Carving

What is the term for the traditional Scottish Halloween custom of singing or playing music in exchange for treats?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Guising
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Music Treats
Answer: b) Guising

Which British Halloween tradition involves lighting candles in carved pumpkins to ward off evil spirits?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Candlelight Vigil
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: b) Pumpkin Carving

What is the name of the traditional Irish Halloween game where blindfolded participants try to catch a suspended treat in their mouth?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Apple Bobbing
c) Snap-Apple
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: c) Snap-Apple

Which British Halloween tradition involves making a straw effigy of Guy Fawkes and burning it on a bonfire?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Guy Fawkes Night
Answer: d) Guy Fawkes Night

What is the traditional Scottish Halloween dish made with oatmeal, onions, and spices?
a) Pumpkin Soup
b) Soul Cake
c) Haggis
d) Skirlie
Answer: d) Skirlie

Which British Halloween tradition involves playing games and performing tricks to earn treats?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pranks and Tricks
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: b) Pranks and Tricks

What is the name of the traditional Scottish Halloween custom of carrying lanterns made from scooped-out turnips?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Turnip Lanterns
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: c) Turnip Lanterns

Which British Halloween tradition involves making a dummy or effigy representing Guy Fawkes and displaying it in public spaces?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Guy Fawkes Effigy
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: c) Guy Fawkes Effigy

What is the name of the traditional Scottish Halloween custom of jumping over a bonfire for good luck?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Bonfire Jumping
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: c) Bonfire Jumping

Which British Halloween tradition involves making a special bread with saffron and dried fruits?
a) Pumpkin Bread
b) Soul Cake
c) Saffron Barmbrack
d) Irish Soda Bread
Answer: c) Saffron Barmbrack

What is the term for the traditional Scottish Halloween custom of carrying torches to ward off evil spirits?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Guising
c) Torchlight Procession
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: c) Torchlight Procession

Which British Halloween tradition involves making a straw effigy of Guy Fawkes and parading it through the streets?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Guy Fawkes Procession
Answer: d) Guy Fawkes Procession

What is the traditional Scottish Halloween dish made with sheep’s heart, liver, and lungs?
a) Pumpkin Soup
b) Soul Cake
c) Haggis
d) Skirlie
Answer: c) Haggis

Which British Halloween tradition involves making special soul cakes and giving them to children and the poor?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Soul Cake Giving
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: c) Soul Cake Giving

What is the name of the traditional Irish Halloween game where participants try to bite an apple suspended on a string?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Apple Bobbing
c) Snap-Apple
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: c) Snap-Apple

Which British Halloween tradition involves making a large bonfire and setting off fireworks?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Bonfire Night
Answer: d) Bonfire Night

What is the name of the traditional Scottish Halloween custom of dressing in costumes and going door-to-door to ask for treats?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Guising
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: b) Guising

Which British Halloween tradition involves lighting candles in carved turnips or beets instead of pumpkins?
a) Pumpkin Carving
b) Turnip Carving
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: b) Turnip Carving

What is the traditional Irish Halloween bread made with caraway seeds and raisins?
a) Pumpkin Bread
b) Soul Cake
c) Barmbrack
d) Irish Soda Bread
Answer: d) Irish Soda Bread

Which British Halloween tradition involves making a special bread with dried fruits and spices?
a) Pumpkin Bread
b) Soul Cake
c) Barmbrack
d) Irish Soda Bread
Answer: c) Barmbrack

What is the name of the traditional Irish Halloween cake made with dried fruits and spices?
a) Pumpkin Pie
b) Soul Cake
c) Barmbrack
d) Haggis
Answer: c) Barmbrack

Which British Halloween tradition involves lighting bonfires and setting off fireworks on November 5th?
a) Bonfire Night
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Guy Fawkes Night
Answer: a) Bonfire Night

What is the term for the night before Halloween, which is believed to be a time when spirits roam the Earth?
a) Spooky Night
b) All Hallows’ Eve
c) Haunted Night
d) Ghostly Eve
Answer: b) All Hallows’ Eve

Which British Halloween tradition involves telling scary stories and watching horror movies?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Ghost Stories
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: c) Ghost Stories

What is the name of the traditional Cornish Halloween cake made with saffron and dried fruits?
a) Pumpkin Pie
b) Soul Cake
c) Barmbrack
d) Saffron Cake
Answer: d) Saffron Cake

Which British Halloween tradition involves dressing up in costumes and going door-to-door to ask for treats?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: a) Trick or Treating

What is the name of the traditional Scottish Halloween cake made with dried fruits and spices?
a) Pumpkin Pie
b) Soul Cake
c) Barmbrack
d) Haggis
Answer: c) Barmbrack

Which ghostly British Halloween tradition involves trying to catch apples in a basin of water using only your mouth?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: c) Apple Bobbing

What is the term for the night before Halloween, which is believed to be a time when spirits roam the Earth?
a) Spooky Night
b) All Hallows’ Eve
c) Haunted Night
d) Ghostly Eve
Answer: b) All Hallows’ Eve

Which British Halloween tradition involves telling scary stories and watching horror movies?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Ghost Stories
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: c) Ghost Stories

What is the name of the traditional Cornish Halloween cake made with saffron and dried fruits?
a) Pumpkin Pie
b) Soul Cake
c) Barmbrack
d) Saffron Cake
Answer: d) Saffron Cake

Which British Halloween tradition involves dressing up in costumes and going door-to-door to ask for treats?
a) Trick or Treating
b) Pumpkin Carving
c) Apple Bobbing
d) Haunted House Tour
Answer: a) Trick or Treating

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