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Tricky Questions

A man once said he went 350 days without sleep. How is that possible?

 

He slept at night.

The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?

Darkness

What’s something that has teeth but can’t chew?

A comb

What happens when you throw a blue rock into the Red Sea?

It sinks to the bottom.

If you were in a race and passed the person in third place, what place would you be in?

Third place

What has a bottom at the top and helps you stand?

A leg

The Origin of Halloween

Q1. With what people did halloween start?

Q2. What did they think happened at halloween?

Q3. Where does the word Halloween come from?

Q4. Where does 'trick or treat' come from?

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A1. Celts

A2. The new year (Samhain Festival) was a "magical time when ghosts of the dead walked the earth". The veil between death and life was the thinnest.

A3. All Saints or Souls Day / All Hallows Day ('hallow' means 'holy')

A4. Home owners 'bribed' or paid young people with candy not to damage their homes.

The Jack-o-Lantern Legend

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