![Halloween Words - Grimoire](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/halloween-words-grimoire.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Halloween Words Quiz
What does grimoire refer to?
A: Cup made from a skull
B: Book of magic spells
C: Haunted wardrobe
![Witch holding grimoire](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/grimoire.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: B—Book of magic spells
As in, “The dusty grimoire contained an incantation for revealing any unseen spirits in the room.”
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![Halloween Words - Curdle](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/halloween-words-curdle.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does curdle refer to?
A: Turn mouldy
B: Bleed
C: Separate into lumps
![Curdled dairy](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/curdled-dairy.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: C—Separate into lumps
As in, “Jamille interviewed village elders in the hopes of collecting some blood-curdling local ghost stories.”
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![Halloween Words - Ephialtes](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/halloween-words-ephialtes.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does ephialtes refer to?
A: Madness
B: Nightmare
C: Clairvoyance
![Boy scared in bed](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/boy-scared-in-bed.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: B—Nightmare
As in, “Although Fadil’s eyes were open, he was in the grips of an ephialtes.”
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![Halloween Words - Samhain](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/halloween-words-samhain.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does samhain refer to?
A: Pagan festival that evolved into Halloween
B: Mischievous entity that inhabits dolls
C: Formal gathering of witches
![Kids trick-or-treating on Halloween](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/kids-trick-or-treating-on-halloween.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Correct answer: A—Pagan festival that evolved into Halloween
As in, “Ancient Celts believed otherworldly beings could pass into this dimension during Samhain.”
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![Halloween Words - Dullahan](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/halloween-words-dullahan.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does dullahan refer to?
A: Type of demon found in the Bible
B: Vampire leader
C: Headless horseman of Irish folklore
![Headless horseman](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/headless-horseman.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: C—Headless horseman of Irish folklore
As in, “Legend has it that if the dullahan pauses his ride near a house, somebody there will die.”
![Halloween Words - Shroud](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/halloween-words-shroud.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does shroud refer to?
A: Mummy’s coffin
B: Burial cloth
C: Seemingly bottomless pit
![Ghostly figure in shroud](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ghostly-figure-in-shroud.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: B—Burial cloth
As in, “The figure wore a shroud as it glided through the darkened passage.”
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![Halloween Words - Baleful](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/halloween-words-baleful.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does baleful refer to?
A: Unnaturally pale
B: Terrified and inconsolable
C: Threatening evil
![Vampire woman eyes](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/vampire-woman-eyes.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: C—Threatening evil
As in, “The vampire’s baleful eyes settled on the neck of her neck victim.”
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![Halloween Words - Dirge](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/halloween-words-dirge.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does dirge refer to?
A: Mournful song
B: Dagger used in rituals
C: Werewolf in a human state
![Spooky old pipe organ](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/spooky-old-pipe-organ.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: A—Mournful song
As in, “A dirge sounded from the organ, but there was no player in sight.”
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![Halloween Words - Harbinger](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/halloween-words-harbinger.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does harbinger refer to?
A: Decorative tombstone statue
B: Obsessive horror-movie fan
C: Something that signals a future event
![Mothman illustration](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mothman.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: C—Something that signals a future event
As in, “Some consider sightings of the Mothman—a large, winged red-eyed creature—to be harbingers of disaster.”
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![Halloween Words - Phantasm](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/halloween-words-phantasm.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does phantasm refer to?
A: Illusion or ghost
B: Malicious spirit
C: Misguided wish
![Ghost ship in fog](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ghost-ship-in-the-fog.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: A—Illusion or ghost
As in, “A phantasm appeared on the waves when the fog took the shape of a sailing ship.”
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![Halloween Words - Eldritch](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/halloween-words-eldritch.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does eldritch refer to?
A: Weird and frightening
B: Ancient
C: In disrepair
![Haunted house interior](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/haunted-house-interior.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: A—Weird and frightening
As in, “It was impossible to pinpoint the source of the eldritch cackling heard throughout the house.”
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![Halloween Words - Caliginous](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/halloween-words-caliginous.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does caliginous refer to?
A: Dark and misty
B: Zombified
C: Causing spine tingles
![Dark and misty forest](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/dark-and-misty-forest.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: A—Dark and misty
As in, “On that caliginous evening, it was easy for Marlo to lose his way in the woods.”
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![Halloween Words - Astral](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/halloween-words-astral.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does astral refer to?
A: Fated
B: Of a supposed non-physical realm of existence
C: Taking place at nighttime
![Crystal ball at seance](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/crystal-ball-at-seance.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: B—Of a supposed non-physical realm
As in, “The clairvoyant said she would create a bridge between the seance participants and the astral plane.”
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![Halloween Words - Triskaidekaphobia](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/halloween-words-triskaidekaphobia.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does triskaidekaphobia refer to?
Fear of:
A: Curses
B: The number 13
C: Coincidences
![Friday the 13th on calendar](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/friday-the-13th.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: B—Fear of the number 13
As in, “Kia’s triskaidekaphobia had her on edge on the 13th of each month.”
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![Halloween Words - Revenant](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/halloween-words-revenant.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
What does revenant refer to?
A: Witch’s pet black cat
B: Eerie sense of déjà vu
C: Person returned from the dead
![Zombie rising from graveyard](https://www.readersdigest.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/zombie-rising-from-graveyard.jpg?fit=700%2C525)
Answer: C—Person returned from the dead
As in, “The revenant looked like a regular man except for his unblinking eyes.”
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