{"id":645024,"date":"2026-10-05T02:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T02:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/645024\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T02:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T02:08:21","slug":"quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-october-%c2%b7-thejournal-ie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/645024\/","title":{"rendered":"Quiz: How much do you know about October? \u00b7 TheJournal.ie"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Why is October named from the Latin word Octo – meaning eight – when it’s actually the tenth month of the year?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Henry VIII named it, and he loved all things relating to the number eight\n <\/p>\n

\n The son of one of the creators of the calendar was eight at the time October was named\n <\/p>\n

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\n January and February weren’t in the early Roman calendar when October was named, so it was the eighth month at the time\n <\/p>\n

\n It is named after the eighth circle of hell in Dante’s Inferno because it is seen as a hellish time\n <\/p>\n


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\n True or false: William Shakespeare never included the word October in his works?\n <\/p>\n

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\n What traditional Celtic festival does Halloween originate from?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Pumpkins are normally carved at Halloween, but what vegetable, or vegetables, were originally used to create jack-o’-lanterns in Ireland?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Which zodiac sign, known for its intense and secretive nature, begins its cycle on 23 October?\n <\/p>\n

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\n What is the name of the full moon that generally falls in October?\n <\/p>\n

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\n True of false: The majority of the German beer festival Oktoberfest is traditionally held in September?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Which year was U2’s album October released?\n <\/p>\n

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\n It hasn’t been released yet\n <\/p>\n


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\n U2 aren’t the only Irish band with an October connection – can you name the group behind the 2000 track ‘October Swimmer’?\n <\/p>\n

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\n What three objects could be traditionally baked inside a barmbrack?\n <\/p>\n

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\n A knife, a fork and a napkin\n <\/p>\n

\n A ring, a coin and a fork\n <\/p>\n

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\n Nobody has ever put any of those items in fruitcake?\n <\/p>\n


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