The History of Halloween

What ancient tradition is Halloween based on?

• Samhain

• Saturnalia

• Christmas

• Festivus

Where did the Celts live?

• Mexico, Guatemala, Belize

• Ireland, Scotland, UK, and parts of Northern Europe

• China, Japan, and Korea

• India and Africa

What were the Celts celebrating at the Samhain festival?

• The end of the harvest and beginning of the New Year

• Christmas

• The end of winter

• The start of summer

What culture conquered the Celts and combined the Celtic culture with their own?

• The Greeks

• The Germans

• The Russians

• The Romans

Before the holiday was called "Halloween," it was called something else. What was it?

• Thanksgiving

• All Saints Day

• Death Day

• All Hallows Eve

What did villagers give poor people in exchange for prayers?

• Candy

• Cakes

• Juice

• Donuts

Halloween is still a religious holiday today.

• True

• False

These immigrants brought Halloween to the United States in the nineteenth century.

• The Germans

• The Irish

• The Italians

• The Chinese

What vegetable was first used for Jack O'Lanterns?

• sweet potato

• turnip

• potato

• pumpkin

This Halloween tradition started in America as a way to keep kids from playing tricks on others.

• Carving pumpkins

• Trick or treating