Halloween 2023

Where Did The Name "Jack-O-Lantern" Come From?

• An Irish Folk Tail

• An English Legend

• A Tail That Has Just Been Past Down For Centuries, It's Origin Is Unknown

• What's a "Jack-O-Lantern"?

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What was used before pumpkins to make jack o'lanterns?

• Potatoes & Turnips

• Cucumbers

• Squash

• Watermelon

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Halloween comes from the ancient Celtic festival known as

• All Saints Day

• Samhain

• Christmas

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On Samhain, people believed that the dead returned as ____

• pumpkins

• ghosts

• spiders

People would wear masks __________

• to deceive the ghosts

• because the Celts were all really ugly

• when they went to parties

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In the 8th century, the Christian Church changed Samhain to ____

• All Saints Day

• All Saints Night

• Halloween

"All Hallows Eve" was later shortened to ______

• Thanksgiving

• Halloween

• Valentines Day

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Some Halloween traditions come from an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain, which means...

• Festival of Light.

• The Rising.

• Night of the Spirits.

• Summer's End.

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Are pumpkins a fruit or vegetable?

• fruit
• vegetable

According to popular culture, werewolves transform when?

• On Halloween.
• At the start of each month.
• When wolves are nearby.
• On the night of a full moon.

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