Day of the Dead Quiz

Is Day of the Dead celebrated in the U.S.?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

• Not sure

What flower helps guide the spirits of the dead to their ofrendas or altars?

• A carnation

• A marigold

• A tulip

• A thistle

What is the Day of the Dead?

• A holiday celebrating life and death by reuniting the living and the dead.

• Marigolds

• To honor loved ones who have passed on.

• Pan de muerto

Why are all of these things done?

• Pan de muerto

• Items the deceased enjoyed doing in life

• Tombs are decorated with marigolds

• If the correct offerings are left, the spirits of their loved ones will come back to visit them.

Where is this celebrated?

• Peruvian Andes in South America

• Southern and Eastern Europe

• China and Japan

• Mexico and Central America

Which day is for adults?

• November 1

• December 8

• January 1

• November 2

What age does a child turn into an adult?

• November 2

• Around 15

• Around 25

• Around 8

What is papel picado?

• A skeleton

• November 1st and 2nd

• Items the deceased enjoyed doing in life

• Detailed tissue paper creations

What types of things are left on the altar?

• Items the deceased enjoyed doing in life

• Tombs are decorated with marigolds

• It is both happy and sad

• A table

What happens to the food left on the tombs?

• The spirits eat them

• It is not the same.

• Tombs are decorated with marigolds

• Items the deceased enjoyed doing in life.