Halloween BrainPop Quiz

What is the original name for Halloween?

• Samhain

• The Night of the Living Dead

• Zombie Night

• Friday the 13th

Which of the following is NOT something the Celts would do during Samhain?

• a) light bonfires

• b) sacrifice crops and livestock to their Gods

• c) give candy to children

• d) dress up in animal skins

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What would people do to keep troublesome ghosts away?

• a) turn off their lights

• b) leave food outside their homes

• c) play scary music

• d) dress in scary costumes

Which country conquered the British during the first century?

• a) Romania

• b) France

• c) Rome

• d) Spain

Which Roman holiday honored honored the goddess of fruit orchards and the harvest?

• a) Pomona

• b) Samhain

• c) Feralia

• d) Halloween

What is the Roman goddess Pomona's symbol?

• a) an orange

• b) a cherry

• c) a book

• d) an apple

Which religion reached the British Isles in the 4th and 5th century?

• a) Buddism

• b) Judaism

• c) Christianity

• d) Islam

Which of the following is NOT a holiday the Pope created to replace Samhain?

• a) All Soul's Day

• b) Black Friday

• c) All Saint's Day

• d) Hallow's Eve

Beggars asking for food in return for praying for someone's dead ones was the start of which Halloween tradition?

• a) trick or treating

• b) bobbing for apples

• c) throwing eggs at cars

• d) putting toilet paper on people's houses

Why did people in Ireland put scary-faced vegetables in their windows?

• a) to scare away stray cats

• b) to save money

• c) to scare away evil spirits

• d) to decorate their houses