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The Day of the Dead

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When does the Day of the Dead begin?

a)

October 30

b)

October 31

c)

November 1

d)

November 2

2.

When does the Day of the Dead end?

a)

November 1

b)

November 2

c)

November 3

d)

November 4

3.

Where is the Day of the Dead celebrated?

a)

Spain

b)

Chile

c)

Mexico

d)

Portugal

4.

What do people do on the Day of the Dead?

a)

Dress up as skeletons.

b)

Remember the dead.

c)

Decorate the graves of loved ones.

d)

All of the above.

5.

Is the Day of the Dead the Mexican interpretation of Halloween?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

Where do Mexican people believe the dead go once they die?

a)

Cielo

b)

Mictlantecuhtli

c)

Inferno

d)

Chicunamictlán

7.

What are some traditional Day of the Dead foods?

a)

Pan de muerto

b)

Pavo navideño

c)

Calavera de alfeñique

d)

Champurrado

8.

Who started the Day of the Dead?

a)

Mexicans

b)

Spaniards

c)

Aztecs

d)

Christopher Columbus

9.

When was the Day of the Dead first celebrated?

a)

Around 3000 years ago.

b)

1382 years ago.

c)

Around 7500 years ago.

d)

13904 years ago.

10.

In the Day of the Dead, what does the colour purple signify?

a)

Pleasure

b)

Suffering

c)

Gluttony

d)

Beauty

11.

In the Day of the Dead, what does the colour pink signify?

a)

Beauty

b)

Envy

c)

Joy

d)

Celebration

12.

In the Day of the Dead, what does the colour white signify?

a)

Hope

b)

Greed

c)

Sloth

d)

Skeletons

13.

In the Day of the Dead, what does the colour red signify?

a)

Love

b)

Wrath

c)

The blood of life

d)

The blood of death

14.

What is the Day of the Dead called in Spanish?

a)

Dia de los Muertos

b)

Dia los de Muertos

c)

Día los de Muertos

d)

Día de los Muertos

e)

Día de los Muertós