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All Hallows' Eve

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Halloween's roots can be traced back to which culture?

a)

Ancient Greek Mythology

b)

Western Culture in early USA

c)

Celtic in Ireland

d)

Huli in Papua New Guinea

2.

Halloween comes from the pagan holiday honoring what?

a)

The Dead

b)

The gods

c)

Cats

d)

Agriculture

3.

Food and candy were left out for the dead with the hopes that:

a)

Krampus would come to visit and accept their offerings.

b)

their lost loved ones would come home.

c)

the souls of their deceased children would return to visit.

d)

evil spirits would leave them alone.

4.

On All Hallow's Eve it is believed that the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead is:

a)

Obliterated

b)

Thin

c)

Enforced

d)

Harder for spirits to pass through

5.

Prior to the use of Jack-O-Lanterns for warding off evil spirits, what did people carve and leave embers in?

a)

Turnips and Rutabagas

b)

Cucumbers and Onions

c)

Gourds and Squash

d)

Green Eggs and Ham

6.

The Catholic Holiday that immediately follows Halloween is:

a)

All Saints Day

b)

All Souls Day

c)

All Hallow's Eve

d)

Black Friday

7.

Where did pumpkins originate?

a)

Greece

b)

Ireland

c)

Central America

d)

Europe

8.

Which immigrants to America discovered that it was easier to carve pumpkins than to carve turnips, and turned to using pumpkins traditionally moving forward?

a)

Irish

b)

Scottish

c)

Brittish

d)

Canadian

9.

The Mexican holiday that begins on October 31st is known as

a)

All Souls Day

b)

Dia De Los Muertos

c)

Halloween Horror Nights

d)

Cinco De Mayo

10.

The ____ Holiday beginning on October 31st ,and lasting into the following day celebrated the spirits of all who died in the prior year, who would rise up and roam the earth on this night. This is an evil night when spirits roamed the streets and villages. Lord Samhain, the lord of Darkness, would arrive in search of the spirits to take them to the underworld. Halloween as it is currently celebrated with costumes, trick or treat, and superstitions, takes from this Holiday.

a)

Australian

b)

Scottish

c)

Celtic

d)

Druid