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Halloween Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When is Halloween celebrated?

a)

21st October

b)

1st November

c)

31st October

d)

1st October

2.

Before Christianity in the British isles (Great Britain & Ireland) they celebrated...

a)

The New Year

b)

Autumn

c)

The Harverst

d)

Winter

3.

What was Halloween's name before Christianity?

a)

Pomona

b)

Harvest

c)

New Year

d)

Samhain

4.

What were the priests called in Samhain times?

a)

Popes

b)

Druids

c)

Maidens

d)

Priests

5.

Why did people get dressed in scary costumes?

a)

To scare the evil spirits

b)

To scare their friends

c)

The have fun

d)

To have a laugh

6.

What did people dress up in?

a)

witches

b)

fairies

c)

ghosts

d)

skeletons

e)

farmers

7.

After Christianity what did people celebrate on November 1st?

a)

All Hallows (Saints) Day

b)

All Spirits Day

c)

New Year

d)

Harvest

8.

Where does the name "Halloween" come from?

a)

The name "Hallows" (Saints)

b)

The name "Harvest" (picking up fruit)

c)

The names Hallows + Eve (i.e. "the day before"-Een in ancient times)

d)

The word Hallo + Eve (the day before)

9.

What do people need pumpkins for?

a)

To make a Halloween pie

b)

To give as presents

c)

To throw at people

d)

To make lanterns

10.

What are Halloween pumpkin lanterns called?

a)

Jim's lanterns

b)

Jack lanterns

c)

Jack'o'lanterns

d)

Jill'o'lanterns

11.

How do people celebrate Halloween nowadays?

a)

they dress up in scary costumes

b)

they sing carols

c)

they decorate trees

d)

they have parties

e)

They go "trick or treat"

12.

What do children do if someone asks them to "trick"?

a)

they play practical jokes on them

b)

they laugh

c)

they ask for money

d)

they go away

13.

What happens if someone says "Treat"?

a)

The children get small presents

b)

They get a little money (change)

c)

They laugh at them

d)

They get a small sweet (candies)

14.

What does "pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey" mean?

a)

You have to pin a paper tail on a donkey....:)

b)

You have to pin a real tail on a donkey... : ()

c)

You have to pin a paper tail on a paper donkey

d)

You have to pin a paper tail on a paper donkey without seeing (blindfolded)

15.

When you're "bobbing for apples" which part of your body you cannot use?

a)

your eyes

b)

your hands

c)

your nose

d)

your mouth