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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Halloween is the _____ most commercially successful holiday in the U.S.

(That measures how much money people spend on it.)

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

2.

Halloween is on _____.

a)

October 31st

b)

October 30th

c)

November 1st

d)

November 2nd

3.

The name "Halloween" means _____.

a)

going trick or treating

+

b)

buying treats

c)

scaring people

d)

evening before All Hallows (All Saints) Day

4.
Jack O Lanterns used to be carved from this before pumpkins.
a)
squash
b)
melons
c)
potatoes
d)
apples
5.

The first trick or treaters used to go house to house for _____.

a)

soul cakes.

b)

candy

c)

pie

d)

bread

6.

The colors orange and black mean _____.

a)

your favorite team colors.

b)

day and night.-

c)

harvest and end of summer

d)

sun and moon.

7.

People originally dressed up on Halloween to _____.

a)

honor their favorite character.

b)

to trick the spirits.

c)

to hide from friends.

d)

for a great prize.

8.

According to a New York survey this treat is handed out most.

a)

chocolate

b)

lollipops

c)

chips

d)

sour patch kids

9.

Halloween was made popular in the U.S. mainly by immigrants from which country?

a)

Russia

b)

Japan

c)

Ireland

d)

El Salvador

10.

According to folklore, vampires can only enter a home if _____.

a)

they've been invited in

b)

they have a key

c)

there are ghosts inside

d)

there is something dead inside

11.
According to popular culture, werewolves transform when?
a)
On Halloween.
b)
At the start of each month.
c)
When wolves are nearby.
d)
On the night of a full moon.
12.
Witches make their brews in what kind of container?
a)
A cauldron.
b)
A crock-pot.
c)
A beaker.
d)
A kettle.
13.

In "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," what does Linus see and mistake for the Great Pumpkin?

a)

Lucy

b)

Snoopy

c)

A crow

d)

Charlie Brown

14.

True or false: In the novel "Frankenstein," Frankenstein is the name of a monster created by a scientist.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What is the last name of Jack in "The Nightmare Before Christmas"?

a)

Halloween

b)

Shadow

c)

Skellington

d)

Requiem

16.

Who wrote the famous vampire story "Dracula"?

a)

Bram Stoker

b)

Mary Shelley

c)

Edgar Allen Poe

d)

Stephen King

17.

How much money are adults estimated to spend on Halloween in 2019?

a)

8.8 billion

b)

2 trillion

c)

533 million

d)

2 dollars

18.

Who wrote the horror classic "Frankenstein"?

a)

Mary Shelley

b)

Stephen King

c)

Rosalie Westfall

d)

Edgar Allen Poe

19.

Who wrote the modern horror classic "It"?

a)

Stephen King

b)

Edgar Allen Poe

c)

Kent Fielding

d)

Bram Stoker

20.
Are pumpkins a fruit or vegetable?
a)
fruit
b)
vegetable