WorksheetsHistory of Halloween
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is one of the world’s oldest holidays?
Independence Day
Valentine's Day
New Year's Day
Halloween
Which group of people first celebrated Halloween?
Native Americans
Celts
Eskimos
Greek
What were the Celts celebrating at the Samhain festival?
Harvest
Spring
Winter
Summer
What were the Celts celebrating at the Samhain festival?
End of Harvest and beginning of the New Year
Christmas
Jesus rising from the dead
Summer time
When was the Celtic New Year?
January 1
July 1
November 1
December 1
What did the Celts do for protection from the spirits?
They yelled at them to go away
They passed out candy
They lit candles all around
They lit bonfires as protection
What did the Roman Catholics call the holiday?
All Living Day
All Hallow's Day
All Dead Day
Everyone's Day
What was the English parade called where trick-or-treating began?
All Soul's Day
All Dead Day
All Living Day
No one Day
What did the villagers give poor people in exchange for prayers?
Candy
Cakes
Juice
Donuts
What did children first carry as a light when trick-or-treating?
Lanterns
Pumpkins
Turnips
Flashlights
What do people in Mexico call their Halloween?
Cinco De Mayo
Dios de Los Muertos
Halloween
Labor Day
Where do the families in Mexico meet on November 1st?
Their Homes
Churches
Graveyards
Outside
Which country also celebrates Halloween?
England
China
Australia
Brazil
Which is not a Halloween tradition today?
Giving candy
Carving pumpkins
Sleeping in
Dressing in costumes
