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History of Halloween

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is one of the world’s oldest holidays?

a)

Independence Day

b)

Valentine's Day

c)

New Year's Day

d)

Halloween

2.

Which group of people first celebrated Halloween?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Celts

c)

Eskimos

d)

Greek

3.

What were the Celts celebrating at the Samhain festival?

a)

Harvest

b)

Spring

c)

Winter

d)

Summer

4.

What were the Celts celebrating at the Samhain festival?

a)

End of Harvest and beginning of the New Year

b)

Christmas

c)

Jesus rising from the dead

d)

Summer time

5.

When was the Celtic New Year?

a)

January 1

b)

July 1

c)

November 1

d)

December 1

6.

What did the Celts do for protection from the spirits?

a)

They yelled at them to go away

b)

They passed out candy

c)

They lit candles all around

d)

They lit bonfires as protection

7.

What did the Roman Catholics call the holiday?

a)

All Living Day

b)

All Hallow's Day

c)

All Dead Day

d)

Everyone's Day

8.

What was the English parade called where trick-or-treating began?

a)

All Soul's Day

b)

All Dead Day

c)

All Living Day

d)

No one Day

9.

What did the villagers give poor people in exchange for prayers?

a)

Candy

b)

Cakes

c)

Juice

d)

Donuts

10.

What did children first carry as a light when trick-or-treating?

a)

Lanterns

b)

Pumpkins

c)

Turnips

d)

Flashlights

11.

What do people in Mexico call their Halloween?

a)

Cinco De Mayo

b)

Dios de Los Muertos

c)

Halloween

d)

Labor Day

12.

Where do the families in Mexico meet on November 1st?

a)

Their Homes

b)

Churches

c)

Graveyards

d)

Outside

13.

Which country also celebrates Halloween?

a)

England

b)

China

c)

Australia

d)

Brazil

14.

Which is not a Halloween tradition today?

a)

Giving candy

b)

Carving pumpkins

c)

Sleeping in

d)

Dressing in costumes