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WorksheetsThe History of Halloween
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What ancient culture is Halloween derived from?
The Romans
The Greeks
The Celts
The French
What ancient tradition is Halloween based on?
Samhain
Saturnalia
Christmas
Festivus
Before Halloween was called "Halloween", it was called something else. What was it?
Thanksgiving
All Saints Day
Death Day
All Hallows Eve
What do the words ‘All Hallows’ mean?
All Soul's Day
All Saint's Day
All Souls' Day
All Saints' Day
What are some of the symbols of Halloween?
bats, black cats, witches, spiders & doctors
black cats, bats, haunted houses, skeletons & pumpkins
spiders, haunted houses, candy canes, ghosts & witches
pumpkins, vampires, witches, black dogs & spiders
In the past, on Hallow's Eve poor children would go about "souling." What was this?
Offering prayers for the souls of the dead in return for cakes.
Waving wands to drive evil spirits out of homes.
Collecting left-over food from all the wealthy.
Hunting for goblins in the graveyard.
True or false- In the novel "Frankenstein," Frankenstein is the name of a monster created by a scientist.
True.
False.
