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Halloween History Quizizz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Based on the text "Halloween in America", how did "Halloween" start in the Colonial Era?

a)

to celebrate creating pumpkins

b)

to celebrate the end of summer

c)

to celebrate eating lots of food

d)

to celebrate George Washington

2.

Which immigrants began to change the culture of "Halloween" in the America?

a)

Australian

b)

Spanish

c)

African

d)

Irish

3.

Why did Halloween become a problem in the 1920's and 1930's?

a)

people were eating too many pumpkins

b)

people were sleeping in too late

c)

children were playing pranks and tricks

d)

it was too cold to wear fun costumes

4.

Who stepped in to try and help with the mischief that came with Halloween?

a)

The Boy Scouts

b)

The Police

c)

The FBI

d)

The CIA

5.

What is the second-largest commercial holiday celebrated in the United States?

a)

Columbus Day

b)

4th of July

c)

Halloween

d)

National Chocolate Day

6.

Which state produces the most amount of pumpkins per year?

a)

California

b)

Nevada

c)

Illinois

d)

Hawaii

7.

What is the most popular candy in the United States?

a)

M&M's

b)

Skittles

c)

Twix

d)

Snickers

8.

True or False: Halloween sells more candy than Valentine's Day

a)

True

b)

False

9.

On average, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?

a)

50

b)

75

c)

150

d)

252

10.

What colors can pumpkins naturally be?

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)

White

d)

Blue

e)

Grey

11.

Pumpkins can be found growing on every continent EXCEPT

a)

Antarctica

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

South America

12.

The largest pumpkin pie ever baked was cut into _____ slices when finished.

a)

4

b)

96

c)

124

d)

500

13.

My favorite fall holiday is... (no wrong answer)

a)

opening day of football season

b)

Thanksgiving

c)

Halloween

14.

What USA state is home to the largest corn maze in the world?

a)

Utah

b)

California

c)

Texas

d)

Tennessee

15.

This year in North America, the official first day of fall was

a)

September 18th

b)

September 22nd

c)

October 1

d)

October 9