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A nightmare on Friday...

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Some parts of the Halloween tradition are as old as....

a)

200 years

b)

20,000 years

c)

2,000 years

d)

20 years

2.

Halloween is celebrated on which date?

a)

31st November

b)

30th October

c)

5th November

d)

31st October

3.

Trick or treating are activities based on...

a)

Souling and guising

b)

Laughing and crying

c)

Begging and stealing

d)

Hipping and hopping

4.

The word Hallow means...

a)

Halo

b)

Hello

c)

Saint

d)

Ghost

5.

The modern, family-friendly and child-centered Halloween has been celebrated since the...

a)

1980s

b)

1940s

c)

1970s

d)

1950s

6.

Jack-o-lanterns were named after Stingy Jack, who was...

a)

A mean trickster

b)

A famous inventor

c)

A brave soldier

d)

A strong farmer

7.

What's more scary: an SPTC or end of term reports?

a)

SPTC

b)

End of term reports

8.

What is the title of this popular Halloween film?

(a)  

9.

What year was the original Halloween film released?

a)

1977

b)

1978

c)

1979

d)

1975

10.

Who started as Beetlejuice in the cult Halloween film?

a)

Michael Owen

b)

Michael Moore

c)

Michael Angelo

d)

Michael Keaton

11.

The Halloween fear of black cats comes from the Medieval idea that...

a)

Witches would often have a black cat as a pet

b)

Witches would disguise themselves as black cats

c)

Black cats were a favourite pet of travelling peddlers

d)

Witches cursed black cats during the reign of King John I

12.

Why did people start to carve vegetable lanterns at Halloween?

a)

To keep houses light

b)

To keep the children safe

c)

To ward off evil spirits

d)

To show who was still alive

13.

What was Dr. Frankenstein's first name?

a)

Aubrey

b)

Victor

c)

Harold

d)

Crispin

14.

The 'real' Dracula is based on Vlad the Impaler from which European country?

a)

Romania

b)

Albania

c)

Transylvania

d)

Bulgaria

15.

What is the name of the hairy character in The Addams Family?

a)

Cousin Zitt

b)

Cousin Fitt

c)

Counsin Witt

d)

Cousin Itt

16.

The fear of Halloween is known as...

a)

Arachnophobia

b)

Bambakophobia

c)

Samhainopobia

d)

Aquaphobia