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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what place was Christmas once illegal?
a)
England
b)
Poland
c)
Italy
d)
Switzerland
2.
The most common adjective used in English is________
a)
good
b)
bad
c)
bed
d)
goodly
3.
English is the official language of ______________
a)
100 countries.
b)
70 countries.
c)
67 countries.
d)
10 countries.
4.
How old was Walt Disney when he started sketching regularly?
a)
6 years old
b)
5 years old
c)
4 years old
d)
3 years old
5.
How long was the world's longest french fry?
a)
24-inches
b)
34-inches
c)
44-inches
d)
54-inches
6.
How many Earths could fit inside the sun?
a)
10
b)
100
c)
1,000
d)
1,000,000
7.
How much would a 100 pound person weigh on Mars?
a)
3 pounds
b)
8 pounds
c)
38 pounds
d)
380 pounds
8.
Which of these were originally sold as medicine?
a)
mustard
b)
ketchup
c)
barbecue sauce
d)
mayonnaise
9.
Humans have 5 senses. How many senses do sharks have?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
10.
When was the first email sent?
a)
1971
b)
1981
c)
1991
d)
2001
11.
What is the blob of toothpaste that sites on your toothbrush called?
a)
bit
b)
crest
c)
noodle
d)
nurdle
12.
What is the most popular candy sold in the U.S.?
a)
Skittles
b)
Twix
c)
Snickers
d)
M & Ms
13.
Transylvania is a region in what country?
a)
Canada
b)
Romania
c)
Russia
d)
Pennsylvania
14.
Approximately how many trick-or-treaters will be out and about the US this year?
a)
26 Million
b)
32 Million
c)
41 Million
d)
53 Million
15.
What word comes from the old English word meaning "wise woman"?
a)
Vampire
b)
Mummy
c)
Pumpkin
d)
Witch
16.
This traditional Halloween activity was said to forecast who would wed first
a)
Hayrides
b)
Bobbing for Apples
c)
Carving Pumpkins
d)
Dancing around a campfire
17.
On Halloween, what do Michael and Elliot dress E.T. as to sneak him out of the house?
a)
A Fireman
b)
A Pumpkin
c)
A Ghost
d)
An Alien
18.
Ever year Linus van Pelt waits for the Great Pumpkin. Who waits with him?
a)
Sally
b)
Charlie Brown
c)
Peppermint Patty
d)
Snoopy
19.
What was the first wrapped penny candy in the United States? (Hint: Also used as soldiers' field rations during WWII)
a)
Hershey's Kisses
b)
Rolos
c)
Tootsie Rolls
d)
Laffy Taffy
20.
Candy Corn was introduced by the Herman Goelitz Confectionary Company of Fairfield, California (now known as the Jelly Belly Candy Company) in what year?
a)
1879
b)
1898
c)
1906
d)
1911
21.
What is the day after Halloween called?
a)
All Saints' Day
b)
All Sinners' Day
c)
After Hallow's Day
d)
Hallowmass
22.
The Jack O' Lantern originated from a myth in which country?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Sweden
d)
Ireland
23.
Gollum loves the golden ring
a)
True
b)
False
24.
The girl's name is Snowhite
a)
True
b)
False
25.
The Twilight Sage is a story about an ordinary boy and a vampire girl
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Cinderella had a mother and a stepfather
a)
True
b)
False
27.
The Beauty is played by Emma Watson
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Edward Scissorshand is played by Jim Carrey
a)
True
b)
False
29.
The story is called "Frozen"
a)
True
b)
False
30.
They are Harry Potter's family members
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Spiderman is a hero
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Grinch loves all festivals
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet are husband and wife
a)
True
b)
False
34.
One of the family members is called Maggie
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Gary is Spongebob's cat
a)
True
b)
False
36.
The film is called "The Night at School"
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Alice in Wonderland was written by Lewis Carroll
a)
True
b)
False
38.
This is writer Hans Christian Andersen
a)
True
b)
False
39.
This is writer Hans Christian Andersen
a)
True
b)
False
40.
This scene is from The Lord of the Rings
a)
True
b)
False
41.
The director of this film is James Cameron
a)
True
b)
False
42.
The director of this film is Stevel Spielberg
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Black Friday is the busiest day for
a)
retailers
b)
plumbers
c)
emergency rooms
d)
couch potatos
44.
What famous food item is famous because of the Thanksgiving of 1953 and 26 tons of extra turkey?
a)
tater tots
b)
cranberry sauce
c)
frozen dinners
d)
turkey salad
45.
Which state does NOT have a city named Turkey?
a)
Idaho
b)
Texas
c)
Louisiana
d)
North Carolina
46.
When Abe Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday, it was thanks to the tireless efforts of a magazine editor named Sarah Josepha Hale. Her other claim to fame? She also wrote the nursery rhyme
a)
Jimmy Cracked Corn
b)
Humpty Dumpty
c)
Jack Jumped Over the Candlestick
d)
Mary Had a Little Lamb
47.
Only male turkeys, called toms, gobble. Females, called hens,
a)
scream
b)
yell
c)
cackle
d)
holler
48.
Ben Franklin wanted the turkey to be our national bird. An eagle, he wrote in a letter to his daughter, had ___________. A turkey, on the other hand, was a "much more respectable bird."
a)
too much wing span
b)
a white head, so he looked too old
c)
ugly talons
d)
bad moral character
49.
Thanksgiving is not just an American holiday. Canadians celebrate it too. Except they do it the second Monday in _________.
a)
September
b)
December
c)
August
d)
October
50.
Why is it called a turkey? Back in the day, the Europeans took a liking to the guinea fowls imported to the continent. Since the birds were imported by ________ merchants, the English called them turkeys. Later, when the Spaniards came to America, they found a bird that tasted like those guinea fowls. When they were sent to Europe, the English called these birds "turkeys" as well.
a)
Spanish
b)
European
c)
Indian
d)
Turkish
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