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Friday Finance Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did Halloween start?

a)

In America

b)

In Europe

c)

In Asia

2.

Traditionally, people wear costumes at Halloween to __________.

a)

disguise themselves and so avoid evil spirits.

b)

take part in a special dance.

c)

scare their family, friends and neighbors.

3.

What is the name given to a carved Halloween pumpkin?

a)

Jack- o'- lantern

b)

Halloween lantern

c)

Pumpkin

4.

if you stared into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, what would you see?

a)

Your death

b)

Your future spouse

c)

Ghost

5.

Before the pumpkin became the ubiquitous jack-o'-lantern of today, which vegetable was more traditionally carved?

a)

potato

b)

cabbage

c)

turnip

d)

tomato

6.

Which famous clip by Michael Jackson shows zombies crawling out of their graves?

a)

Bad

b)

Thriller

c)

Billie Jean

d)

Scream

7.

What does Halloween mean?

a)

all saints' day

b)

ghouls party

c)

evening before all saints' day

8.

What is the origin of Halloween?

a)

French

b)

Celtic

c)

American

d)

Canadian

9.

Today, Jack O'Lanterns are carved from

a)

pumpkins

b)

turnips

c)

potatoes

d)

cabbages

10.

Which language does the word poltergeist come from?

a)

Czech

b)

French

c)

German

d)

Swedish

11.

A vampire can be killed by

a)

decapitation

b)

sunlight

c)

stake through the heart

d)

all of these

12.

Three witches famously appear in which Shakespeare play?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Mac Beth

c)

Romeo and Juliet

d)

Midsummer Night's Dream

13.

Who directed the 1978 film Halloween?

a)

John Carpenter

b)

Alfred Hitcock

c)

Clive Barker

d)

Steven Spielberg

14.

Halloween is celebrated on...

a)

October 30rd

b)

October 31st

c)

November 1st

15.

Which vegetable is most disliked by vampires?

a)

Garlic

b)

Onion

c)

Leek

d)

Mushrooms

16.

Who wrote the novel Interview With the Vampire?

a)

Bram Stoker

b)

Anne Rice

c)

Stephen King

d)

Lauren Owen

17.

When was the first chapter of Twilight released in cinemas in the US?

a)

2007

b)

2008

c)

2009

d)

2010

18.

Who wrote a mystery novel entitled Halloween Party, which is about a girl who is drowned in an apple-bobbing tub?

a)

Agatha Christie

b)

Stephen King

c)

Edgar Allan Poe

d)

JK Rowling