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Halloween

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which country did Halloween originate?

a)

USA

b)

Ireland

c)

Sweden

d)

Poland

2.

Which Catholic Church holiday is Halloween linked to?

a)

All Saints Day

b)

Christmas Day

c)

Winter Solstice

d)

Ash Wednesday

3.

What does the name Dracula mean?

a)

Son of the Devil

b)

Man with the Fangs

c)

Son of Fangs

d)

Devil's Smile

4.

Which phobia means you have an intense fear of Halloween?

a)

Arachnophobia

b)

Samhainophobia

c)

Hemophobia

d)

Autophobia

5.

Out of which vegetable were Jack O’ Lanterns originally made?

a)

Turnips

b)

Swede

c)

Potato

d)

Carrot

6.

From which region in the world do pumpkins originate?

a)

Central America

b)

Easter Europe

c)

Australasia

d)

Middle East

7.

Which country celebrates the Day of the Dead starting at midnight on Oct. 31?

a)

Mexico

b)

Peru

c)

Argentina

d)

Spain

8.

According to superstition, a person born on Halloween has what particular ability?

a)

The ability to see and talk to spirits

b)

The ability to read minds

c)

The ability to impersonate others

d)

The ability to scare others

9.

What does the word ‘Hallow’ in relation to this holiday mean?

a)

Saint

b)

Whole

c)

Holy

d)

Fear

10.

What do Halloween colours, black and orange, signify? Orange stands for harvest and black stands for...

a)

death

b)

fear

c)

spiders

d)

spirits

11.

What percent of Americans decorate their homes for Halloween?

a)

33%

b)

64%

c)

86%

d)

52%

12.

When was the first Halloween card made?

a)

1910s

b)

1920s

c)

1930s

d)

1940s

13.

The Puritans were the first to associate what type of black-colored animals with bad luck?

a)

Cat

b)

Mouse

c)

Dog

d)

Rabbit

14.

What traditional activity takes place on Halloween and involves dressing children up in scary costumes and getting candy from neighbors’ houses?

a)

Trick or Treat

b)

Treat or Truth

c)

Eggs or Sugar

d)

Sweet or Sour

15.

What do people “bob” for on Halloween?

a)

Apples

b)

Pears

c)

Oranges

d)

Cherries