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El Día de los Muertos vs. Halloween

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these countries celebrate de Day of the Dead?

a)

Scotland

b)

Spain

c)

Mexico

d)

Russia

2.

The celebration of the Day of the Dead can be compared to what kind of celebration?

a)

a funeral

b)

a wake

c)

Halloween

d)

a birthday party

3.

which of these items can you find on a Day of the Dead altar?

a)

candles

b)

photographs

c)

food

d)

decorated skulls

4.

What orange flower is traditionally used for decoration for the Day of the Dead celebration?

a)

tulips

b)

marigolds

c)

daisies

d)

cauliflowers

5.

To celebrate the Day of the Dead, people may put up decorations, have picnics and play live music...

a)

in the local church

b)

in their living room

c)

on the beach

d)

in cemeteries

6.

On what dates are the Days of the Dead celebrated?

a)

30th October and 31st October

b)

31st October and 1st November

c)

1st and 2nd November

d)

2nd and 3rd November

7.

The 1st November celebration is dedicated to remembering children who have passed away. What is the day called?

a)

El día de los angelitos

b)

el día de los niños

c)

el día de los bebes

d)

el día de Coco

8.

What do some people celebrate on November 2nd in Scotland?

a)

Halloween

b)

All Saints' Day

c)

All Souls' Day

d)

St Andrew's Day

9.

what are "calaveras de azucar"?

a)

badges

b)

stickers

c)

sugar skulls

d)

alien puppets

10.

"Los días de los muertos" is a mix of rituals from which cultures?

a)

Catholic rituals

b)

Inca rituals

c)

Aztec rituals

d)

Celtic rituals

11.

what is the name of the sweet bread traditionally eaten during the Day of the Dead celebrations?

a)

el baguette de los muertos

b)

el breado de los muertos

c)

el vino de los muertos

d)

El pan de los muertos

12.

The festival of the "Días de los muertos" last for 2 days. Who is remebered each day?

a)

men and then women

b)

women and then men

c)

children and then adults

d)

pets and then people

13.

Why is Halloween celebrated on the 31st October?

a)

it's pumpkins season

b)

It's All Hallows' eve

c)

There was a gap in the calendar

d)

to celebrate the patron-saint of witches and sorcerers

14.

Before Americans introduced pumpkin carving, what vegetable was traditionally carved in the British isles for Halloween?

a)

turnips

b)

carrots

c)

leeks

d)

potatoes

15.

What is "Halloween" short for?

a)

Hall of Owls

b)

All Hallows' Eve

c)

Hollow eyes

d)

Hallo weans!

16.

What is a hallow?

a)

a hole in the ground

b)

a ghost

c)

a saint or a holly person

d)

a word I made up for this quiz

17.

What is "guising"?

a)

scaring someone by jumping at them

b)

hiding

c)

telling scary stories

d)

A Scottish word for trick or treating

18.

Which 2 of these animation films is NOT about the Day of the Dead?

a)

Coco

b)

The Corpse Bride

c)

The Book of Life

d)

The Nightmare before Christmas

19.

According to the tradition, what happens on the Day of the Dead?

a)

zombies come out of their graves

b)

the spirit of dead people come to celebrate with their relatives

c)

people pretend to be dead

d)

it's just another name for Halloween