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House party Nov.

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which country did Halloween originate?

a)

Ireland

b)

USA

c)

Scotland

2.

What was Dracula’s real name?

a)

Vlad the Impaler

b)

Jose

c)

Count Dracula

3.

Which phobia means you have an intense fear of Halloween?

a)

Wiccaphobia

b)

Samhainophobia

c)

halloweenphobia

4.

From which region in the world do pumpkins originate?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Central America

5.

Transylvania is a region in which country?

a)

Romania

b)

USA

c)

Poland

6.

Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?

a)

Fruit

b)

Vegetable

7.

What color cat is a symbol of Halloween?

a)

Black

b)

Gray

c)

White

8.

True or false: The word ‘hallow’ means saint or holy person?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

How many trips did Christopher Columbus make to what he believed was Asia?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

2

10.

True or False; Christopher Columbus never set foot on North America.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

When did Christopher Columbus make his last trip?

a)

in 1502

b)

in 1500

c)

in 1498

12.

Halloween is the second most commercial holiday in the United States. Which holiday is #1?

a)

Christmas

b)

Thanksgiving

c)

Independence day

13.

What colors are Freddy Krueger’s shirt in A Nightmare on Elm Street?

a)

Red and green

b)

Red and black

c)

Red and gray

14.

What is the most popular Halloween candy in America?

a)

Skittles

b)

M&M

c)

Nerds

15.

Valentine’s Day tops the candy sales. True or false?

a)

true

b)

false

16.

What is the Spanish name for Halloween?

a)

Día de las Brujas

b)

Dia de los muertos

c)

Dia de todos los santos

17.

What day is celebrated El dia de los muertos?

a)

Oct 31st

b)

Nov 1st

c)

Nov 2nd

18.

Dia de los Muertos coincides with what two Catholic holidays?

a)

Day of the Living and Halloween

b)

Halloween and All Souls' Day

c)

All Souls' Day and All Saints' Day

19.

Dia de los Muertos is a very serious and somber holiday.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which of the following items would not be found on a traditional altar as part of the Dia de los Muertos holiday?

a)

Pictures of the deceased being honored

b)

Food and drink for the deceased to enjoy when they return

c)

Candles to light the way for the deceased to return

d)

A box of tissues for the family of the deceased to use as they weep over their lost loved one

21.

According to the Native Aztecs and Meso-Americans who began the Dia de los Muertos tradition...

a)

Life is a dream and only in death does a person become truly awake

b)

Death is the end of a soul

c)

Death should be feared because the after life is much worse than life

22.

Which of the following is not made as part of the traditional Dia de los Muertos festivities?

a)

Sugar Skulls or Calaveras de Azucar

b)

Chocolate Bats

c)

Dead Bread or Pan de Muerto

d)

Hand made paper flowers

23.

What is the type of flower that they put on their altars and at the grave sites?

a)

lillies

b)

marigolds

c)

orchids

d)

roses