WorksheetsHouse party Nov.
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 8mins
In which country did Halloween originate?
Ireland
USA
Scotland
What was Dracula’s real name?
Vlad the Impaler
Jose
Count Dracula
Which phobia means you have an intense fear of Halloween?
Wiccaphobia
Samhainophobia
halloweenphobia
From which region in the world do pumpkins originate?
Europe
Asia
Central America
Transylvania is a region in which country?
Romania
USA
Poland
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit
Vegetable
What color cat is a symbol of Halloween?
Black
Gray
White
True or false: The word ‘hallow’ means saint or holy person?
True
False
How many trips did Christopher Columbus make to what he believed was Asia?
3
4
2
True or False; Christopher Columbus never set foot on North America.
True
False
When did Christopher Columbus make his last trip?
in 1502
in 1500
in 1498
Halloween is the second most commercial holiday in the United States. Which holiday is #1?
Christmas
Thanksgiving
Independence day
What colors are Freddy Krueger’s shirt in A Nightmare on Elm Street?
Red and green
Red and black
Red and gray
What is the most popular Halloween candy in America?
Skittles
M&M
Nerds
Valentine’s Day tops the candy sales. True or false?
true
false
What is the Spanish name for Halloween?
Día de las Brujas
Dia de los muertos
Dia de todos los santos
What day is celebrated El dia de los muertos?
Oct 31st
Nov 1st
Nov 2nd
Dia de los Muertos coincides with what two Catholic holidays?
Day of the Living and Halloween
Halloween and All Souls' Day
All Souls' Day and All Saints' Day
Dia de los Muertos is a very serious and somber holiday.
True
False
Which of the following items would not be found on a traditional altar as part of the Dia de los Muertos holiday?
Pictures of the deceased being honored
Food and drink for the deceased to enjoy when they return
Candles to light the way for the deceased to return
A box of tissues for the family of the deceased to use as they weep over their lost loved one
According to the Native Aztecs and Meso-Americans who began the Dia de los Muertos tradition...
Life is a dream and only in death does a person become truly awake
Death is the end of a soul
Death should be feared because the after life is much worse than life
Which of the following is not made as part of the traditional Dia de los Muertos festivities?
Sugar Skulls or Calaveras de Azucar
Chocolate Bats
Dead Bread or Pan de Muerto
Hand made paper flowers
What is the type of flower that they put on their altars and at the grave sites?
lillies
marigolds
orchids
roses
