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Hallowe'en - Let's be curious!

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Halloween is on ... every year.

a)

30th October

b)

31st October

c)

30th November

d)

29th October

2.

An animal that symbolizes evil and bad luck and is the witch's pet is the ...

a)

bat

b)

owl

c)

brown cat

d)

black cat

3.

Pumpkins with faces cut in them are called ...

a)

James o'lanterns.

b)

Jack o'lanterns.

c)

Tom o'lanterns

d)

Miss Pumpkin

4.

The word 'witch' comes from the Old English word for ...

a)

'wise cat'.

b)

'wise bat'.

c)

'old woman'.

d)

'wise woman'.

5.

Children dress up frightening costumes and visit people's homes to demand sweets. It is called ...

a)

trick or treat.

b)

strolling.

c)

apple bobbing.

d)

treat or trick.

6.

To meet a witch at Halloween, wear your clothes ...

a)

out inside and walk backwards.

b)

inside out and run.

c)

inside out and walk backwards.

d)

inside and walk forward.

7.

Early Halloween (originally called Samhain, pronounced Sow-in) festivals originated in which country?

a)

Mexico

b)

Ireland

c)

India

d)

Norway

8.

What do the traditional Halloween colours symbolize?

a)

Black represents death and orange represents the harvest.

b)

Black represents winter (because the nights are long) and orange represents the rising sun in the spring.

c)

Black represents the night sky and orange represents the sunrise.

d)

Black represents death and orange represents strength.

9.

... was the author of the poem "The Witches Spell", a Halloween poem.

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Stephanie Meyers

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

H. P. Lovecraft

10.

Which sweets do children prefer and often eat in Halloween?

a)

lollipops

b)

chocolate bars

c)

candies

d)

cookies

11.

What did the Celts celebrate in Halloween?

a)

The change from summer to winter.

b)

The change from winter to summer.

c)

The honour of the deads.

d)

The sadness of deads.

12.

The type of house people visit on Halloween is a ...

a)

haunted house

b)

scary shelter

c)

Santa's workshop

d)

manic mansion

13.

Halloween means ...

a)

All Hallows' Eve.

b)

Hall Hallows' Eve.

c)

Allows' Eve

d)

All Hollows' Eve.

14.

The Irish and the Scottish immigrants brought Halloween to ...

a)

Wales.

b)

France.

c)

America.

d)

Mexico.

15.

The Celts were afraid of the ghosts that came to Samhain. When they went outside they covered their faces with ... to look like ghosts too.

a)

red paint

b)

cobwebs

c)

green capes

d)

masks