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Worksheetshalloween
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
On what day is Halloween celebrated?
October 25
October 31
November 1
December 25
Some Halloween traditions come from an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain, which means...
Festival of Light.
The Rising.
Night of the Spirits.
Summer's End.
In the past, on Hallow's Eve poor children would go about "souling." What was this?
Offering prayers for the souls of the dead in return for cakes.
Waving wands to drive evil spirits out of homes.
Collecting left-over food from all the wealthy.
Hunting for goblins in the graveyard.
Why did the ancient Celts wear disguises on Samhain?
To confuse spirits they believed wandered on that night.
Just for laughs.
To scare off viking invaders.
To honor the dead.
True or false- In the novel "Frankenstein," Frankenstein is the name of a monster created by a scientist.
True.
False.
Who wrote the modern horror classic "It"?
Stephen King
Edgar Allen Poe
Mary Shelley
Bram Stoker
Before the pumpkin became the ubiquitous jack-o'-lantern of today, which vegetable was more traditionally carved?
potato
cabbage
turnip
tomato
What does Halloween mean?
all saints' day
ghouls party
evening before all saints' day
A vampire can be killed by
decapitation
sunlight
stake through the heart
all of these
Which vegetable is most disliked by vampires?
Garlic
Onion
Leek
Mushrooms
What is the origin of Halloween?
French
Celtic
American
Canadian
