WorksheetsThe History of Halloween- Upper- Intermediate
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who were the people who lived in Scotland and Ireland at this time?
The Gaelic
The Celts
The Saxons
The Romans
Why did they celebrate Samhain?
It was the birthday of their god
It was the end of the year
It was a harvest (skörde-) festival
Who did they put out food for?
The poor
The elves
The spirits
Why did they dress up?
To scare each other.
To protect themselves from the spirits.
To celebrate the festival.
Why did they put leave empty chairs?
So the dead could come back and visit.
So friends could visit.
So the Gods could come and visit.
Why did the Roman Catholic Church change the holiday of Samhain into All Hallow Tide?
They wanted to get rid of non-christian traditions.
They were afraid of the Irish people.
They wanted to teach children about Italian saints.
When was All Saints' Day?
November 1st
October 31st
November 2nd
How was "guising" different from "souling"?
Now people dressed up and asked for both food and money.
Now people dressed in fancy clothes and gave gifts to the houses they visited.
Now people dressed up and only asked for money.
How did these traditions move to America?
Americans read about it in newspapers.
Lots of Irish and British people moved to the USA and brought their traditions.
They didn't - they made up their own traditions.
What was the tradition called where people went from door to door and sang songs or read verses and got cakes in return?
Tricking
Souling
Versing
Complete the blank space: The end of October was believed to be the period when the boundary between two different realms was very ________
strong
firm
tenuous
intense
What does the word "flabbergasted" mean?
angry
irritated
surprised
happy
Why were adults in the US confused about the kids going around trick-or-treating?
They didn't understand what they were saying.
There weren't a lot of rules surrounding the tradition.
They didn't recognize the children.
Who were the first to give money to Unicef at Halloween?
Kids in New York.
Kids in Chicago.
Kids in Philadelphia.
