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Halloween Fun

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Halloween was popularized in the U.S. mainly by immigrants from which country?
a)
Russia.
b)
Japan.
c)
Ireland.
d)
El Salvador.
2.
What was Halloween originally called by Christians who celebrated it?
a)
Howl's Day.
b)
All Hallow's Eve.
c)
Hall O' Weavil
d)
All Saint's Day
3.

In the past, on Hallow's Eve poor children would go about "souling." What was this?

a)

Offering prayers for the souls of the dead in return for cakes.

b)

Waving wands to drive evil spirits out of homes.

c)

Collecting left-over food from all the wealthy.

d)

Hunting for goblins in the graveyard.

4.

Why did the ancient Celts wear disguises on Samhain?

a)

To confuse spirits they believed wandered on that night.

b)

Just for laughs.

c)

To scare off viking invaders.

d)

To honor the dead.

5.

True or false- In the novel "Frankenstein," Frankenstein is the name of a monster created by a scientist.

a)

True.

b)

False.

6.
What is the last name of Jack in "The Nightmare Before Christmas"?
a)
Halloween.
b)
Shadow.
c)
Skellington.
d)
Requiem.  
7.
Most of the candy purchased for Halloween is: 
a)
gummy candy
b)
hard candy
c)
chocolate
d)
bubble gum
8.

Before the pumpkin became the ubiquitous jack-o'-lantern of today, which vegetable was more traditionally carved?

a)

potato

b)

cabbage

c)

turnip

d)

tomato

9.

A vampire can be killed by

a)

decapitation

b)

sunlight

c)

stake through the heart

d)

all of these

10.
Are pumpkins a fruit or vegetable?
a)
fruit
b)
vegetable
11.
The fear of Halloween is known as..
a)
arachnophobia
b)
wereophobia
c)
samhainophobia
d)
vampophobia
12.
Halloween is the ________ most successful holiday.
a)
3rd
b)
2nd
c)
4th
d)
1st
13.
Which movie has three witches come back from the dead known as the Sanderson Sisters?
a)
The Mummy
b)
Twitches
c)
Halloween Town
d)
Hocus Pocus
14.
How do pumpkins grow? 
a)
On Trees
b)
On a bush
c)
From the ground
d)
On vines
15.
Which of these was the first "fun size" candy?
a)
Hershey's
b)
Kit Kat
c)
Twix
d)
Snickers
16.

Which famous clip by Michael Jackson shows zombies crawling out of their graves?

a)

Bad

b)

Thriller

c)

Billie Jean

d)

Scream

17.

Which of these is not an alternative name for Halloween?

a)

Scaresday

b)

Hallowmas

c)

Samhain

d)

All Hallows' Eve

18.

If you have a fear of Halloween, you suffer from:

a)

Wiccaphobia

b)

Samhainophobia

c)

Nyctophobia

d)

Phasmophobia

19.

Which language does the word "poltergeist" come from?

a)

German

b)

Swedish

c)

Czech

d)

French

20.

The colors orange and black mean

a)

your favorite team colors.

b)

day and night.

c)

harvest and end of summer.

d)

sun and moon.

21.

In which country did Halloween originate?

a)

The United States

b)

England

c)

Ireland

d)

Scotland

22.

Transylvania is a region in which country?

a)

Poland

b)

Czechoslovakia

c)

Romania

d)

Russia

23.

Including the one that was just released, how many Halloween (Michael Myers) movies are there?

a)

9

b)

7

c)

5

d)

4

24.

In the 2017 film “IT” how do the Loser’s Club defeat the clown Pennywise?

a)

They stop being afraid

b)

They chopped off his head

c)

They grow passed a certain age, Pennywise only frightens children

d)

They leave the town of Derry

25.

How Much Do You Like HALLOWEEN? :)

a)

A little

b)

MEH

c)

Yes

d)

OH MY GOSH COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT IT

e)

I am only in it for the candy