WorksheetsSamhain: History of Halloween
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Around the 400s B.C., what people lived in the area that is primarily green
Romans
Greeks
Celts
English
What festival does Halloween come from?
The Day of the Dead
Samhain
Fasti
Thanksgiving
What did Samhain celebrate?
The coming of Winter
Celtic goddess of War
Celtic Matyrs
Black Cats
What is a druid?
an ancient witch
a Celtic priest
a Roman priest
a Puritan
How did the Celts thank their
gods for a good harvest?
Set apples on the front porch
burned money
Bonfires and animal sacrifices
carved pumpkins
Who conquered the Celts and combined the Samhain festival with Pomona?
Greeks
Gauls
Romans
Turks
What did All Saints’ Day celebrate?
Saints and ancestors
Saints and maytrs
Gods and Saints
Saints and Druids
Where does the word “Halloween” come from?
it's Roman for "Black Cat"
it's Celtic for "pumpkin"
a corruption of the Celtic "Hallow Feast
a corruption of the Roman "All Hallows Eve"
What people in Colonial America banned the celebration of Halloween?
Anglicans
Catholics
Puritans
government officials
Where in Colonial America did Halloween gain traction?
Connecticut & Vermont
Massachusetts & Rhode Island
Maryland & Virginia
New York & New Jersey
What people brought the tradition of jack-o’-lanterns to the U.S.?
Irish
Italians
Germans
French
In the 1900s, what town became known as the “Halloween Capital of the World”?
Anoka, Minnesota
Providence, Rhode Island
New York City, New York
Des Moines, Iowa
What was the practice of going to houses to beg for soul cakes in exchange for a prayer?
Guising
Souling
Tricking
Treating
