WorksheetsHalloween and Thanksgiving
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
On which day do English-speaking countries celebrate Halloween?
on the first weekend of November
on 31 October - 1 November
on the last Thursday of November
on 1-2 November
Which group of people do the origins of Halloween date back to?
the Celts
the Vikings
the Anglo-Saxons
the Normands
What did these people NOT commemorate at Samhain?
the patron saint of their country
the begining of the winter season
the ending of the summer-autumn harvest season
otherworldly good and bad spirits getting closer to us, "earthly" people
What did the druids build where they gathered and burnt crops/animals as sacrifice?
huge wooden crosses
ancient stone circles
pyramids
sacred bonfires
What Christian holiday did Samhain blend with (from the 9th century)?
St.Nicholas Day
Thanksgiving
All Saints' Day
Christmas
What costume is NOT typical of Halloween? Dressing up as a...
skeleton
leprechaun
vampire
witch
When children wear costumes and go from door to door to collect candy, they say...
Chocolate or cheat!
Candy or threat!
Something low-carb, please!
Trick or treat!
What don't they use as typical Halloween decoration?
cobwebs
bats
sparklers
Jack o'Lanterns
Which scary movie is this picture from?
Psycho
Scream
Edward Scissorhands
Nightmare on Elm Street
According to the legend, who did Stingy Jack make a pact with?
God
the devil
a Celtic priest
the ghost of a friend
In the end, Stingy Jack was sent off to wander in the darkness with...
a burning piece of coal
a pumpkin
a candle
a beetroot
When do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving?
on the 21 November
on 2nd November
on the third weekend of November
on the last Thursday of November
About a year before the first Thanksgiving, people sailed from Plymouth, England to America on the ship called...
Pilgrim
Titanic
Santa Maria
Mayflower
Who was Squanto?
a Native American who helped the settlers to communicate with the natives, and to grow crops
the chieftain of the enemy Indian tribe
the captain of the ship Mayflower
a priest of the settlers who tried to convert the Indians to Christian religion
At the first Thanksgiving, the settlers invited the Native Americans for a big feast because...
they wanted to ask them about how to hunt deer and grow crops
they were thankful that they had survived the first year, even in such harsh conditions
before that, the Indians had been unwilling to trade with them
settler John Smith fell in love with Pocahontas
When was "the first Thanksgiving"?
in 1621
in 1492
in 1552
in 1789
What is NOT typically part of the American Thanksgiving dinner?
stuffed turkey
pumpkin pie
cranberry sauce
fish soup
