Black cats are often associated with bad luck in all cultures. True or False?
False - In Asia and the U.K., you're going to be lucky in life if you own a black cat. In Japan, you'll have luck in finding love if you spot a black cat.
In Mexico, many people dress up as … for the Day of the Dead.
vampires
skeletons
witches
In … people often wear all kinds of costumes for Halloween, not just scary ones.
the UK
Mexico
the USA
If you want to keep spooky spirits away, _____ should do the trick.
salt
pepper
vinegar
oil
The famous magician Harry Houdini died on Halloween ___.
October 31, 1928
October 31, 1927
October 31, 1926
October 31, 1929
The fear of Halloween is known as___.
Hallophobia
Pumpkinphobia
Samhainophobia
Which country was the last to start Halloween celebrations?
Scotland
England
Ireland
the United States
The word "Halloween" comes from "All Hallows'___ '"
Eve
The ancient Celts made lanterns out of ...
apples and oranges.
pumpkins and carrots.
potatoes and turnips.
The tradition of bobbing for apples dates back to ancient___ times.
Roman
Spanish
Greek
In some parts of England, it was believed that if you saw a ___ on Halloween, it was a sign of bad luck.
Spider
Black cat
Robin
Pumpkin
Some people believe that seeing a ___ on Halloween is a sign that a loved one is watching over them.
Black cat
Spider
In Mexico, Halloween is celebrated as "Día de los___" .
Muertos
Halloween is on …
1 November.
2 November.
31 October.
Halloween has its origins in the___ festival of Samhain.
Roman
Celtic
Arab
Greek
The Village Halloween Parade in ___ is the largest in the United States.
New York City
Chicago
Los Angeles
Boston
Why did the Irish start carving faces into pumpkins instead of turnips and potatoes?
Pumpkins were a punishment for doing bad things.
They brought the pumpkins with them from Ireland.
Pumpkins were less difficult to carve.
There weren’t any turnips and potatoes in the United States.
For the ancient Celts, the Samhain festival marked …
the beginning of summer.
the end of summer.
the middle of summer.
The largest pumpkin ever recorded weighed ___ kilograms.
1500 kg
1247 kg
2000 kg
100 kg
In early America, at this time of year, Native Americans celebrated …
Christmas.
the New Year.
the harvest.
In ___, it was believed that if a young person looked in a mirror they would see the face of their future spouse.
England
Spain
Scotland
Germany
Which tradition was the earliest?
trick or treating
leaving food outside houses
going a-souling
giving soul cakes to the poor
Jack-o'-lanterns were originally carved from___.
Turnips
Apples
Pumpkin
Pears
The original purpose of costumes on Halloween was to hide from___.
Black cats and Spiders
Your friends
Your parents
Ghosts and Demons
Halloween is the second-highest grossing commercial holiday after ____.
Christmas. Halloween is the second biggest commercial holiday in the U.S.
For the ancient Celts, winter was …
when they went to church.
a time when life became harder.
a time for celebrations.
when they saw ghosts.
The first Halloween traditions began in …
Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales.
Canada
the United States.
The___ brought the tradition of carving pumpkins to America.
German
Irish
Greek
Italian