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