Reading I
Word scramble
Reading II
Vocabulary
Riddles
100

Which country was the last to start Halloween celebrations?

the United States

100

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PUMPKINS

100

Modern traditions of celebrating Halloween

Going trick or treating;

Celebrating with friends and family

100

What kind of tradition is it?

Trick or treat

100

When is it bad luck to see a black cat?

When you’re a mouse. These Halloween movies will scare you senseless.

200

For the ancient Celts, winter was …

a time when life became harder.

200

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HALLOWEEN

200

What is the tradition "Trick or treat" today?

Children knock on people’s doors and ask for sweets.

200

What is it?

Squash

200

I am a body with a leg, an arm, and a head but I look like I am naked and bare. What am I?

Skeleton

300

Why did the Irish start carving faces into pumpkins instead of turnips and potatoes?

Pumpkins were less difficult to carve.

300

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FANCY COSTUMES

300

When was celebrated "Samhain"? Why?

It was celebrated on 1 November, because that was the end of summer and harvest time (life) and the beginning of winter (death). It was also the time for ghosts to return to earth for a day.

300

when fruit and vegetables are taken from trees and the ground


a harvest

300

I’m tall when I’m young, I’m short when I’m old, and once a year, I make heavy pumpkins light. What am I?

A candle

400

American Halloween today is …

less scary than in the past.

400

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HARVEST FESTIVAL

400

Past traditions of celebrating Halloween

Going a-souling;

Scaring ghosts and spirits away

400

something people have done for a long time

A tradition

400

 Frankenstein’s father has three sons. The names of two of them are Snap and Crackle. What is the third son called?

Frankenstein

500

Which tradition was the earliest?

leaving food outside houses

500

twcihse & sstogh

WITCHES AND GHOSTS 

500

What is a jack-o’-lantern? 

The Celts carved faces into vegetables like turnips, potatoes and squash (a pumpkin is a kind of squash) to scare the ghosts and other spirits and make them go away.

500

a woman who can do magic

a witch

500

Ghosts and vampires will come looking for me on a dark autumn night and, with a ding and a buzz will eagerly wait with open arms for me. What am I?

Treats

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