Halloween facts
The date of halloween
31th of october
What were Jack O' Lanterns made of back in the days?
Carved out turnips
The name of the pumpkin king
Jack Skellington,
Name 3 scary popular halloween custumes
Ghost, vampire, witch, zombie, monster, english teacher
Spell the word "græskar" in english and tell me, which wordclass the word is
P U M P K I N
Noun
What are Jack O'Lanterns originally made of?
Pumpkins
Where does the halloween tradition originate from? which culture and country?
The Celtic culture - Ireland
Name six halloween things that we saw in the movie
pumpkins, ghosts, skeletons...
Which animal is most commonly associated with witches and halloween?
Spell the word "flakke rundt" in english and tell me which wordclass it is
W A N D E R
Verb
How heavy was the biggest pumpkin in denmark 2022?
A) 1.212,44 kg
B) 63,5 kg
C) 124,5 kg
D) 868,8 kg
868,8 kg
The name Halloween comes from:
A) From the Trick and treat tradition, where people when they opened their doors - said hallo - and "ween" like a scream when they saw the scary kids.
B) From the chistian traditional day "All Hallows Eve"
C) No one knows for sure
All Hallows Eve
What is the name of the songs we worked with in class?
"This is Halloween" and "what's this"
True or false?
In America, Halloween was first celebrated 200 years ago.
True
Spell the word for "tiggede" in english and tell me which wordclass it is
B E G G E D
Verb
On average how many sweets does a kid get on Halloween in America?
A) 250 pieces
B) 150 pieces
C) 100 pieces
D) 50 pieces
C) 100 pieces
Nearly a hundred years
Descripe Oogie Boogie
He is the infamous Boogeyman, depicted as a bug-filled burlap sack with a penchant for gambling.
True or false? Halloween is the largest commercial holiday in America and Britain?
False - Christmas is number one
Spell the word for "nærig" in english and tell me which wordclass it is
S T I N G Y
Adjective
In which decade did we celebrate Halloween for the first time in Denmark?
A) 1980
B) 1990
C) 2000
D) 2010
C) 2000
How old is the halloween tradition?
It started as a celebration of the end of the harvest for over 2.000 years ago
Sing the chorus in "this is halloween"
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween, Halloween
Halloween, Halloween
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
In this town, don't we love it now?
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise
Make a short resume of the myth of Stingy Jack
Stingy Jack is an old man who, when he died, could not come into heaven nor hell because he once tricked the devil - therefore he now wanders in the dark nights on the streets.
People carve scary faces on pumpkins to scare him off.
Spell the word for "kristendom" in english and tell me which wordclass it is.
C H R I S T I A N I T Y
Noun