Halloween facts
Old History
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Halloween in generel
100

The date of halloween

31th of october 

100

What were Jack O' Lanterns made of back in the days?

Carved out turnips 

100

The name of the pumpkin king  

Jack Skellington,

100

Name 3 scary popular halloween custumes  

Ghost, vampire, witch, zombie, monster, english teacher 

200

What are Jack O'Lanterns originally made of?

Pumpkins

200

Where does the halloween tradition originate from? which culture and country?

The Celtic culture - Ireland 

200

Name six halloween things that we saw in the movie

pumpkins, ghosts, skeletons...

200

Which animal is most commonly associated with witches and halloween?

Black Cats 
300

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 

300

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 

300

What is the name of the songs we worked with in class?

"This is Halloween" and "what's this"

300

True or false?

In America, Halloween was first celebrated 200 years ago. 

True 

400

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 

400
How old is the trick or treat tradition?

Nearly a hundred years 

400

Descripe Oogie Boogie

He is the infamous Boogeyman, depicted as a bug-filled burlap sack with a penchant for gambling.

400

True or false? Halloween is the largest commercial holiday in America and Britain? 

False - Christmas is number one 

500

In which decade did we celebrate Halloween for the first time in Denmark?

A) 1980

B) 1990

C) 2000

D) 2010

C) 2000

500

How old is the halloween tradition?

It started as a celebration of the end of the harvest for over 2.000 years ago 

500

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

500

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. 

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