History of Halloween
Halloween began in this part of the world:
a) The USA
b) Canada
c) Europe - Scotland and Ireland
What is:
c) Europe and Ireland!
This word means "All Saints Day":
a) Christmas
b) Thanksgiving
c) Halloween
Is the word that means "All Saints Day":
c) Halloween?
Children wear these "guises" when they go trick-or-treating:
a) Costumes
b) Suits
c) Shoes
Is the word:
a) Costumes?
These people were the first to start Halloween traditions:
a) Native American tribes
b) The Vikings
c) The Celts
Who are:
c) The Celts!
This word means "to go door-to-door":
a) Carving
b) Singing
c) Souling
c) Souling?
The act of going door-to-door to get candy:
a) Caroling
b) Traveling
c) trick-or-treating
Is the word:
c) Trick-or-Treating?
To bring people together in different communities, people lit these.
a) Fireworks
b) Bonfires
c) Rockets
Did people light:
b) Bonfires!
This item is used to light porches and streets during Halloween:
a) Christmas lights
b) Jack-O-Lanterns
c) Stars
Is this items called:
b) Jack-O-Lanterns?
This special treat was not sold for five years during World War 2:
a) Candy
b) Chocolate
c) Pie
Was this special treat called:
a) Candy?
When the Roman Empire spread all over Europe, they made Halloween a day to celebrate this:
a) Saints and religious leaders
b) Celebrities like the Kardasians
c) Their favorite pets
Is the answer:
a) Saints and religious leaders?
These small but delicious cakes were given to children who went to homes and did dances in the old days:
a) Soul cakes
b) Candy
c) Pasta
Were these delicious cakes called:
a) Soul cakes?
The country that came up with the term "trick-or-treat" in 1917:
a) The USA
b) China
c) Canada
Was this country:
a) Canada?
People left Europe for this country when the potato famine happened:
a) Brazil
b) The United States
c) Japan
Did they sail to:
b) The United States?
This word came from an ancient word meaning "to wear a costume":
a) Costume
b) Disguise
c) Pomme
Is it the word:
b) Disguise?
The reason why people put out treats on Halloween:
a) To have people come visit them;
b) To feed ghosts, monsters, and spirits that might visit them on Halloween;
c) To have food for the winter.
What is:
b) To feed ghosts, monsters, and spirits that might visit them on Halloween?