History
Vocabulary
General
In the U.S.
Variety
100
Where did Halloween start?
UK/Ireland
100
What do we wear on Halloween (or on Carnival)?
Costumes
100
When is Halloween?
October 31st
100
How do adults celebrate halloween?
Parties
100
On Halloween, children eat a lot of____ (fill in the blank).
Candy
200
Why did people used to celebrate halloween?
To celebrate their dead loved ones and to scare away bad spirits that came when the door to the Otherworld opened.
200
What's do we call a magic woman with a broomstick?
A witch
200
What do children typically do on Halloween in the United States?
Trick or treating - they go to houses in costumes and ask for candy
200
True or False: Halloween costumes in the U.S. are usually scary
False
200
What kinds of cats are bad luck?
Black cats
300
What's Halloween an contraction of?
All Hallows' Evening (the night before all Saints' day)
300
What food do we use to make a Jack-o'-lantern?
Pumpkins
300
What Spanish holiday is Halloween in the United States similar to?
Carnival
300
What's one thing that we commonly do in the U.S. on Halloween?
Go to a haunted house, trick or treat, party
300
Today, pumpkin carving is: A) Done to scare ghosts B) Done as an art C) Only for children
B
400
What did we used to use instead of pumpkins to make Jack-o'-lanterns?
Turnips
400
What do we say when we go to a house to ask for candy?
"Trick or treat!"
400
Name 3 countries where Halloween is celebrated
U.K., U.S., Ireland, Canada, Australia
400
Who brought Halloween to the United States?
Irish and Scottish immigrants.
400
What's one type of food we make from pumpkin?
pie, bread, roasted seeds, stew, soup
500
What does the name Jack-o'-lantern come from?
Jack of the lantern - a boy who tricked the devil and was forced to wander the Earth with a lantern made from a turnip.
500
What do we call the "trick" where we throw toilet paper at someone's house?
TPing
500
Why do we traditionally wear costumes?
To scare away bad spirits and the dead
500
What is the night before Halloween sometimes called in the U.S.?
Mischief night or Devil's night
500
What's a Halloween food that we make from popcorn and syrup?
Popcorn balls
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