Spanish Terms
What does 'Dia de Los Muertos' mean in English?
Day of the Dead
In what country did Dia de Los Muertos originate?
Mexico
This vegetable was originally used for jack-o-lanterns before pumpkins
Turnip
This large metallic bowl is supposedly used by witches to create magic potions.
Cauldron
This toy based character was crowned 2023's most popular Halloween costume.
Barbie
What does 'Foto' mean in English?
North America
This popular Halloween candy was originally referred to as “chicken feed?”
What is Candy Corn
This vegetable was originally used for jack-o-lanterns before pumpkins were.
Turnips
You might hear this kind of traditional Mexican band playing at a Dia de Los Muertos celebration.
Mariachi
What does Comida mean in English?
Food
When does the Mexican holiday dia de Los muertos take place every year?
Americans are estimated to spend 700 million dollars buying costumes for these furry friends
Dogs
In Medieval Europe, devils and witches were said to disguise as this small mammal who we now keep as a pet.
Black cat
What did Miguel from the movie 'Coco' secretly want to do?
Make music
What does the word 'flores' mean in English?
Flowers
What flowers are the most popular on Dia de Los Muertos?
Marigolds
This Halloween night activity has been practiced since midevil times.
Trick or treating
The name of this Christian holiday has been translated to or nicknamed Halloween.
All Hallows Eve
This 1962 song tells the story of monsters dancing to an unheard song in Dracula's castle.
Monster Mash
What does calavera mean in English?
Skull
Their family or loved ones who have passed away.
This ghoulish 1984 Halloween song has remained the highest selling album of all time.
Thriller by Michael Jackson
This famous novel written by Mary Shelly is known as the first science fiction novel and is a popular Halloween costume to this day.
Frankenstein
This Disney stop-motion film took three years to make, eventually releasing on October 29, 1993. (Hint: One of the illustrators that we recently learned about helped create this movie!)
Nightmare Before Christmas