OCTUBER
WORLD AND INTERNATIONAL DAYS
COSTA RICA IN OCTOBER
FUN AND TRADITIONS
100
What date is Halloween?
October 31st.
100
October 1st is International _____ day?
Coffee.
100
What Costa Rica celebration take place on October 12?
Dia del encuentro de culturas
100
Guess the October activity
Halloween / trick-or-treating.
200
On what date is World Food Day?
October 16th.
200
This October 10 observance focuses on psychological and emotional well-being.
World Mental Health Day
200
TRUE or FALSE: October 12 is currently a public holiday in Costa Rica.
FALSE. It stopped being a public holiday in 2020
200
What fruit is commonly associated with fall and Halloween decorations?
Pumpkin.
300
On what date is United Nations Day?
October 24th.
300
This day on October 11 celebrates and promotes the rights and opportunities of girls
International Day of the Girl Child.
300
What traditional Costa Rican celebration takes place on October 31?
Día Nacional de la Mascarada Tradicional Costarricense.
300
Dinero que escuelas dan a estudiantes porque tienen notas buenas
la beca
400
You have 10 seconds to name 3 international days celebrated in October.
Any three valid October observances.
400
This October 13 observance focuses on reducing the risks and impacts of disasters.
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.
400
Name ONE traditional character commonly represented in Costa Rican mascaradas.
La Giganta, La Muerte, El Diablo, La Segua, El Cadejos, etc.
400
What color combination is most traditionally associated with Halloween?
Orange and black.
500
Put these dates in chronological order: World Food Day, United Nations Day, World Mental Health Day, World Teachers' Day.
October 5 → October 10 → October 16 → October 24
500
Which October observance is celebrated on the 29th and highlights the importance of care and support?
International Day of Care and Support.
500
In what year was October 31 officially declared the Día Nacional de la Mascarada Tradicional Costarricense?
1997.
500
Without speaking, act out a Halloween-related word for your team to guess
Any reasonable Halloween-related word.