History of Halloween
Halloween Vocabulary
Halloween Potpourri
100

Halloween began in this part of the world:

a) The USA

b) Canada

c) Europe - Scotland and Ireland

What is:

c) Europe and Ireland!

100

This word means "All Saints Day":

a) Christmas

b) Thanksgiving

c) Halloween

Is the word that means "All Saints Day":

c) Halloween?

100

Children wear these "guises" when they go trick-or-treating:

a) Costumes

b) Suits

c) Shoes

Is the word:

a) Costumes?

200

These people were the first to start Halloween traditions:

a) Native American tribes

b) The Vikings

c) The Celts

Who are:

c) The Celts!

200

This word means "to go door-to-door":

a) Carving

b) Singing

c) Souling

Is the word that means "to go door-to-door":


c) Souling?

200

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?

300

To bring people together in different communities, people lit these.

a) Fireworks

b) Bonfires

c) Rockets

Did people light:

b) Bonfires!

300

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?

300

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?

400

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?

400

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?

400

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?

500

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?

500

This word came from an ancient word meaning "to wear a costume":

a) Costume

b) Disguise

c) Pomme

Is it the word:

b) Disguise?

500

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?