HALLOWEN QUIZ INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Hallowen Quiz 1
 1. What day is Halloween?

a) 1St October

b) 31st October

c) 1st November

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2. Where does Halloween come from?

a) America

b) lreland and Scotland

c) EngIand

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3. Where does the name "Halloween"
come from?

a) Hello Ween ('Ween' is the name for a ghost)

b) lt's the name of an old Celtic leader

c) Hallow'S Eve

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4. What did people do traditionally for
Halloween in the past?

a) sing and dance all night

b) light fires

c) dress up in costumes and make a noise

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5. What did people think happened on
Halloween?

a) the souls of the dead came back to Earth

b) wizard and witches came out to do magic

c) it was the end of winter

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 6. Why did people put a lantern
outside their house?

a) to frighten evil spirits

b) to be friendly to the spirits

c) to se while they had a party

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 7. What is a Halloween lantern made
from today?

a) potato

b) a turnip

c) a pumpkin

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 8. What is a pumpkin?

a) a fruit

b) a vegetable

c) a tree

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9. At Halloween we play a game called
'Trick or Treat' What are 'tricks'?

a) money

b) spiders

c) practical jokes

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 10. At Halloween we play a game called
Trick or Treat' What are 'treats'?

a) money

b) sweets

c) cakes

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Halloween Quiz 2
1. Which vegetable was originally used
to make jack-o'-lanterns?
a) spinach

b) carrots

c) celery

d) turnips

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 2. Which animals are most commonly
associated with witches?
a) black cats

b) red pandas

c) green frogs

d) yellow dogs

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 3. Spiders have eight legs, but what other
body part do they usually have eight of?

a) mouths

b) hands

c) feet

d) eyes

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 4. What Sort Of supernatural being is
Dracula?
a) goblin

b) ghost

c) vampire

d) banshee

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5. Day Of the Dead, or 'Dia de los Muertos,' is a holiday
celebrated near Halloween in which country?

a) Fintand

b) Mexico

c) Portugal

d) lreland

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 6. If you saw a mummy chasing you on Halloween,
which country would you guess it had come from?

a) China

b) Great Britain

c) Egypt

d) Transylvania

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 7. The 'corpse flower' gets its name
from its:
a) smell

b) texture

c) location

d) appearance

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 8. Which of these words is another
word for 'ghost'?
a) gnome

b) phoenix

c) sprite

d) phantom

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Halloween Quiz 3
 1. The predecessor of Halloween is:

a) Thanksgiving

b) AII Saints' Day

c) AII Souls' Day

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2. Halloween has roots in what ancient
Celtic celebration?

a) All Saints' Day

b) Samhain

c) All Souls' Day

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 3. What did the Celtic people believe
had magical properties?

a) black cats

b) turning points

c ) pumpkins

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 4. All Souls' Day lives on today as:

a) Los Dias de los Muertos

b) Los Dias de los Guapos

c) Los Dias de los Santos

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 5. One Halloween custom in the United States
involves collecting money for what organization?

a) Wildlife Fund

b) Humane Society of the United States

c) UNlCEF

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 6. Approximately what percentage of U.S.
children go trick-or-treating or engage in other
Halloween festivities each year?

a) 60 to 65 percent

b) 70 to 75 percent

c) 85 to 90 percent

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 7.Which of the following is not one of the
groups that have opposed Halloween?

a) Wiccans

b) Christians

c) children

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 8. What was the goal Of trick-or-treating
before candy came into the picture?

a) money

b) apples

c) soul cakes

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 9. What fruit took center stage in
many Celtic divination rituals?

a) cherries

b) apples

c) pumpkins

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Halloween Quiz 4
1. According to a Halloween superstition, what
should you do if you want to see a witch?

a) Light a fire at a crossroads at midnight.

b) Carry a lamp to a spring of water.

c) Put your clothes on inside out and walk backwards.

d) Go out on that blind date with your sisters 'really nice'

friend.

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 2. Legend has it that if a girl wants to see
or dream of her future husband, on
Halloween night she do what?
a) Carry a lamp to a spring and look at the reflection in the
water.

b) Put a sprig of Rosemary and a sixpence under her pillow.

c) Plant hempseed while saying the magic words.

d) All of the above.

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 3. According to superstition, what does it
mean if you see a spider on Halloween?

a) A dead relative is watching over you.

b) Death will come to you In the next year.

c) You will marry within the year.

d) Your house needs cleaning.

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4. Which country celebrates the Day of
the Dead starting at midnight Oct 31?
a) Ireland

b) Germany

c) Mexico

d) China

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 5. The ancient Celts used which vegetable
to carve their Jack O‘Lanterns?

a) Potatoes

b) Turnips

c) Squash

d) None of the above

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6. According to superstition, a person born
on Halloween has what particular ability?

a) They can tell the future.

b) They can see and talk to spirits.

c) They can predict death.

d) They will be unlucky.

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 7. The ancient Celts began the tradition of wearing
masks and costumes on Halloween Why?

a) To trick evil spirits

b) To avoid being recognized

c) To honor the dead

d) For fun

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 8. Halloween originated as a pagan
festival known as what?
a) Beltin

b) Samhain

c) Imbolc

d) Lughnasdb

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 9. According to superstition, on Halloween night owls would
swoop down and feast on the souls -of the dying. How could you
protect yourself from hungry owls?

a) Turn your pockets out, and leave them hanging.

b) Sew a penny in your sleeve.

c) Walk around your house three times backwards, la,

d) All of the above

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10. An Old North American superstition states that if a cat of one
of the following colors crosses our path, it is an omen of bad
luck. Which color is It?

a) White

b) Yellow Coe

c) Calico

d) Black

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11. It was believed that on Halloween, spirits and other
evil creatures roamed the earth. How could you protect
yourself from evil?

a) Sacrifice an animal.

b) Bury animal bones in your front yard.

C) Host a 'dumb supper'.

d) All of the above.

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 References:
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/play-with-
friends/quiz-halloween
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/puzzlesquizzes/
quizyournoodle-halloween/
http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/halloween-quiz.htm
http://puzzles.about.com/od/trivia/l/bl_halloweenquiz.htm
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 Special thanks to:
Student: Urda Sebastian
Teacher: Borş Monica