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History of Halloween
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A #history #Halloween Quiz! to see what students know.
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1
The Celts, people who lived more than 2,000 years ago, celebrated the New Year when?
November 1
November 2
October 31
December 25
2
A long time ago young women believed they could see their future husband in mirrors. True or False?
True
False
3
Celts believed on the night of Oct. 31st, ghosts of the DEAD returned to Earth. True or False?
True
False
4
What did kids ask for at the door when Halloween was first beginning?
Candy & popcorn
Money & clothes
Popcorn & fruit
Food & money
5
The Celts left _____ outside their houses to make the spirits leave them alone.
lit candles
carved pumpkins
food
scented candy
6
The main colors for Halloween are?
Orange & Yellow
Black & Yellow
Orange & Brown
Black & Orange
7
During medieval times, "souling" meant beggars would go to people's door and do what?
Play a song to get food.
Make a joke to get food.
Sing to get food.
Pray for dead relatives to get food.
8
People in medieval times started carving what?
Gourds
Turnips
Pumpkins
All of the above.
9
Halloween also
means
?
All Saints' Year
All Hallows Eve
Hello Whine!!
Dia de Los Muertos
10
The night before the Celts' New Year was called?
Halloween
The Day Before
All Hallows Eve
Samhain
11
In 1,000 AD, the church named "All Souls' Day" to represent the dead. When was it?
November 3
November 1
November 2
October 31
12
What's your favorite holiday?
Christmas
Thanksgiving
Halloween
Summer Vacation
13
Halloween means what in
Old English
?
Day of the Ghosts
Saints' evening
Night of the Saints
Evening of the Souls
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The Celts' New Year represented what?
End of the harvest and start of Winter.
Start of Summer and end of Winter.
Respecting people's dead relatives.
Freedom from Spanish rule.
