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Halloween History! #halloween #socialstudies #history
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1
Apart from eating, how else are apples used on Halloween?
Good luck charms to hang on doors
Bobbing for apples - game
Apple pie - a Halloween dessert
Carve for Jack-o'-Lanterns
2
What are these children doing?
Trick or treating
Brick or treating
Trick or eating
3
In the 8th Century, the church changed Samhain into...
Praise Jesus Day
All Ghosts Day
All Hallow's Day
All Devils Day
4
Halloween is the 2nd most commercial holiday (most spent) after ____________.
4th of July
Valentine's Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas
5
Halloween did not take on a family friendly, kid-centered form until the ______.
1950s
1910s
1850s
1990s
6
What does the two colors symbolize?
Orange with the fall/harvest and black with death/darkness.
Orange with fun/happiness and black with sadness/horror
Orange with pumpkins/pranks and black with death/legends
7
The name of the holiday comes from medieval England's All Hallows' ___.
Eve
Day
Month
Year
8
Americans spend approximately ________ on costumes each year.
2.5 Billion
2.5 Million
2.5 Trillion
2.5 Quadrilion
9
What was the name of the ancient Celtic festival that Halloween originated from called?
Hilaria
Christmas
Lucaria
Samhain
10
Which vegetable was carved in Ireland traditionally instead of a pumpkin?
Carrots
Watermelon
Turnips
11
The term for the fear of Halloween is ___?
Samhainophobia
Coulrophobia
Ghostophobia
12
Hearing an owl's call means?
Someone is about to die
There is a ghost about
A baby is being born
13
On the night before Samhain, what did people leave to returning dead on their doorsteps?
Food and Wine
Clothing
Candy
14
Which ancient group of people did Halloween originate from about 2000 years ago?
Celts
Greeks
Romans
Mongols
15
Which two colours are associated with Halloween?
Orange and green
White and black
Orange and black
16
In Medieval times, poor people would go praying for dead relatives in return for soul cakes.
Gouling
Walking
Souling
Praying