Halloween Social studies 4110

Question 1

What did the Celts believe occurred the night before the new year?

Accepted Answer

The boundary between the living and the dead became blurred.

Question 2

What did the Celts wear during their celebrations?

Accepted Answer

Animal heads and and skins

Question 3

The living invite dead relatives to return home for a visit in this annual Mexican festival:

Accepted Answer

El Dia de los Muertos

Question 4

All Saint's was also known as....

Accepted Answer

All Hallow's Day

Question 5

Vlad Tepes often believed to be the inspiration of Dracula ruled which principality?

Accepted Answer

Romania

Question 6

What was Samhain the god of?

Accepted Answer

The dead and darkness

Question 7

On the night before Samhain, what did people leave returning dead (ghosts) on their doorsteps?

Accepted Answer

Food and Wine

Question 8

Every Halloween, Charlie Brown waits with his friend Linus for WHAT character to appear?

Accepted Answer

The Great Pumpkin

Question 9

Is a pumpkin a fruit or vegetable?

Accepted Answer

fruit

Question 10

The first Jack-O-Lanterns were made from:

Accepted Answer

turnips.

Question 11

Japan's festival of the dead, Obon, uses lanterns hung outside homes to:

Accepted Answer

help spirits of dead relatives find their way home.

Question 12

Why did many Americans begin leaving bowls of food outside of their homes on Halloween?

Accepted Answer

To satisfy the ghosts so they would not enter the home.

Question 13

In the 18th c., these immigrants revived ancient traditions in the form of trick-or-treating.

Accepted Answer

Irish

Question 14

Who wrote the novel "Frankenstein"?

Accepted Answer

Mary Shelley

Question 15

Where do Jack-o'-lanterns hold their origins?

Accepted Answer

Celtic folklore tells a dark tale about a thief named Jack.

Question 16

What was the name of the ancient Celtic festival that Halloween originated from called?

Accepted Answer

Samhain

Question 17

Who transformed the Samhain festival into All Saints Day?

Accepted Answer

Pope Gregory III

Question 18

What did the Celts believe that the dead could do?

Accepted Answer

Damage crops

Question 19

How did the Romans change the Celtic tradition after conquering the territory in 43 CE?

Accepted Answer

Combined two festivals; Feralia and Lemuria with the Celtic Samhain

Question 20

Why did the Celts celebrate their new year on November 1st?

Accepted Answer

The day marked the end of summer (sun) and the start of winter (darkness).

Question 21

Dracul is latin for what?

Accepted Answer

Dragon

Question 22

Which ancient group of people did Halloween originate from about 2000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

Celts

Question 23

The Celts believed the spirits made it easier for whom to make predictions about the future?

Accepted Answer

the Druids

Question 24

Where did the tradition of "bobbing for apples" originate?

Accepted Answer

It was the symbol of the Roman goddess of fruit and trees.

Question 25

In Medieval times, the needy would go ______, praying for dead relatives in return for pastry.

Accepted Answer

Souling

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