Trick or Treat? A Halloween Quiz

When is Halloween celebrated?

• The last Thursday in October.
• The last day of October, the 31^st.
• The last Friday in October.
• The last Sunday in October.

Which one is NOT a typical Halloween activity?

• Trick-or-treating.
• Attending Halloween costume parties.
• Giving gifts to people.
• Carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns.

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Which non-Christian festival is Halloween believed to be originated from? 

• Carnival.
• The pumpkin festival.
• The Gaelic festival of Samhain.
• The potato festival.

A typical Halloween food is...

• chocolate cake.
• chocolate fudge.
• pumpkin pie.
• apple pie.

How do you call this?

• A carved pumpkin.
• A scary pumpkin.
• A jack-o'-lantern.
• A pumpkin lantern.

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How do you make a jack-o'-lantern?

• By carving a pumpkin.
• By carving a squash.
• By carving a potato.
• By carving a turnip.

The original jack-o'-lanterns were made with...

• Potatoes.
• Beets.
• Turnips.
• Pumpkins.

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Who was Jack of The Lantern (Jack o' latern), according to folklore?

• A man who tried to trick the devil.
• A man who used to sell pumpkins.
• A man who used to grow vegetables.
• A man who used to give candy to children.

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What are you supposed to do if people don't have candy to give to you?

• You should just go away.
• You should tell them to buy candy.
• You should play a trick on them.
• You say "Happy Halloween".

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Why did people use to place jack-o'-lanterns in their porches?

• To show that they had candy.
• To show that they liked Halloween.
• To scare away evil creatures.
• To welcome ghosts and vampires.

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