Halloween History
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English
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5th Grade
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Hard

Fernanda Delgado
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word Halloween mean?
Summer's end
Winter's beginning
Harvest celebration
Ghostly night
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the Celts wear masks and light bonfires on October 31st?
To celebrate the harvest
To confuse and scare away ghosts
To honor the Roman Empire
To commemorate the goddess Pomona
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did people leave on their doorsteps to appease the ghosts during Samhain?
Money
Food
Toys
Flowers
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which festival brought by the Roman Empire combined with Samhain?
Borrelia
Pomona
All Saints Day
All Souls Day
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Christians call the evening before All Saints Day?
Halloween
All Hallows Eve
All Souls Day
All Hollow Mass
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did people in disguise carry to ward off evil during Halloween?
Check lanterns
Jack-o'-lanterns
Turnips
Pumpkins
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Italian, Irish, and Scottish immigrants bring to Halloween in the United States?
Trick-or-treating
Bonfires
Superstitions
Religious rituals
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did community leaders encourage in the 1940s to clean up Halloween?
Pranks
Egging houses
Trick-or-treating
Neighborly get-togethers
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