Halloween

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

Halloween!  

Halloween

What do you know
about Halloween?

We are going to watch a video about Halloween

Watch carefully because you have to answer questions about the video!

When do we celebrate Halloween?

1. 30 October
2. 31 October
3. 1 November
4. 2 November

How many years ago was Halloween first celebrated?

1. 1500 years ago
2. 1000 years ago
3. 2000 years ago
4. 1250 years ago

Where does Halloween originate from?

1. The United States of America
2. Canada
3. The United Kingdom
4. Ireland

What Celtic festival does Halloween originate from?

1. All Hallows Eve
2. Samhain
3. Harvest time
4. Hallowmas

What is souling?

Souling

The poor would receive soul cakes 

and in return pray for dead relatives

How much money do the Americans spend on Halloween?

1. 6 billion
2. 6 million
3. 600 thousand
4. 60 thousand

What do you call a carved Halloween pumpkin?

1. Jack-O'-Lantern
2. Jill-O'-Lantern
3. John-O'-Lantern
4. Jane-O'-Lantern

Why do people wear costumes on Halloween?

Halloween costumes

People used to wear masks

to hide from the ghosts that roamed the earth

they pretended to be ghosts themselves

Now it's just for fun :-) 

What do people do on Halloween?

1. Trick-or-Leave
2. Tick-or-Sweet
3. Treat-or-Leave
4. Trick-or-Treat

What is the most popular Halloween candy?

1. Snickers
2. Mars
3. Milky Way
4. Oreo

What monsters do you know?

Write a short Halloween story:
Feature a monster
Write between 150-200 words