Halloween

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Halloween

What do you know about Halloween?

Let's test your knowledge

When is Halloween celebrated?

1. October 28
2. October 30
3. October 31
4. November 1

Where is Halloween originally from?

1. America
2. Ireland
3. England
4. Scotland

What do people carve for Halloween?

1. A turkey
2. A pumpkin pie
3. A wooden statue
4. A pumpkin lantern

The average American spends about $100 on Halloween festivities.

1. true
2. false

Total Halloween spending has grown by 25% in the last decade.

1. true
2. false

How many pounds of candy do Americans buy for halloween all together? (inhabitants: 332 million)

1. 400 million pounds
2. 500 million pounds
3. 600 million pouds
4. 700 million pounds

How many dollars are spend on halloween candy in the USA?

1. 1.6 billion
2. 2.5 billion
3. 3.1 billion
4. 4.6 billion

00:00

What ancient festival is Halloween originally based on?

00:25

2. How did the Celts celebrate Samhain?

00:40

Is halloween a catholic celebration?

01:04

Is halloween a catholic celebration?

1. yes, but it originated from the pegans/celts
2. yes, they invented halloween
3. no, they don't celebrate halloween
4. no, they don't care about halloween

02:12

What do the colours represent (vertegenwoordigen)?

1. orange: pumpkins
2. orange: end of harvest season
3. black: early darkness
4. black: end of summer

02:41

Did the Celts celebrate new year around this time?

1. Yes, in between the end of harvest season and winter
2. No, they celebrate new year on the 1st of January

03:01

Why did they dress up in costumes?

1. to scare other people
2. to scare animals
3. to scare ghosts
4. to scare family and friends

04:58

What is NOT a theory about trick-or-treating?

1. people would leave out food and drinks to make ghosts happy
2. Poor people would offer prayers for the dead in exchange for food, known as “soul cakes"
3. Children perfom songs while they were dressed up. The owners of the house would guess who they were
4. to scare other people at their doors and get candy in exchange for it

06:04

Where did people carve scary faces in?

1. pumpkin (pompoen)
2. turnip (knolraap)
3. kohlrabi (koolrabi)
4. melon (meloen)

07:56

These creepy women flew out of their ....... on their broomsticks

1. houses
2. chimneys
3. gardens
4. castles

08:17

What were the original handouts?

1. fruits, nuts, toys and coins
2. candy, fruits, toys and coins
3. candy, chocolate, toys and fruits
4. fruits, nuts, chocolate and coins

00:25

1. What ancient festival is Halloween originally based on?

1. All souls day
2. All saints day
3. The ancient Celtic festival of Samhain
4. St. Maarten

00:40

2. How did the Celts celebrate Samhain?

1. by dancing around bonfires to honour ghosts
2. by lighting bonfires and wearing costumes to ward off ghosts
3. by baking cakes for the ghosts
4. by singing songs to scare the ghosts

01:04

What do the colours represent (vertegenwoordigen)?

02:12

Did the Celts celebrate new year around this time?

02:41

Why did they dress up in costumes?

03:01

What is NOT a theory about trick-or-treating?

04:58

Where did people carve scary faces in?

06:04

These creepy women flew out of their ....... on their broomsticks

07:56

What were the original handouts?

What is something new you've learned about Halloween? What are you going to do during Autumn Break?

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