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The History of Halloween Quiz
Do you know how Halloween came along?
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1. What did Halloween start as?
The Irish celebration of death
The Celtic festival of Samhain
Halloween
A Day to worship the dead
2. What was Halloween's initial name?
Hollow Eves
Hallow Eyes
All Hallow's Eve
Hallow's Dawn
3. What was a common ceremonial thing that the Druids did?
Burned dead things
Buried people alive
Dug up graves
Burned criminals, prisoners, and animals alive.
4. The purpose of Halloween (to the Druids and Celtics) was to:
frighten evil spirits
bring up the dead
kill all evil
sacrifice to the gods
5. What did people do to keep the evil spirits from hurting them on Halloween?
Sacrificed anything they had to them
Burned living creatures
Bowed down to the dead
Left food outside of their door so the spirits would take it
6. How did costumes get a start?
Some guy who wanted to be 'fashionable' made them
No one knows
The Ancient Celtics wore ceremonial costumes
The Celtics believed costumes would invite the dead
7. In the late 1800's, there was a move in America to get people to know about Halloween.
False
True
8. How did 'trick-or-treating' begin?
The Irish Celebration of Handing out free food
A few hobos wanted to get free munchies
No one really knows
From the English parade of "All Soul's Day" w/ 'Soul Cakes'
9. One superstition about Halloween is:
Flying cows are real
Witches can turn themselves into cats
Bats can turn into Goblins
Ghosts will steal your candy
10. What day is Halloween on?
November 1
January 29
December 25
October 31
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