Halloween

Choose an answer from the three choices offered after each question and then "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1. What country first used pumpkins as jack-o-lanterns?

• Germany
• Ireland
• United States

2. What was the name of the Celtic harvest festival that historians say was the source of the present-day Halloween celebration?

• Samhain
• Feralia
• Carnelevarium

3. Apples became associated with Halloween because of harvest festivals celebrating what Roman goddess?

• Diana
• Pomona
• Juno

4. When did Halloween celebrations become popular in the United States?

• 1700's
• 1800’s
• 1900’s

5. What group of people first wore costumes during harvest festivals?

• Celts
• Romans
• Germans

6. What Christian holy day, established in the 800's, adopted pagan harvest festival customs into its celebration?

• Halloween
• All Saint’s Day
• All Souls’ Day

Check Your Answers

• 1. United States
• 2. Samhain
• 3. Pomona
• 4. 1800’s
• 5. Celts
• 6. All Saint’s Day

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