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Monday 1 November 2010

Spoooooooky Halloweeeeeen!

The evening of October 31st is an ancient festival. It marked the end of the celtic year, when people wanted to drive away all the evil spirits before the beginning of the new year on November 1st. 

Nowadays, a lot of children dress up as witches or ghosts and go to Halloween parties. They also make lanterns from pumpkins and they go round to their neighbours' houses playing 'Trick OR Treat' (especially in the USA).They knock on the doors and shout, “Trick or treat!” The person in the house then should give the children a treat, like some sweets or chocolates. But if the children don’t get a treat, they play a trick on the person.

In our Trick or Treat quiz you have to choose the correct answer to get a treat. If you don’t choose the correct answer, you get a trick. Can you get more treats than tricks?

aq u i zf o r h a l l o w e e n

1. WHEN IS HALLOWEEN?
a. October 31
b. November 1
2. WHAT DO WITCHES AND EVIL SPIRITS DO ON HALLOWEEN?
a. leave Earth
b. return to Earth
3. WHAT IS THE SYMBOL OF HALLOWEEN?
a. the pumpkin
b. the apple
4. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS SYMBOL?
a. to frighten evil spirits
b. to bring food for the winter
5. WHAT DID PEOPLE USE TO EAT ON HALLOWEEN TO PROTECT THEM FROM EVIL
SPIRITS?
a. apples
b. pumpkins
6. WHY DO PEOPLE EAT NUTS ON HALLOWEEN?
a. to live longer
b. to be clever
7. IF YOU GO OUT ON HALLOWEEN, WHAT SHOULD YOU TAKE WITH YOU TO PROTECT YOU FROM SUPERNATURAL BEINGS?
a. a piece of bread with some salt on it
b. a candle and some money
8. IF A GIRL LOOKS IN A MIRROR AND BRUSHES HER HAIR ON HALLOWEEN, WHAT MIGHT SHE SEE?
a. the ghost of an ancestor
b. the reflection of her future husband
9. WHERE DO EVIL SPIRITS MEET AT HALLOWEEN?
a. in cemeteries
b. at crossroads
10. WHY SHOULD YOU SHUT YOUR WINDOWS AND DOORS ON HALLOWEEN?
a. to keep out poltergeists
b. to keep your pets safe inside
11. IN ANCIENT TIMES, WHY DID THE CELTS BUILD FIRES ON THE HILLS?
a. to scare the evil spirits
b. to welcome the souls of the dead
back to their homes
12. THE ROMANS CALLED HALLOWEEN POMONA DAY. WHO WAS POMONA?
a. the goddess of fruits and gardens
b. the devil’s sister
13. WHICH FIESTA IN MEXICO STARTS THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN?
a. the Day of the Dead
b. the Night of the Living Dead
14. WHICH FILM STARTS IN A PLACE CALLED HALLOWEEN TOWN?
a. Halloween
b. The Nightmare Before Christmas
15.WHERE DID HALLOWEEN COME FROM?
a. Ireland
b. America

Issue 109, 
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