Викторина 'Halloween is coming!' (5 класс)

Halloween is coming!

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Get set to shiver with this spooktacular Halloween quiz!

1. Which vegetable was originally used to make jack-o'-lanterns?
a. spinach b. celery c. carrots d. turnips

2. Which animals are most commonly associated with witches?
a. black cats b. red panda c. green frog d. yellow dogs

3. What day is Halloween celebrated on?
a. October 30 b. October 31 c. November 1 d. March 31

4. Spiders have eight legs, but what other body part do they
usually have eight of?
a. mouths b. hands c. ears d. eyes

5. What sort of supernatural being is Dracula?
a. Goblin b. Wizard c. Vampire d. Banshee

6. Day of the dead or Dia de los muertos is a holiday celebrated
near Halloween in which country?
a. Finland b. Mexico c. Portugal d. Ireland

7. If you saw a mummy chasing you in Halloween, which country
would you guess it had come from?
a. China b. Great Britain c. Egypt d. Transylvania

8. The "corpse flower" gets its name from its:
a. smell b. texture c. location d. appearance

9. What is a pumpkin?
a. animal b. vegetable c. mineral d. fruit

10 Which of these words is another word for "ghost"?
a. Gnome b. phoenix c. sprite d. phantom

Answers:

1. Turnips ( Jack-o'-lanterns originated in Ireland and Scotland and were first made out of turnips and other root vegetables )

2. Black cat ( In the Middle Ages people thought that black cats were witches in disguise )

3. October 31 ( Halloween is celebrated on October 31 )

4. Eyes (Most, but not all, spiders have eight eyes on their heads. Some eyes are in front, and some are in back! )
   

5. Vampire (The Dracula character is probably based on a real historical person, but he wasn't a vampire!)

6. Mexico (Day of the Dead celebrates all dead people, especially a person's ancestors. The festival has roots in Mayan, Aztec and other ancient cultures.)

7. Egypt (While several ancient cultures mummified their dead, many people think of Ancient Egypt and the pyramids when they think of mummies.)

8. Smell (The "corpse flower" smells like rotting meat, grows in Sumatra and Borneo and is the biggest flower in the world)
   
   
   
   9. Fruit (Although many people think it's a vegetable, the pumpkin is actually a fruit)

10. Phantom (There are many words that you can use to mean "ghost". "Phantom", "spirit" and shade are among them.)