HALLOWEEN QUIZ.

QUESTION 1 Thanksgiving Day Day of atonement (примирение) New Year Modern Halloween originates from the ancient Celtic Holiday which was celebrated on the 1st of November according to the ancient calendar. This festival is…………. Thanksgiving Day Day of atonement (примирение) New Year

QUESTION 2 It was believed that damned (злые) souls (души) of the dead got into (вселялись) - animals - plants - fish.

QUESTION 3 Carved watermelon Carved zucchini Carved pumpkin One of the symbols of the holiday is…………….. Carved watermelon Carved zucchini Carved pumpkin

QUESTION 4 Halloween is also known as Magic Night Night when you bob for apples Night of the wood spirits

QUESTION 5 Spilled water Fallen Candlestick (подсвечник) Fallen chair At night girls usually read fortune (гадали). What was a bad omen (предзнаменование)? Spilled water Fallen Candlestick (подсвечник) Fallen chair

QUESTION 6 At Halloween children knock on the door and yell “Trick or treat”. The hosts when they hear such words should give children some sweets some clothes some money

QUESTION 7 Walk with a torch (фонарик) What should you do to protect yourself from the evil spirits? Walk with a torch (фонарик) Spit (плюнуть) over the left shoulder Wear masks

QUESTION 8 At Halloween people never swear and argue weep (cry) Feel offended (обижаться)

QUESTION 9 Lemonade and nuts Beer and chocolate In Mexico there is a tradition to build family altars, decorate them with flowers and treat dead people with……………… Lemonade and nuts Beer and chocolate Champagne and pineapples

QUESTION 10 It is believed that at Halloween people can look into their future the gateway to next world is opened there’s raising from the dead

QUESTION 11 At night people burnt fires and offered sacrifices (жертвы) to evil spirits. It was believed that if you started a fire from those coals (угли)…… the hearth (очаг) would protect the house from the evil spirits all the year The year would be wealthy (богатый) The year would be fruitful (урожайный)

QUESTION 12 If you would like to see a witch you should throw a chestnut (каштан) into the fire peel the apple, put it into the pocket and hop (прыгать) on one leg at midnight leave the house at midnight wearing clothes inside out (наизнанку) and go backwards

QUESTION 13 New –York and Washington New-York and Los Angeles For the first time Halloween became a truly massive holiday in the 20s of the 20th century. The first big cities celebrated this day on a nationwide scale were………… New –York and Washington New-York and Los Angeles Las Vegas and Los Angeles

QUESTION 14 There is a tradition to visit friends and relatives at Halloween. There is a point in it! Can you guess? souls of the dead come to people’s houses looking for some food everybody unites against evil it doesn’t mean anything, people just visit their friends and family!