Halloween Special 15/16

Warm-up TONGUE TWISTERS: 1.As one black bug bled black blood, the other bug bled blue. 2."Which witch wished which wicked wish?"

3) A fly and a flea in a flue Were imprisoned. So what could they do? ‘Let us flee,’ said the fly. ‘Let us fly,’ said the flea. So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

Q1 The name ‘Halloween’ means: 15: The evening before All Saint’s Day 16: The morning before All Saint’s Day

Answer: 15 ‘Halloween’ actually comes from ‘All Hallow Even’, the evening before All Saints’ Day.

Q2 Halloween originated in: 15: America 16: Europe

Answer: 16 Halloween originated in Europe, especially in Ireland, Britain and France, and then spread to America. Halloween spread to other countries as part of the American culture.

Q3 The above is called: 15: John-o’-lantern 16: Jack-o’-lantern

Answer: 16 Jack-o’-lantern

Q4 What do pumpkins and scarecrows, both symbols of Halloween, have in common? 15: They are yellowish and share the same colour 16: They are both related to autumn

Answer: 16 Pumpkins and scarecrows are both related to autumn – after all, Halloween is an autumn festival.

Q5 Another name for trick-or-treating is: 15: guising 16: miming

Answer: 15 Guising – the root of the word ‘disguise’

Q6 In Quebec, Canada, instead of saying ‘trick-or-treat’, children say: 15: Charity, please 16: Help the kids please

Answer: 15 Charity, please (La charité s'il-vous-plait)

Q7 The colour purple stands for: 15: dried blood 16: the supernatural

Answer: 16 The supernatural

Q8 Which cat is unlucky? 15: white 16: black

Answer: 16 Black

Q9 Who wrote the definitive vampire novel? 15: Bram Stoker 16: Robert Louis Stevenson

Answer: 15 Bram Stoker wrote Dracula, while the other wrote The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Q10 What is the name of the scientist in Frankenstein? 15: Victor Frankenstein 16: Hugo Frankenstein

Answer: 15 Victor Frankenstein – Frankenstein is NOT the name of his creation.

Q11 The ‘were’ in werewolf means: 15: man 16: transformation

Answer: 15 Man

Q12 Another name of werewolf is: 15: wolfsbane 16: lycanthrope

Answer: 16 Lycanthrope

Q13 What kind of symbol is ‘bat’ in Chinese culture? 15: longevity and happiness 16: sickness and disaster

Answer: 15: longevity and happiness – due to the pronunciation of the term ‘bat’ in Chinese

Q14 The Invisible Man was written by which famous author? 15: Mary Shelley 16: H.G. Wells

Answer: 16 Mary Shelley is the author of Frankenstein, and H.G. Wells is a very famous science fiction author.

Q15 What is the name of the friendly ghost that stays in a haunted house? 15: Casper 16: Casey

Answer: 15 Casper

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