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?"

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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.

Q1Q1

• 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.

Q2Q2

• 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.

Q3Q3

The above is called:

15: John-o’-lantern

16: Jack-o’-lantern

• Answer: 16

• Jack-o’-lantern

Q4Q4

• 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.

Q5Q5

• Another name for trick-or-treating is:

• 15: guising

• 16: miming

• Answer: 15

• Guising – the root of the word ‘disguise’

Q6 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)

Q7Q7

• The colour purple stands for:

• 15: dried blood

• 16: the supernatural

• Answer: 16

• The supernatural

Q8Q8

• Which cat is unlucky?

• 15: white

• 16: black

• Answer: 16

• Black

Q9Q9

• 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.

Q10Q10

• 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.

Q11Q11

• The ‘were’ in werewolf means:

• 15: man

• 16: transformation

• Answer: 15

• Man

Q12Q12

• Another name of werewolf is:

• 15: wolfsbane

• 16: lycanthrope

• Answer: 16 Lycanthrope

Q13Q13

• 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

Q14Q14

• 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.

Q15Q15

• 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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