Tic-Tac-Toe

a)Trivia questions

1. When is Halloween celebrated? 31st October

2. How do you spell Halloween correctly? Hallowe’en
3. Halloween is a very important holiday in a not English-speaking country. Where? Mexico
4. The colours of H. are black and orange. Why? orange=harvest/autumn black=death
5. Which vegetable is the relative of the pumpkin? cucumber
6. Which English-speaking country was the first Jack-o-Lanterns made? Ireland
7. Which is the number 1 sweets for trick or treaters int he US? Snickers
8. Which monster’s nickname is the lycanthrope? werewolf
9. What do bats eat? mostly insects
10. Which vegetable is good against vampires? garlic

b) Guess the number:

11. About how many children go trick or treating every year? 36.1 million
12. How much candy does an average person eat a year? 11.8 kg
13. How heavy was the biggest pumpkin of the world? 655 kg
14. How much money do Americans spend on Halloween candy every year? 2 billion dollars
15. How much time is the record of making a Jack-o-lantern? 37 seconds

True-False Casino
1. There is a type of bat that eats the blood of horses, birds and cows. T
2. The legend says that if you look into the mirror at midnight, you’ll see your death. F (future husband or wife)
3. The most popular Halloween costume in 2009 was Michael Jackson. T
4. Pumpkins are fruits. T
5. Arachnophobia is when you are afraid of ghosts. F (spiders)
6. The first Halloween parties were int he 20th century. F (19th century)
7. There are 20 types of bats. F (950)
8. The horror story of Frankenstein was written by a woman. T
9. Spooky is the synonym of scary. T
10. It’s a typical Halloween game when children take apples out from water with their mouths. T
11. Paranormal Activity is the most successful horror movie all time. F (Saw)
12. Trick-or-treaters usually say „Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat.” T
13. You can kill zombies with silver. F (cut their heads)
14. A Poltergeist is a type of a which. F (it’s a ghost which makes noises)
15. It’s a typical Halloween trick to throw toilet paper on a person’s house/garden. T