Creepy Creatures
A bat can fly, but it is not a bird. What type of animal is it?
A Mammal
What is a carved pumpkin with a light inside called?
A jack-o’-lantern.
I copy your movements, appear in the light, and disappear in darkness. What am I?
Your Shadow
You lose a Halloween game and feel upset. Name one safe thing you could do.
Pause, breathe, ask for support, or request an approved break.
What do you say at someone’s door when asking for Halloween candy?
"Trick or Treat!"
How many legs does a spider have?
Eight!
Unscramble this Halloween word: I N K P M P U
Pumpkin
The person who makes me sells me. The person who buys me buys me for someone else. The person inside me cannot see me. What am I?
A coffin
Someone makes fun of your costume. What could you say without insulting them?
“Please stop,” or “I like my costume. You don’t have to like it.”
What do you call the outfit you wear to dress up as someone or something else?
A costume.
Spiders are not insects. What animal group do they belong to?
Arachnids
Who is Frankenstein in the movie Frankenstein, the scientist or creature?
The Scientist
A haunted house has four corners. A black cat sits in each corner. Each cat sees three other cats. How many cats are there?
Four cats.
Your friend feels scared and does not want to join an activity. What could you say?
“That’s okay,” or “Do you want to choose something else?”
What three colors are on a traditional piece of candy corn?
Yellow, orange, and white.
What is the name for using sounds and their echoes to locate objects, as many bats do?
Echolocation
What does "Dia de los Muertos" mean in English?
Day of the dead!
A ghost, a witch, and a vampire race. The witch finishes ahead of the ghost but behind the vampire. Who finishes first, second, and third?
Vampire, witch, ghost.
Your team disagrees about an answer. How could you work it out respectfully?
Let each person explain, take a quick vote, or use an agreed team captain.
What Halloween activity involves trying to grab floating apples using your mouth?
Bobbing for apples.
A student says, “Spiders are insects because they have lots of legs.” Explain why that is incorrect using the number of legs.
Spiders have eight legs; insects have six. Spiders are arachnids, not insects.
What is a group of witches called?
A COVEN
You see me once in “night,” twice in “frightening,” and never in “dark.” What am I?
The letter I.
You feel overwhelmed at a loud Halloween event. Give a sentence that tells staff how you feel and what you need.
“I’m feeling overwhelmed. Can you help me find a quieter place?”
What do you call the outdoor fall attraction where you find your way through paths surrounded by tall corn?
A corn maze.