Pattern Pumpkins
Numbers & Nightmares
Problem-Solving Potions
Spooky Trivia
Halloween Pop Culture
100
What are the next 3 terms of this spooky pattern?
13, 26, 39...
52, 65, 78...
Starts at 13, goes up by 13!
100
A skeleton has 96 candies. He gives 12 candies out to each trick-or-treater. How many trick-or-treaters get candy?
8
100
A witch brews 9 potions every night for 12 nights. How many potions does she brew?
108 potions
100
What winged mammal is often associated with vampires?
bats
100
What is the main characters name in A Nightmare Before Christmas?
Jack Skellington
200
What is the next number in the sequence?
1, 4, 9, 16...
25
200
A witch has 56 magic crystals. If she puts 8 in each jar, how many jars will she fill?
7 jars
200
A pumpkin patch is 5 m long and 3 m wide. What is the perimeter of the patch?
16 m
200
A group of witches is often called a... what?
Coven
200
Which friendly ghost wants to make friends instead of scare people?
Casper?
300
Frankenstein is out scaring people for Halloween. He creates this table of values to keep track of how many people he has scared.
What is the pattern rule?
h = houses
3h+7
300
A pumpkin patch doubles its pumpkins every week. If it started with 6 pumpkins, how many will it have after 4 weeks?
48 pumpkins
300
A haunted garden is 6 m wide and 7 m long. What is the area of the garden?
42 m2
300
Samhainophobia is the intense fear of.... what?
An intense fear of Halloween
300
What US city is known as the "Witchcraft capital" due to its famous trials in the 1690s?
Salem
400
If the rule for a pattern is 20n+5, what will be the 8th term of the pattern?
20(8)+5 = 165
400
A witch's potion needs 2.5 cups of bat wings per potion. How many cups of bat wings does she need to make 8 potions in total?
20 cups of bat wings
400
A pumpkin patch is 15 m long and 9 m wide.
What is the area and the perimeter of the patch?
Area = 135 m2
Perimeter = 48 m
400
The day after Halloween is known as what...?
All Saints' Day or All Souls' Day
400
In Hocus Pocus, what is the last name of the 3 witch sisters?
Sanderson
500
5, 13, 21, 29...
Write the pattern rule as an expression with a variable, where n=term number
8n-3
500
A mummy earns $6.25 for every tourist that visits his tomb. How much money does he earn if 12 tourists visit?
He earns $75
500
A spooky graveyard has a rectangular fence.
length - 12m and width = 8 m
If fencing costs $20 per metre, how much does it cost to fence the graveyard?
$800
500
What vegetable is traditionally carved into a Jack-O-Lantern in Ireland?
A turnip
500
What are the names of Wednesday Addams' parents?
Morticia and Gomez