Spooky Math
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What famous Disney movie is often associated with Dia de Los Muertos in the US?
Coco
Tim Burton is famous for his ______ style.
Animation/illustration
What is Halloween referred to as by Catholics and some Christian denominations?
All Hallow's Eve or All Saint's Day
What two colors are usually associated with Halloween?
Orange and black
Solve the following equation using PEMDAS:
(32 / 4) x 5 + 2 squared - 10
34
When is Dia de Los Muertos?
Nov 1-2
Name two famous movies that Tim Burton directed, produced, wrote, and/or provided the art for.
Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Nightmare before Christmas, Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Frankenweenie, etc.
Halloween's origins date back to the ancient ____ festival of ______.
Celtic, Samhain
A black cat
Turn the following improper fraction into a mixed number: 125/12
Turn the following mixed number into an improper fraction: 7 and 3/8
125/12 = 10 and 5/12
7 and 3/8 = 59/8
Name 3 countries that celebrate Dia de Los Muertos for 100 points each.
Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Phillipines, Haiti, United States of America, Nicaragua, Spain, Colombia, Venezuela, etc.
What is the name of the green pigment in leaves that starts to decrease in the fall?
Why does it decrease in the fall/winter?
Chlorophyll
Because there isn't as much sunlight
The first celebrations of Halloween in Colonial New England were called '___ ____.'
Halloween became a secular (non-religious) community centered holiday in the US beginning in what decade of the 1900s?
'Play parties'
1920s
This is the most popular (highest selling) candy in the US around Halloween and in general.
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups/Candy
What is the mean, median, mode, and range of the following set of data?
4, 7, 7, 15, 22, 27, 31
Median: 15
Mode: 7
Range: 27
Mean: 16.14
Translate the following words/phrases into English:
Buenas noches
Igualmente
Cuaderno
Mi pelo esta naranja
Good night
Likewise, you too, etc.
Journal, notebook, diary, etc.
My hair is orange
What four things does a plant require for photosynthesis?
Sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, and chlorophyll.
These flying mammals are associated with Halloween.
What do people wear on Halloween?
What vegetable was used to carve what we now call jack-o-lanterns out of before pumpkins?
This inanimate object commonly associated with Halloween was created by farmers to frighten birds away from fields of crops.
A scary book series popular with preteens/teenagers written by R.L. Stine, known for its colorful and creepy illustrations on the cover.
Bats
Costume
Turnips
Scarecrows
Goosebumps
1922's 'Nosferatu' is an unofficial story telling about what famous monster that kids dress up as on Halloween?
Vampire
Solve the following equation for x using the distributive property and combining like terms with the inverse operation: 2(4x−5)=−3(2x+1)
x = 1/2 or 0.5
What is an ofrenda?
What is one example of something that you might place on an ofrenda?
What is one tradition that people participating in Dia de Los Muertos celebrations often do?
What kind of flowers are known for being used to decorate on Dia de Los Muertos?
This empire that was at its strongest from the 1300s to the 1500s would later become Mexico.
An alter
A deceased loved ones' favorite food or drink, photographs, flowers, etc.
Spend time remembering loved ones who have passed away, clean with family, eat and drink a lot, listen to music, make traditional foods like sugar skulls, dress up and dance, etc.
Marigolds
Aztec Empire
Spell the following words related to Tim Burton for 100 points each:
Proportions
Aesthetic
Expressionism
Peculiar
Unconventional
What are the 6 points on the basic elements of a story structure?
Exposition/introduction, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution/conclusion.
1962