This Is Halloween!
Champions of Eating
It's Elementary, My Dear Watson
Animal Heroes
100
Finish the lyric: "He did the Mash, he did the Monster Mash, the Monster Mash, it was a graveyard _____"
Smash!
100
Joey Chestnut, a professional eating competitor, won the record of most ____ _____ eaten in 10 minutes in 2024, having consumed 83 of these in that time!!!
Hot Dogs!!!
100
In Elementary school, these are being replaced by white boards for teachers to write on, so the phrase "like nails on a _____ ______" doesn't mean much to kids anymore
Chalk board
100
In World War Two, the Polish army adopted a Syrian brown ____, who they trained to carry ammunition and other supplies!
Bear! His name was Wotjek
200
About how many pounds of candy do Americans buy each year for Halloween???
(Closest guess)
According to Forbes Magazine, Americans buy about 600 million pounds of candy each year for Halloween!!!
200
In 2023, Josh Cottreau, lead singer of the band Fangz, set a record by eating 143 of these in 8 minutes!!! Hint: these are a breakfast staple
Eggs!!!
200
How many school lunches are served in elementary cafeterias across the U.S. per day?
(Closest guess)
According to the School Nutrition Association, over 95,000 schools serve 29.7 million daily lunches (4.9B annually) and 93,000 serve 15.5 million daily breakfasts (2.6B annually)
200
In 2004, a pod of dolphins saved a New Zealand group of lifeguards by protecting them from a 10-foot-long _____ _______ _______, by circling them in the water and keeping the ______ at bay for 40 whole minutes!!!
Great White Shark, shark!!!
300
This beloved Halloween classic is a film about the three Sanderson sisters and their witchy adventures...also the name rhymes
"Hocus Pocus"
300
The world's largest _________ was a corned beef, cheese, and lettuce creation made by Wild Woody's Chill & Grill in Roseville, Michigan, in 2005, weighing 2,467.5 kilograms (5,440 pounds) and measuring 12 feet long by 12 feet wide!!!
Sandwich!
300
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average number of students in an elementary school classroom in the United States is _____ kids per class
(Closest guess)
19.1 is the average, so about 19 kids per classroom. Some states have it worse, some better, Check out the map below:
300
In 2012, Robert Biggs, a 69 year-old man, was out taking pictures of a mother Black Bear and her cubs in Northern California when he was attacked by a mountain lion. The mother bear...
(points for good guesses)
Saved his life by attacking the mountain lion!!! The bear won, and the mountain lion retreated!!!
400
What is the most popular Halloween candy in the state of Oregon??? (Which one sells the most here?)
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups!
400
The world's largest _______, as certified by Guinness World Records, measures 13,990 square feet (1,296.72 m²) and was created by YouTuber Airrack and Pizza Hut in Los Angeles, California, on January 19, 2023
Pizza!!!
400
In 2009, the PS (Public School) 19 school in New York City became the largest elementary school in the U.S., with ________ students enrolled!!!
(Closest guess)
1,974!!! Stephenson only has *** for context!!!
400
Every year, Pisco the Therapy ______ visits the Hospice of Saint Johns in Colorado and brightens the day of terminal cancer patients! Hint: this animal is often mistaken for an alpaca
Llama!
500
How many pounds of pumpkins do Americans buy for Halloween each year?
(Closest guess)
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Americans buy 1.3 billion pounds of pumpkins each year for Halloween!!! That's a lot of pumpkins!!! Sadly, most of those will go to waste, and only some will be used for food
500
What is the world record for most cookies eaten in one minute???
The most chocolate chip cookies eaten in one minute is 13, a record held by Patrick Bertoletti. This record was set in 2012 at the Famous Dave's World's Fastest Cookie Eater Contest
500
As of the last count in 2021, the National Center for Education Studies counted _______ different elementary schools in the United States!!!
(Closest guess)
Approximately 70,055!!!
500
In 1925, amid a terrible epidemic of diptheria in Nome, Alaska, a sled ____ named Balto was able to pass over the last 55-mile leg of a 674 with liife-saving vaccines, helping to save many lives
Dog! There is an animated movie named "Balto" that I highly recommend that tells the (dramatized) story of Balto!