vocabulary
latin roots
spelling
halloween trivia
100

definition: shared by a group

communal 

100

what does the latin root loc mean?

place

100

which word is spelled correctly: echos or echoes?

echoes

100

Only one holiday surpasses Halloween in annual sales. What is it? 

christmas

200

definition: written, engraved, carved, or painted as a lasting record

inscription

200

what does the latin root ped mean?

foot

200

which word is spelled correctly: thieves or theives?

thieves

200

How many pounds of candy corn are produced each year? 

35 million, 35 thousand, 35 billion

35 million pounds

300

definition: writing paper or envelopes 

stationary

300

what does the latin root spect mean?

see

300

which word is spelled correctly: buffalos or buffaloes?

buffaloes

300

Are pumpkins technically a fruit or vegetable?

fruit

400
definition: the amounts or quantities of something produced or grown 

yields

400

what does the latin root tact mean?

touch

400

which word is spelled correctly: sheriffs or sherrifs?

sheriffs

400

When is Halloween thought to have originated? 1000 BC, 2000 BC, or 4000 BC

4000 BC

500

definition: period of 1000 years

millennium 

500

what does the latin root mem mean?

mind

500

which word is spelled correctly: sopranos or sopranoes or sapranos?

sopranos

500

Why are the Halloween colors orange and black?

black is for darkness/death and orange is for pumpkins

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