vocabulary
definition: shared by a group
communal
what does the latin root loc mean?
place
which word is spelled correctly: echos or echoes?
echoes
Only one holiday surpasses Halloween in annual sales. What is it?
christmas
definition: written, engraved, carved, or painted as a lasting record
inscription
what does the latin root ped mean?
foot
which word is spelled correctly: thieves or theives?
thieves
How many pounds of candy corn are produced each year?
35 million, 35 thousand, 35 billion
35 million pounds
definition: writing paper or envelopes
stationary
what does the latin root spect mean?
see
which word is spelled correctly: buffalos or buffaloes?
buffaloes
Are pumpkins technically a fruit or vegetable?
fruit
yields
what does the latin root tact mean?
touch
which word is spelled correctly: sheriffs or sherrifs?
sheriffs
When is Halloween thought to have originated? 1000 BC, 2000 BC, or 4000 BC
4000 BC
definition: period of 1000 years
millennium
what does the latin root mem mean?
mind
which word is spelled correctly: sopranos or sopranoes or sapranos?
sopranos
Why are the Halloween colors orange and black?
black is for darkness/death and orange is for pumpkins