Spellowe'en
How many syllables in the word 'halloween'?
2
True or false, the tradition of Jack o'-lanterns is thought to have started in Ireland
True
At the end of their field trip, Mrs. Smith's class could each choose a mini pumpkin to take home.
6 children chose a white pumpkin, 4 chose a yellow pumpkin and 9 chose an orange pumpkin. How many pumpkins did they take home in all?
6+4+9= 19
Pumpkin is to pie as chocolate chip is to ________.
cookie
If you see one flying around you'd better be careful at night, as some are said to turn into vampires and might give you neck a bite! What is it?
a bat
Where would you divide the word pumpkin, and what kind of syllables does it have?
Pump.kin, both syllables are closed and have a short vowel sound
True or false, the largest pumpkin grown was over 2300 pounds- the size of a small car or a hippo?
True, the largest pumpkin known to have been grown was 2350 pounds, grown in Half Moon Bay California in 2020 by Travis Anoka
The town of Mont Scary has 63 houses. 47 of them are lit up on Halloween. How many houses are dark?
16
Ring is to bell as ______ is to door.
knock
I am wrapped, but not a gift. I am kept neatly in a chamber. Archaeologists think I'm a treasure. What am I?
a mummy
spell, hiss, gruff, buzz, chill
What spelling pattern/letter category do all of these words have in common?
All the words have bonus letters
What is the most popular way to eat pumpkins in the US?
pumpkin pie
Jack and Jill went trick or treating. They came home with 89 pieces of candy total. Jill has 43. How many does Jack have?
Jack has 46 pieces of candy
Monster is to scary as black cat is to ________
bad luck
How do you spell candy with 2 letters?
C and Y
Hal.low.een
What kind of syllable types are in this word?
Hal - closed
low - vowel team
een - vowel team
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
A fruit. A pumpkin, from a botanist's perspective, is a fruit because it's a product of the seed-bearing structure of flowering plants.
Katy carved one pumpkin in 30 minutes. Ho long will it take her to carve all 5 of her family's pumpkins? How many hours, how many minutes?)
150 minutes or 4 and 1/2 hours
Bat is to fly as float is to ________.
ghost
I'm tall when I'm young. I'm short when I'm old, and every Halloween I am put to work. What am I?
a candle
Which is correct:
mummys mummies
Mummies because you change the y to i and add es for a word ending in y
What town in NH holds the world record for the largest number of jack o'lanterns on display?
Keene, NH
Five spider webs were hanging in a barn. Each spider web had twelve spiders. How many spiders were there in all?
60 spiders
Cape is to Superman as __________ is to princess.
crown / tiara
A zombie, a mummy and a ghost bought a house. What room wouldn't you find there?
A LIVING room!