Count Dracula
Scary Grammar
Spooky Stories and Scary Grammar
Big Brother
Mixed Potions
100
20% of the ghosts are female ghosts. There are 55 ghosts. How many ghosts are female?
11 female ghosts
100
What are the past tense verbs in this sentence: Boo! said the ghost as he disappeared from their sight.
said, disappeared
100
One of the most famous "monsters" in all of literature is Mary Shelley's... (it starts with an F!)
Frankenstein
100
The mummies, who represent the conservatives of Transylvania, believe that the witches ideas on the use of magic is wrong. They believe magic should not be used while witches, who represent the liberals of Transylvania, believe that it should. The other supernatural creatures are divided on this idea, there really is no middle ground. Explain how this represents party polarization?
the growing gap between liberals and conservatives/democrats and republicans on political issues
100
This holiday is the only one that surpasses Halloween in terms of consumer sales
christmas
200
During Halloween, you work 40 hours per week at the pumpkin patch and earn $9.25 per hour. You also tutor $10.00 per hour and can work as many hours as you want. You want to earn a total of $425 per week. How many hours per week must you tutor?
5.5 hours per week
200
What is the figurative language being used in this sentence?
The red-eyed monster was as tall as an oak tree.
simile
200
I am the author of the Tell-Tale Heart and other scary stories. Who am I?
Edgar Allen Poe
200
The vampires of vampireville want to create their own country. They looked at the Articles of Confederation to try and make their own Constitution. What were some of the downfalls of the Articles of Confederation?
couldn't raise taxes, no executive branch, no judicial branch, no power to raise an army, no power to control trade between the states or with other nations, to change the Articles every state had to agree
200
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
fruit
300
(100-4u)/3 = (5u+6)/4 +6
10
300
Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:
The children went trick-or-treating in the park and received many treats.
in the park
300
Identify the proper noun(s) in the following sentence:
Mr. Jones told Robert that he should invite his classmate Charles to go to the pumpkin patch with him.
Mr. Jones, Robert, Charles
300
Ichabod the headless horseman wanted to become a lawyer. He needs to know what branches of government go with each article of the Constitution. Which Article of the Constitution outlines the legislative branch?
Article 1
300
True or false? The word "hallow" means saint or holy person.
true
400
Find the difference:
(-y^2+y+2) - (y^2-5y-2)
-2y^2+6y+4
400
What example of figurative language is being used in this sentence:
The prized pumpkin picked from the patch proved to be perfect.
Alliteration
400
Identify the adjective(s)in the following sentence:
The very tired baby was crying as the loud thunder roared through the night.
tired and loud
400
The United Coalition of Werewolves wants to create their own government. They can't decide between an Autocracy and democracy. What is the difference between an Autocracy and Democracy?
Autocracy is a form of government where control rests with a single individual while a democracy is a form of government in which the people govern, either directly or through elected representatives
400
What is the Spanish word for witch?
Bruja
500
The table shows the projected enrollment (in millions) at the school of vampires academy
A model from the data is E=0.19t + 21.5 where t represents the year, with t=1 corresponding to 2021. According to the model, in what year will enrollment be 23.6 million?
2032
500
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence:
The scared woman ran quickly into the dark room.
quickly
500
Identify the pronoun(s) in the sentence: He was dressed in a scary costume and won a prize.
he
500
The Dwarfs were tired of living under the tyrannical rule of Snow White and declared their independence from her. They created a Constitution similar to the U.S. Constitution. However, not all the dwarfs supported this constitution. What documents/papers were created to help convince states to ratify the U.S. Constitution that the Dwarfs can use to help convince the others?
the Federalist papers
500
The classrooms at Score at the Top are numbered, but they are missing 1 number. Which is it?
5