Halloween Traditions
Spooky Characters
Candy & Pumpkin Math
Creepy Critter Science
Halloween Word Puzzles
100

This holiday is celebrated on October 31.

What is Halloween?

100

This pretend creature is often shown floating, saying “Boo!” and wearing a white sheet.

What is a ghost?

100

You have 8 pieces of candy and receive 7 more. You now have this many pieces.

What is 15?

100

This eight-legged animal spins silk webs to catch food.

What is a spider?

100

Unscramble T A B to name a flying Halloween animal.

What is BAT?

200

A pumpkin with a carved face and a light inside has this name.

What is a jack-o’-lantern?

200

This Halloween character is often shown wearing a pointed hat and riding a broomstick.

What is a witch?

200

A bag has 24 candy bars. Four friends share them equally. Each friend receives this many.

What is 6?

200

This flying mammal is often seen at night and may sleep hanging upside down.

What is a bat?

200

Fill in the missing letter: B R _ O M, something a storybook witch rides.

What is O?

300

Children usually say this three-word phrase when asking for Halloween candy.

What is “trick or treat”?

300

This creature from legends has fangs and is often said to turn into a bat.

What is a vampire?

300

You buy 3 pumpkins at $4 each. Your total cost is this amount.

What is $12?

300

An owl hunts mainly at night. This word describes an animal that is active at night.

What is nocturnal?

300

Put these words in alphabetical order: witch, ghost, bat.

What are bat, ghost, witch?

400

These are the two traditional Halloween colors: one matches a pumpkin, and one is the darkest color.

What are orange and black?

400

This friendly cartoon dog solves spooky mysteries with Shaggy and the Mystery Inc. gang.

Who is Scooby-Doo?

400

You collect 40 treats. One-fourth are chocolate. This many treats are chocolate.

What is 10?

400

A spider has eight legs, but an insect has this many legs.

What is six?

400

Remove the first letter from SCARE to make a word that means to look after someone.

What is CARE?

500

A Halloween party begins at 4:30 p.m. and ends at 6:00 p.m. It lasts this many minutes.

What is 90 minutes?

500

This Pumpkin King is the main character in The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Who is Jack Skellington?

500

A costume costs $20 and is on sale for 25% off. You pay this amount before tax.

What is $15?

500

Many bats find insects by making sounds and listening for returning echoes. This ability has this name.

What is echolocation?

500

Rearrange all six letters in LISTEN to make a word meaning completely quiet.

What is SILENT?