Halloween Spelling 🎃
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Halloween Brain Teasers 💀
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Spell the word: The object that witches use to fly.
BROOM / BROOMSTICK
100
Question: What is this Halloween character?
A ghost
100
On which date is Halloween celebrated, in New Zealand?
A. October 30th
B. October 31st
C. November 1st
D. November 2nd
October 31st (Of course!)
100
Question: You wear this on Halloween to change how you look.
What is it?
A. A custom
B. A customer
C. A costume
D. A uniform
C. A costume
100
Question: I have a pumpkin weighing 1 kilogram and a 1 kg bag of Halloween marshmallows.
Which is heavier?
They weigh the same!
200
Spell the word: A dead person who comes back to life.
ZOMBIE
200
Question: What is this Halloween character?
A scarecrow.
200
What do children usually say when asking for Halloween candy?
Trick or treat!
200
Question: You see a doll sitting alone in a dark, empty house. It makes you feel uncomfortable.
Which word best describes the doll?
A. Delicious
B. Creepy
C. Sleepy
D. Friendly
B. Creepy
200
Question: There are three boxes. Each box has a label, but all three labels are wrong.
Box A says: “Candy”
Box B says: “Spider”
Box C says: “Empty”
You open Box A and find that it is empty.
What is inside Box B?
A. Candy
B. A spider
C. Nothing — it is empty
D. There isn't enough information
A. Candy
300
Spell the word: A monster made of bones.
SKELETON
300
Question: Who is this Halloween character?
A mummy.
300
In Ireland, people sometimes bake a special Halloween bread or cake with a surprise hidden inside.
What do they put inside?
A. A small ring
B. A small toy
C. A chocolate coin
D. A tiny pumpkin
A. A small ring
300
Question: Your friend suddenly jumps out from behind a door. You are so surprised that you almost “jump out of your skin!”
What does this expression mean?
A. You are very surprised or frightened.
B. You want to become a ghost.
C. You are very tired.
D. You want to run faster.
A. You are very surprised or frightened.
300
Question: A magical pumpkin doubles in size every minute. It completely fills a room after 60 minutes.
When was the room half full?
A. After 30 minutes
B. After 45 minutes
C. After 59 minutes
D. After 58 minutes
C. After 59 minutes
400
Spell the word: The scary place where dead people are buried.
CEMETERY / GRAVEYARD
400
Question: Who is this Halloween character?
Bonus challenge: Can you name the most famous ******* from the book by Bram Stoker?
A vampire.
Dracula.
400
In Guatemala, people celebrate with enormous, colourful kites around the Day of the Dead.
What is one purpose of these kites?
A. To send messages to dead family members
B. To help farmers predict the weather
C. To scare away birds from farms
D. To choose the next village leader
A. To send messages to dead family members
400
Question: A person visits a town and they say, “This place is a ghost town!”
What do they mean?
A. The town is full of ghosts.
B. The town is very busy.
C. The town is almost empty.
D. The town is under the sea.
C. The town is almost empty.
400
Question: You enter a dark haunted house. You have one match. Inside, there is a candle, a fireplace, and a lantern.
What do you light first?
D. The match (of course)
500
Spell the word: The name of a Halloween character who changes into a wolf, during a full moon.
WEREWOLF
500
Question: What is a carved, illuminated Halloween pumpkin called?
A jack-o'-lantern.
500
In Portugal, some children go trick-or-treating around November 1.
What did they traditionally ask for?
A. Pizza
B. Bread
C. Pumpkins
D. Candy
B. Bread
500
Question: A student asks their parents, “Can I keep a pet snake in my bedroom?” Their parents reply, “Over my dead body!”
What do they mean?
A. They want a snake, too.
B. NO! (They strongly refuse.)
C. They are afraid of snakes.
D. The house is too small.
B. NO! They strongly refuse.
500
Question: A monster says, “The day before yesterday I was 10 years old, but next year I will be 13.”
How can this be true?
Today is January 1, and the monster's birthday is December 31.