1. The Halloween Carol "The Grim Reaper is Coming to Town" is sung to which Christmas Carol? http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/org/swil/FILKS/Old_format/Halloween_Carols.html
2. The jack-o-lantern custom probably comes from _________________ folklore? http://wilstar.com/holidays/hallown.htm
3. I am playing the game of Scrabble
and I have the following letters in my rack "L O N S I G B". How
many words could I make from these letters? What two words would earn the
highest points, and how many points would they earn?
http://www.puzzledepot.com/wordfinder2/scrabble.html
4. Using the Morse Code
Translator, how many dots are in the greeting "Happy
Halloween"?
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~scp93ch/refer/morseform.html
5. Which state has someone with the last name
"Halloween" listed in their telephone directory?
Please include the name and address. (HINT: Start in the middle of the
alphabet.)
http://anywho.com/
6. When selecting a pumpkin for a jack-o-lantern,
what type of pumpkin should be used?
http://www.thepumpkinfarm.com/carvemenu.html#tips
7. How long
can a female tarantula live in captivity?
http://www.moodygardens.com/animals/invertebrates/chilean-rose-tarantula.html
8. What is a "dingbat"?
What is a "spider"?
http://www.maran.com/dictionary/
http://www.netlingo.com/inframes.cfm
9. Try out an activity in the Bat Page Game Room. http://members.aol.com/bats4kids2/boxpage1.htm
10. I have a 6.2 lb (avdp) pumpkin; determine how many ounces that is by using "Metric and English Conversions of Weight".
I will have to transport
my pumpkin .75 of a mile. How many meters is that? (HINT: Use
"Metric and English Conversions of Distance")
http://www.psinvention.com/zoetic/convert.htm
| Bonus: | An anagram is a word or phrase formed by reordering the letters of another word or phrase, such as satin to stain. Type in the phrase "trick or treat". Name at least ten words/phrases (other than trick or treat) that can be made by rearranging the letters. |
| http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html |
12. What languages are the
following statements in AND what do they say:
Você gosta Halloween?
J'aime manger Halloween candy.
Los gatos y los goblins negros asustan me.
Hocus Pocus era un buono movie di Halloween.
Ich genieße Kostüme von Halloween.
HINTS: Highlight and "copy" all five (5) statements, click on the web address (URL), and "paste" all the statements into the text box. Click on the down-pointing arrow that says "English to French". Translate all sentences into English. Since the statements are not in English, scroll down to the other languages--French to English, German to English, Italian to English, Spanish to English and Portuguese to English. Click on any language and then on the translate button. Translate from all five languages one at a time.
