Halloween

Welcome  to the Halloween Internet Scavenger Hunt INSTRUCTIONS:
 *  Answer the following questions from either Scavenger Hunt A or B, using an Internet Search Engine and either Google Docs or Word.
 *  Put your name at the top of your Google Doc or Microsoft Word then copy and paste Scavenger Hunt A or B into your document.
 *  Answer the questions.
 *  Copy and paste the location of the Internet address where you found the information. Bonus if you use easybib.com

__ Scavenger Hunt A: __ 1. In which European countries did Halloween start?

2. Most of our English words are from other languages. From what language did the word pumpkin originate and what was its meaning? 3. What do most bats eat? 4. Who are the creators of Casper the Friendly Ghost? 5. What year was the movie It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown made. 6. Where did the use of jack ‘o lanterns originate? 7. When was candy corn invented and who produced it? 8. What is the name of the day after Halloween? 9. What was the name of the Celtic holiday that celebrated their official end of summer on October 31? 10. What would the Celts do on this evening to make their homes undesirable to lost spirits?

__ Scavenger Hunt B: __

1. What kind of worms are in wormy apples? 2. What do you get when you cross a Snowman with a Vampire? 3. Name the Halloween Haunted House in Bentleyville, PA. 4. From where does the name 'Halloween' come? 5. In what year did the Salem witchcraft trials occur? 6. What color should the Walkman box be sprayed in order to complete the Walkman costume? 7. In 'Halloween Checkers', what type of creature is on your pieces? 8. What label should you look for when purchasing costumes? 9. What do you make the Halloween Spiders legs out of? 10. Who wrote The House of Seven Gables? <span style="color: #191919; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">11. What three ingredients are needed to make 'Goopy Slime?" <span style="color: #191919; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">12. In the Easy Halloween Maze, what are you trying to help the skeleton find his way to? <span style="color: #191919; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">13. Who wrote 'The Raven'? <span style="color: #191919; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">14. What sign should hang over the entrance to a Harry Potter Halloween party? <span style="color: #191919; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">15. Where can you see memorabilia from pirates like Blackbeard?

Halloween Sites (If these sites are blocked at school, try them at home)

1. [|HALLOWEEN History] 2. [|Halloween Magazine] 3. [|Library of Congress] 4. [|Carve your own pumpkin - ONLINE] 5. [|Halloween Game] or [|try this site to see if you can play any Halloween Games] 6[|. Garfield Scary Scavenger Hun]t

Can you find any other online Halloween Activities? If you do find another site, please email it to Mrs. Saxton