October: Halloween
Scavenger Hunt
Let's
go on a hunt on the Internet for some Halloween history and fun! 
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Leave this open and go to Word and
open the Halloween Hunt document for your grade.
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Type your name at the top of the
document and save the document.
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Using the links below, complete your
Halloween Scavenger Hunt! The links will open in a new window; just
close the window when you're done to return to this page. Some of
the sites you'll be visiting may have pop-up ads - just close the
ads if they pop up.
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Make sure to save your Halloween Hunt
Word document!
Halloween History: http://www.pumpkinpatchesandmore.org/halloweenhistory.php
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Where did the name Halloween come from?
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Halloween history says that the Celts
celebrated a holiday on October 31st as long ago as the 5th century B.C. What
was the name of the Celtic New Year that we now associate with
Halloween?
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What Christian holiday is celebrated
on the day after Halloween?
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What are two possible origins for
trick-or-treating?
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What did the people in Ireland and
Scotland use for
their Jack-o-lanterns?
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Where and when was the first official
citywide Halloween celebration in the United States?
Halloween Jokes, Songs & Superstitions:
 Go
to Halloween
Superstitions to find out:
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What do you need to do to see a witch
on Halloween?
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What do you need to do to frighten
evil spirits away?
Let's go Pumpkin Caroling: http://www.geocities.com/heartland/4175/pcarolli.html
- Complete the following line from the Halloween
song, Humphrey the blue-nosed Pumpkin:
- Humphrey, with your nose so blue,
You'll make _______
- In the Twelve Days of Christmas it's your True Love
that gives you gifts. Who (or what) gives you gifts in the Twelve
Days of Halloween?
- Do you want a piece of candy? Stand up and sing your
favorite Pumpkin Carol!
Halloween Joke Time:
http://www.crewsnest.vispa.com/halloweenjokes.htm
- What do ghosts add to their morning cereal?
- What do you call a witch who lives at the beach?
- Why doesn't anybody like Dracula?
- Why don't mummies take vacations?
Halloween Fun:
- Go into the Haunted Mansion at the Ben & Jerry's
web site. What's hidden behind the clock?
- Go play The
Typing of Ghosts - What's your score?
- Go play Halloween
Hangman - What's your score?
 Note:
High scores in both The Typing of Ghosts and Halloween Hangman win a
prize so be sure to play and enter your score on your Word document!
Thanks for playing. Make sure your name is on your
Word document and that you've saved your work! Now stand up and say
"Trick-or-Treat" so I can come see what your scores were on
the games!
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