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Halloween printable games

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Print the Halloween pack

One print job gives you a Halloween word search with its answer page, four different Halloween bingo cards with the call list, blank charades cards, 12 Halloween riddles with an answer page and 15 Halloween trivia questions with an answer page.

The host's pages are the answer pages and the call list.

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Halloween word search

Select the first and last letters of a word to mark it. The answer key is below.

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Halloween bingo cards

4 cards · 2 card sheets + 1 call-list sheet

Cards ready: all 4 are different. Print or download the set.

No counters to mark the squares? Print a sheet of bingo chips to cut out.

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Bingo caller

Ready to call

    Check a card

    Every call, the called ones marked

    Play on phones

    Each player opens the link on a phone, types the card number you give them, and taps squares as you call. Card 3 on a phone is the same as printed card 3. The card and its marks stay in the link; nothing is stored.

    Timer and team scores

    8 turns × 60 seconds = 8 minutes of play, plus instructions and breaks.

    60

    Pause whenever the group needs more time.

    Team Lime's turn

    Team Lime: 0

    Team Violet: 0

    Printable blank charades cards

    Printable blank charades cardsPrintable blank charades cardsName / team: ____________________ Date: __________MadBright · /printable-games/charades-cards

    Halloween riddles with answers

    1. I have no face until someone carves one, and then I grin on the porch all night. What am I?
    2. You can see right through me, and I never need to open a door. What am I?
    3. I'm inside you right now, holding you up. On Halloween you'll see me dancing on front lawns. What am I?
    4. I sweep the kitchen floor all year, but on Halloween night a witch rides me past the moon. What am I?
    5. I leave the house empty and come home heavy, full of chocolate and candy. What am I?
    6. I'm corn, but no farmer ever grew me. I'm striped yellow, orange and white, and bags of me show up every October. What am I?
    7. I'm a net, but nobody uses me to catch fish. A creature with eight legs spins me. What am I?
    8. On one night of the year, I'm three words that make doors open and candy appear. What am I?
    9. Once a month, when the moon is full, I need a lot more brushing. Who am I?
    10. I have a face, but there's no head behind me until you put me on. What am I?
    11. I'm little bumps on your skin, but no goose gave me to you. A spooky story can give you a whole armful. What am I?
    12. On Halloween night I get pressed more than on any other night of the year. What am I?

    Answers: Halloween riddles with answers

    1. A jack-o'-lantern.
    2. A ghost.
    3. A skeleton.
    4. A broomstick.
    5. A trick-or-treat bag.
    6. Candy corn.
    7. A spider web.
    8. "Trick or treat!"
    9. A werewolf.
    10. A mask.
    11. Goosebumps.
    12. A doorbell.

    Halloween trivia questions

    1. On what date is Halloween observed?
    2. What is another traditional name for Halloween?
    3. Halloween falls on the eve of which Western Christian feast?
    4. Which group besides saints is remembered during Allhallowtide?
    5. Which immigrants brought many Halloween customs to North America?
    6. During which century did those customs reach North America?
    7. Name one of the meat-free foods traditionally eaten on All Hallows' Eve.
    8. On which date does Samhain fall?
    9. The Gaelic festival of Samhain marks the end of which season?
    10. Samhain is the Irish and Scottish Gaelic name for which month?
    11. When do Samhain celebrations begin?
    12. Samhain is one of four Gaelic seasonal festivals. Name one of the other three.
    13. Where did Samhain historically originate?
    14. Some ancient passage tombs in Britain and Ireland line up with what at the time of Samhain?
    15. Which realm's boundary was thought to blur during Samhain?

    Answers: Halloween trivia questions

    1. 31 October
    2. All Hallows' Eve
    3. All Hallows' Day
    4. martyrs
    5. Irish and Scottish immigrants
    6. the 19th century
    7. Apples, potato pancakes or soul cakes
    8. 1 November
    9. The harvest season
    10. November
    11. the evening of 31 October
    12. Imbolc, Bealtaine or Lughnasa
    13. Ireland
    14. The sunrise
    15. the Otherworld

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    Questions about Halloween printable games

    What can I print for a Halloween party?

    The Halloween word search with its answer page, Halloween bingo cards with a call list, and blank charades cards to fill with costume ideas.

    Are these suitable for young children?

    The word list and bingo calls are Halloween words without gore, and the Halloween party games page keeps its children's games silly rather than scary.

    Is there a Halloween quiz?

    Yes. Halloween trivia and Halloween riddles each print with their answers.