Classroom Halloween Challenge

Night Animals

1. 100 The only mammals capable of sustained flight Response: Bats Bats are the only mammals capable of sustained flight, as opposed to the gliding of flying squirrels, colugos and sugar gliders. Source: Wikipedia, “Bat”
2. 200 A bird of prey known for silent flight and night hunting Response: An owl Most owls live a mainly nocturnal lifestyle and being able to fly without making any noise gives them a strong advantage over prey alert to the slightest sound in the night. Source: Wikipedia, “Owl”
3. 300 An animal active mainly at night Response: A nocturnal animal Nocturnal (Latin: nox - night, darkness) animals are animals which are mainly active during the night. Source: Simple English Wikipedia, “Nocturnal animals”
4. 400 The sound-location system used by many bats Response: Echolocation Echolocating bats use echolocation to navigate and forage, often in total darkness. Source: Wikipedia, “Animal echolocation”
5. 500 A small spiny mammal that is often active at night Response: A hedgehog Hedgehogs are primarily nocturnal, with some species also active during the day. Source: Wikipedia, “Hedgehog”

Pumpkins

1. 100 The color of most ripe carving pumpkins Response: Orange The term is most commonly applied to round, orange-colored squash varieties, but does not possess a scientific definition. Source: Wikipedia, “Pumpkin”
2. 200 The part of a flower that may develop into a fruit after pollination Response: The ovary After double fertilization and ripening, the ovary becomes the fruit, the ovules inside the ovary become the seeds of that fruit, and the egg within the ovule becomes the zygote. Source: Wikipedia, “Ovary (botany)”
3. 300 Pumpkins grow on this trailing plant stem Response: A vine A vine is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas, or runners. Source: Wikipedia, “Vine”
4. 400 The flat objects inside a pumpkin that can grow into new plants Response: Seeds They are about 1.5 cm (0.5 in) long, flat, asymmetrically oval, light green in color and usually covered by a white husk, although some pumpkin varieties produce seeds without them. Source: Wikipedia, “Pumpkin”
5. 500 A carved pumpkin lantern Response: A jack-o'-lantern A jack-o'-lantern (or jack o'lantern) is a carved lantern, most commonly made from a pumpkin, or formerly a root vegetable such as a mangelwurzel, rutabaga or turnip. Source: Wikipedia, “Jack-o'-lantern”

Word Lab

1. 100 A word that means very frightened Response: Terrified Worked out from the words in the clue.
2. 200 The plural form of witch Response: Witches Worked out from the words in the clue.
3. 300 A word that imitates a loud knock or crash Response: Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia is a type of word, or the process of creating a word, that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests a sound that it refers to. Source: Wikipedia, “Onomatopoeia”
4. 400 The adjective in the phrase creaky door Response: Creaky Worked out from the words in the clue.
5. 500 The past tense of creep Response: Crept Worked out from the words in the clue.

Spooky Science

1. 100 A spider belongs to this animal group, not the insects Response: Arachnids Arachnida includes, among others, spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, pseudoscorpions, harvestmen, camel spiders, whip spiders and vinegaroons. Source: Wikipedia, “Arachnid”
2. 200 The number of legs on an adult spider Response: Eight Each of the eight legs of a spider consists of seven distinct parts. Source: Wikipedia, “Spider”
3. 300 The hard internal structure that supports a human body Response: The skeleton The human skeleton is the internal framework of the human body. Source: Wikipedia, “Human skeleton”
4. 400 The organ protected by the skull Response: The brain The brain is protected by the skull, suspended in cerebrospinal fluid, and isolated from the bloodstream by the blood–brain barrier. Source: Wikipedia, “Human brain”
5. 500 The force that makes a dropped apple fall Response: Gravity In 628 CE, the Indian mathematician and astronomer Brahmagupta proposed the idea that gravity is an attractive force that draws objects to the Earth and used the term gurutvākarṣaṇ to describe it. Source: Wikipedia, “Gravity”

Monster Math

1. 100 Six spiders with 8 legs each have this many legs altogether Response: 48 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
2. 200 Half of 30 treats Response: 15 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
3. 300 A dozen pumpkins plus 5 more Response: 17 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
4. 400 Four bags with 9 sweets each contain this many sweets Response: 36 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
5. 500 The next number in 2, 4, 8, 16 Response: 32 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.

Final round: Animal Science

This term describes animals that are most active at dawn and dusk. Response: Crepuscular In zoology, a crepuscular animal is one that is active primarily during the twilight period: being matutinal (active around dawn), vespertine / vespertinal (active around dusk), or both. Source: Wikipedia, “Crepuscular animal”