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Halloween Party Game

A lively all-ages party board with costumes, creatures, autumn, riddles, and sweet treats.

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Halloween Party Game
CostumesCreaturesAutumnQuick RiddlesTreats
100A pointed hat and broom are often part of this costume100The animal that spins a web100The pigment that makes many leaves look green100I have a face and two hands but no arms or legs100A sweet food made mainly from sugar or chocolate
200A white sheet is a simple version of this costume200The night-flying mammal associated with caves200The season between summer and winter200I get wetter as I dry200The flavoring made from the cured pods of an orchid
300A cape, fangs, and a high collar suggest this character300The bird often shown with a witch300The month immediately after September300I have keys but open no locks300The ingredient that makes bread dough rise
400Bandages wrapped from head to toe suggest this ancient figure400The imaginary creature said to change during a full moon400The hard fruit of an oak tree400I have one eye but cannot see400The crop whose kernels can be heated until they pop
500An eye patch and a treasure map fit this costume500The creature assembled by Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's novel500The autumn event when ripe crops are gathered500I have many teeth but cannot bite500The substance bees make from flower nectar

Ages 10 and up · 25 of 25 clues written · final round · about 20 minutes

Open it in the maker

15 of 26 answers carry the sentence they were checked against · 11 make no factual claim

Play time assumes about 40 seconds a clue plus three minutes for the final round. Nothing is saved to a server and no account is needed. How answers are checked.

Player sheet

Halloween Party Game · Ages 10 and up · answers are on the host key

Costumes

  1. 100 A pointed hat and broom are often part of this costume
  2. 200 A white sheet is a simple version of this costume
  3. 300 A cape, fangs, and a high collar suggest this character
  4. 400 Bandages wrapped from head to toe suggest this ancient figure
  5. 500 An eye patch and a treasure map fit this costume

Creatures

  1. 100 The animal that spins a web
  2. 200 The night-flying mammal associated with caves
  3. 300 The bird often shown with a witch
  4. 400 The imaginary creature said to change during a full moon
  5. 500 The creature assembled by Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's novel

Autumn

  1. 100 The pigment that makes many leaves look green
  2. 200 The season between summer and winter
  3. 300 The month immediately after September
  4. 400 The hard fruit of an oak tree
  5. 500 The autumn event when ripe crops are gathered

Quick Riddles

  1. 100 I have a face and two hands but no arms or legs
  2. 200 I get wetter as I dry
  3. 300 I have keys but open no locks
  4. 400 I have one eye but cannot see
  5. 500 I have many teeth but cannot bite

Treats

  1. 100 A sweet food made mainly from sugar or chocolate
  2. 200 The flavoring made from the cured pods of an orchid
  3. 300 The ingredient that makes bread dough rise
  4. 400 The crop whose kernels can be heated until they pop
  5. 500 The substance bees make from flower nectar

Final round: Classic Fiction

This author wrote the 1818 novel Frankenstein.

Host key

Halloween Party Game · keep this sheet · it carries the answers

Costumes

  1. 100 A pointed hat and broom are often part of this costume Response: A witchOpen-ended cultural association; no single factual answer.
  2. 200 A white sheet is a simple version of this costume Response: A ghostOpen-ended cultural association; no single factual answer.
  3. 300 A cape, fangs, and a high collar suggest this character Response: A vampireOpen-ended cultural association; no single factual answer.
  4. 400 Bandages wrapped from head to toe suggest this ancient figure Response: A mummyOpen-ended cultural association; no single factual answer.
  5. 500 An eye patch and a treasure map fit this costume Response: A pirateOpen-ended cultural association; no single factual answer.

Creatures

  1. 100 The animal that spins a web Response: A spiderChecked against: Spiders use numerous strategies to capture prey: trapping it in sticky webs, lassoing it with sticky bolas, mimicking the prey to avoid detection, or running it down.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spider&oldid=1364088427
  2. 200 The night-flying mammal associated with caves Response: A batChecked against: Bats (order Chiroptera) are winged mammals, the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bat&oldid=1363692147
  3. 300 The bird often shown with a witch Response: An owlOpen-ended cultural association; no single factual answer.
  4. 400 The imaginary creature said to change during a full moon Response: A werewolfChecked against: In Italy, France and Germany, it was said that a man or woman could turn into a werewolf if he or she, on a certain Wednesday or Friday, slept outside on a summer night with the full moon shining directly on his or her face.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Werewolf&oldid=1363714497
  5. 500 The creature assembled by Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's novel Response: Frankenstein's creatureChecked against: Frankenstein's monster, commonly referred to as Frankenstein, is a fictional character that first appeared in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus as its main antagonist.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frankenstein's_monster&oldid=1364472958

Autumn

  1. 100 The pigment that makes many leaves look green Response: ChlorophyllChecked against: Chlorophyll is any of several related photochemical catalysts and green pigments found in cyanobacteria and in the chloroplasts of algae and plants.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chlorophyll&oldid=1366067087
  2. 200 The season between summer and winter Response: Autumn or fallChecked against: Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, beginning in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March (Southern Hemisphere).Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Autumn&oldid=1365532336
  3. 300 The month immediately after September Response: OctoberChecked against: October followed September (from septem, "seven") and preceded November (novem, "nine").Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=October_(Roman_month)&oldid=1340087764
  4. 400 The hard fruit of an oak tree Response: An acornChecked against: The acorn is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives (genera Quercus, Notholithocarpus and Lithocarpus, in the family Fagaceae); alternatively known as glans.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acorn&oldid=1365952113
  5. 500 The autumn event when ripe crops are gathered Response: The harvestChecked against: The completion of harvesting marks the end of the growing season, or the growing cycle for a particular crop, and the social importance of this event makes it the focus of seasonal celebrations such as harvest festivals, found in many cultures and religions.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harvest&oldid=1340981242

Quick Riddles

  1. 100 I have a face and two hands but no arms or legs Response: A clockWordplay riddle; no external factual claim.
  2. 200 I get wetter as I dry Response: A towelWordplay riddle; no external factual claim.
  3. 300 I have keys but open no locks Response: A pianoWordplay riddle; no external factual claim.
  4. 400 I have one eye but cannot see Response: A needleWordplay riddle; no external factual claim.
  5. 500 I have many teeth but cannot bite Response: A combWordplay riddle; no external factual claim.

Treats

  1. 100 A sweet food made mainly from sugar or chocolate Response: CandyChecked against: Candy, also known as sweets, is a confection that features sugar as a principal ingredient.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Candy&oldid=1359990105
  2. 200 The flavoring made from the cured pods of an orchid Response: VanillaChecked against: Vanilla is a spice derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily obtained from the seed pods of the flat-leaved Mexican and Central American vanilla (V. planifolia).Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vanilla&oldid=1361799149
  3. 300 The ingredient that makes bread dough rise Response: YeastChecked against: Baker's yeast is the common name for the strains of yeast commonly used in baking bread and other bakery products, serving as a leavening agent which causes the bread to rise (expand and become lighter and softer) by converting the fermentable sugars present in the dough into carbon dioxide and ethanol.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baker's_yeast&oldid=1365403598
  4. 400 The crop whose kernels can be heated until they pop Response: CornChecked against: Popcorn (also called popped corn, popcorns, or pop-corn) is a variety of corn kernel which expands and puffs up when heated.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Popcorn&oldid=1364003384
  5. 500 The substance bees make from flower nectar Response: HoneyChecked against: Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several species of bees, the best-known of which are honey bees.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Honey&oldid=1365511306

Final round: Classic Fiction

This author wrote the 1818 novel Frankenstein. Response: Mary ShelleyChecked against: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frankenstein&oldid=1365478923

Every clue, every answer, and what it was checked against

This is what prints on the host key.

Costumes

  1. A pointed hat and broom are often part of this costume 100

    A witchOpen-ended cultural association; no single factual answer.

  2. A white sheet is a simple version of this costume 200

    A ghostOpen-ended cultural association; no single factual answer.

  3. A cape, fangs, and a high collar suggest this character 300

    A vampireOpen-ended cultural association; no single factual answer.

  4. Bandages wrapped from head to toe suggest this ancient figure 400

    A mummyOpen-ended cultural association; no single factual answer.

  5. An eye patch and a treasure map fit this costume 500

    A pirateOpen-ended cultural association; no single factual answer.

Creatures

  1. The animal that spins a web 100

    A spiderChecked against: Spiders use numerous strategies to capture prey: trapping it in sticky webs, lassoing it with sticky bolas, mimicking the prey to avoid detection, or running it down.Source, pinned revision

  2. The night-flying mammal associated with caves 200

    A batChecked against: Bats (order Chiroptera) are winged mammals, the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight.Source, pinned revision

  3. The bird often shown with a witch 300

    An owlOpen-ended cultural association; no single factual answer.

  4. The imaginary creature said to change during a full moon 400

    A werewolfChecked against: In Italy, France and Germany, it was said that a man or woman could turn into a werewolf if he or she, on a certain Wednesday or Friday, slept outside on a summer night with the full moon shining directly on his or her face.Source, pinned revision

  5. The creature assembled by Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's novel 500

    Frankenstein's creatureChecked against: Frankenstein's monster, commonly referred to as Frankenstein, is a fictional character that first appeared in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus as its main antagonist.Source, pinned revision

Autumn

  1. The pigment that makes many leaves look green 100

    ChlorophyllChecked against: Chlorophyll is any of several related photochemical catalysts and green pigments found in cyanobacteria and in the chloroplasts of algae and plants.Source, pinned revision

  2. The season between summer and winter 200

    Autumn or fallChecked against: Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, beginning in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March (Southern Hemisphere).Source, pinned revision

  3. The month immediately after September 300

    OctoberChecked against: October followed September (from septem, "seven") and preceded November (novem, "nine").Source, pinned revision

  4. The hard fruit of an oak tree 400

    An acornChecked against: The acorn is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives (genera Quercus, Notholithocarpus and Lithocarpus, in the family Fagaceae); alternatively known as glans.Source, pinned revision

  5. The autumn event when ripe crops are gathered 500

    The harvestChecked against: The completion of harvesting marks the end of the growing season, or the growing cycle for a particular crop, and the social importance of this event makes it the focus of seasonal celebrations such as harvest festivals, found in many cultures and religions.Source, pinned revision

Quick Riddles

  1. I have a face and two hands but no arms or legs 100

    A clockWordplay riddle; no external factual claim.

  2. I get wetter as I dry 200

    A towelWordplay riddle; no external factual claim.

  3. I have keys but open no locks 300

    A pianoWordplay riddle; no external factual claim.

  4. I have one eye but cannot see 400

    A needleWordplay riddle; no external factual claim.

  5. I have many teeth but cannot bite 500

    A combWordplay riddle; no external factual claim.

Treats

  1. A sweet food made mainly from sugar or chocolate 100

    CandyChecked against: Candy, also known as sweets, is a confection that features sugar as a principal ingredient.Source, pinned revision

  2. The flavoring made from the cured pods of an orchid 200

    VanillaChecked against: Vanilla is a spice derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily obtained from the seed pods of the flat-leaved Mexican and Central American vanilla (V. planifolia).Source, pinned revision

  3. The ingredient that makes bread dough rise 300

    YeastChecked against: Baker's yeast is the common name for the strains of yeast commonly used in baking bread and other bakery products, serving as a leavening agent which causes the bread to rise (expand and become lighter and softer) by converting the fermentable sugars present in the dough into carbon dioxide and ethanol.Source, pinned revision

  4. The crop whose kernels can be heated until they pop 400

    CornChecked against: Popcorn (also called popped corn, popcorns, or pop-corn) is a variety of corn kernel which expands and puffs up when heated.Source, pinned revision

  5. The substance bees make from flower nectar 500

    HoneyChecked against: Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several species of bees, the best-known of which are honey bees.Source, pinned revision

Final round

  1. This author wrote the 1818 novel Frankenstein.

    Mary ShelleyChecked against: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley.Source, pinned revision

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