A Haunting

Halloween
Web Hunt

 

Search the web and learn more about these typical Halloween symbols or terms..
Write down your answers on a separate piece of paper.

1. What is the most deadly spider in the world?....In the U.S.?

 

2. How big (or small) is the Vampire Bat?

 

3. Why  are carved pumpkins  called "Jack-O-Lanterns"?

 

4. How many bones does a human adult skeleton have?....Which bone
is the longest?    Which bone is the smallest?

 

5. What do we call the second full moon in a  month?

 

6. Where does the legend of Count Dracula take place?

 

7. When and in what state were the Salem Witch trials?

 

8.  Who is the most famous Egyptian pharoh mummy? ... When was
this mummy found?

 

9. What culture of people puts stones on graves (or tombstones)?
...What do these stones symbolize?

 

10. Does a black leopard  (big, black cat) ,
sometimes called a ...........   have spots?

 

11. How did the tradition of "Trick or Treat" get started?

 

12. Where do people celebrate "the Days of the Dead?
Is it a scary or happy holiday?

 

13. Where can you find vampire bats (fun facts)?

 

14. What is a web browser?....What is the name or your web browser?

 

15. Name 3 Nebraska cities that have haunted sites.

 

16.  What will you find or see if you visit  the catacombs in Rome?