Halloween Candy
Authored by Corey Ernst
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6th - 7th Grade
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This Halloween-themed quiz focuses on wordplay and riddles that connect descriptive clues to popular candy brand names. The content is appropriate for middle school students in grades 6-7, as it requires students to make creative connections between literal meanings and figurative interpretations while drawing on their knowledge of common candy brands. Students must demonstrate critical thinking skills by analyzing descriptive phrases and matching them to candy names through puns, homophones, and conceptual associations. For example, they need to connect "sneers or chuckles in an evil way" to "Snickers," or understand that "where Earth can be found" refers to the "Milky Way" galaxy. This type of puzzle-solving develops students' ability to think flexibly about language, recognize multiple meanings of words, and make creative connections between concepts. Created by Corey Ernst, a Fun teacher in the US who teaches grades 6 and 7. This engaging quiz serves as an excellent brain teaser activity that can energize middle school classrooms during Halloween season or any time students need a fun mental challenge. Teachers can use this as a warm-up activity to start class on a positive note, as a reward activity after completing more intensive academic work, or as a team-building exercise where students work in small groups to solve the riddles together. The quiz also works well as a brief end-of-class activity or as part of a Halloween celebration in the classroom. While this quiz focuses on entertainment and creative thinking rather than traditional academic standards, it supports language arts skills found in standards like CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.5 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.5, which emphasize understanding figurative language and word relationships, helping students develop their ability to interpret language creatively and think critically about word meanings.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sneers or chuckles in an evil way
Twix
Snickers
M & M's
Pay Day
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Not the rapper, but a whole lot nuttier
Mounds
Almond Joy
Peanut M & M's
Snickers
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What a magician with a speech problem performs.
Reeses Pieces
Twix
Clark
Hershey's
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Someone who drops things
Nutty Buddy
Butterfinger
Milky Way
Twizzler
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where Earth can be found.
Milky Way
Mars Bar
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
Snickers
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Nut of happiness
Mounds
Milky Way
Almond Joy
Nutty Buddy
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Small hills in a field
Pay Day
Mounds
Snickers
Hersheys
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