Wednesday 10/9 Bellringer Response

Short Answer (5 points): In one complete, mature sentence, explain why candy corn became a popular Halloween treat.

1. Which THREE topics are discussed in the article? (Check THREE of the checkboxes, below)

• How candy corn is made
• Who first made and produced candy corn
• The top three types of Halloween candy
• The history of candy corn
• Why candy corn was made just for Halloween

2. Fill in the blank: 35 _____ pounds of candy corn are produced every year.

3. Fill in the blank: ______ percent of people eat the wide yellow end of the candy corn first.

4. Fill in the blank: Candy corn was originally called: _____ _______.

5. Fill in the blank: When the ingredients are cooked together, it makes a sweet syrup called _______.

6. Fill in the blank: Today, ______ instead of people do most of the work to make candy corn.