19th Century Occultism
In the 19th century, this famous American medium and spiritualist claimed to produce raps and other phenomena during seances.
Who was D.D. Home?
This U.S. state, home to dense forests and the Cascade Mountains, has the highest number of Bigfoot sightings.
What is Washington?
You see a face in the clouds or a shadow that looks like a ghost, your brain is playing this common trick.
What is pareidolia?
Ghost hunters carry this device to detect changes in electromagnetic fields, though electricians use it far more often to find wiring faults.
What is an EMF meter?
In many Indigenous cultures, this spirit is considered the guardian of the forests and is often depicted as a wise animal or ancestor.
Who is the Thunderbird?
During the Victorian era, women often wore this color and fabric to signify mourning, often for months or even years.
What is black mourning dress or black fabric?
The 1967 short film that famously shows a large ape-like figure walking through the woods is known by this name.
What is the Patterson–Gimlin film?
This creepy feeling happens when you wake up and can’t move, often sensing someone is in the room.
What is sleep paralysis?
In labs, it measures temperature with infrared light; in haunted houses, it’s blamed when a “cold spot” appears.
What is an infrared thermometer?
This goddess of the Earth in Greek mythology is often seen as a protector of nature and fertility.
AUDIENCE JEOPARDY: What are clocks.
Who is Gaia?
AUDIENCE JEOPARDY: In paranormal lore, what household object is most commonly believed to malfunction or activate on its own as a sign of spirit presence?
This device was used during seances to facilitate communication with spirits?
What is a Ouija board?
A common piece of “evidence” for Bigfoot’s existence, these oversized impressions are often found in mud or snow.
AUDIENCE JEOPARDY: What is a residual haunting
What are footprints?
AUDIENCE JEOPARDY: What is the name for a spirit or ghost that is believed to replay the same actions over and over, without awareness of the living?
Sometimes, your mind makes you feel your phone is buzzing when it’s not.
What is a phantom vibration?
Seismologists use sensitive versions of this instrument to record Earth’s vibrations; investigators use consumer ones hoping to spot footsteps from “unseen” sources.
What is a vibration sensor (or seismometer)?
In Japanese folklore, this spirit is believed to protect mountains, forests, and natural features.
What is a Kodama?
The 19th century fascination with this mysterious symbol involved the use of a circle with symbols and was believed to aid in spellcasting and protection.
What is a pentagram?
This term describes creatures like Bigfoot, thought to exist by some but not proven by science.
What are cryptids?
When your imagination turns ordinary creaks and noises into “ghost sounds,” it’s your brain trying to make sense of this.
What is pattern recognition (or filling in the blanks)?
Audio engineers know this phenomenon as random electronic noise; paranormal teams call it “EVP”—Electronic Voice Phenomena—captured on this common recording device.
What is a digital audio recorder?
This Native American spirit is associated with the wind and is considered a protector of the environment.
Who is the White Buffalo Calf Woman?
This British medium and spiritualist claimed to channel the spirit of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and was famous for her trance states and automatic writing.
Who was Eusapia Palladino?
The Canadian version of Bigfoot, especially common in Indigenous folklore, goes by this name.
What is Sasquatch?
This low-frequency sound can cause uneasiness or the feeling that a place is haunted, even though we can’t hear it.
What is infrasound?
Used in genuine environmental science to detect ionizing radiation, this clicking tool is sometimes misrepresented as signaling a ghostly presence.
What is a Geiger counter?
In Celtic mythology, this spirit is a guardian of rivers and streams, often depicted as a water nymph or fairy.
Who is a Selkie?