History
Silver Screen
Folklore & Phantoms
Autumn Harvest and Bites
Science of the creepy
100

On October 31st, 1517. Martin Luther nailed his famous 95 Theses to the door of a church in this European country?

Germany 

100

This 1993 Disney Halloween classic features the Sanderson sisters being resurrected in Salem, Massachusetts?

Hocus Pocus 

100

This legendary creature is said to transform into a beast under the light of the a full moon?

werewolf 

100

This iconic autumn coffee drink flavor features spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove combined with espresso and milk 

Pumpkin spice latte

100

The glowing phenomenon occurs when certain fungi or marine organisms emit light in the dark autumn woods 

bioluminescence 

200

On October 14th, 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first person to officially break this speed barrier in level flight 

Sound Barrier 

200

In John Carpenter's 1978 horror film, Michael Myers escapes a sanitarium and terrorizes the town of Haddonfield on Halloween night

Halloween 

200

In Irish folklore. the carved turnip or pumpkin lantern used to ward off wanderingg souls is named after this wandering souls is named after this trickster?

Jack/ jack- Olatern 

200

Originally called " Chicken Corn" and shaped like a tri- color kernel, this classic Halloween candy is made mostly of sugar and corn syrup ?

Candy corn 

200

Bats belong to this specific order of flying mammals, which literally translates from Latin to "hand-wing"

Chiroptera 

300

On October 28th, 1886, this giant copper statue in New York Harbor was officially dedicated by President Grover Cleveland?

Statue of Liberty 

300

Tim Burton directed this 1993 stop-motion musical film about Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town?

The Nightmare Before Christmas 

300

This blood-drinking undead aristocrat  from Transylvania was popularized by Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic novel?

Count Dracula 
300

This popular fall activity involves dipping a fresh orchard fruit into hot, melted sugar or caramel on a stick?

candy apple bobbing 

300

The pigment called anthocyanin replaces green chlorophyll in autumn leaves, causing them to turn to this vibrant color 

red

400

October 1st, 1982, marked the grand opening of this second theme park at Walt Disney World in Florida, featuring Spaceship Earth?

EPCOT 

400

This 1973 horror masterpiece features a young girl named Regan who becomes possessed by a demon

The Exorcist 

400

Originating in Scottish and Irish Lore, these mischievous little fae folk are known for playing pranks or diving household items?

Goblins 

400
This large dark-organ winter squash belongs to the genus Cucurbita and is carved into jack-o-lanterns or baked into pies

What is pumpkin 

400

This astronomical event, which can occasionally land near or on Halloween,- features a full moon that appears bigger and bright because it is unusually close to Earth 

Supermoon 

1000
This famous historical naval battle between a Christian alliance and the Ottoman Empire took place on October 7th, 1571?

The Battle of Lepanto 

1000

In Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film adaptation of Steph King's novel , Jack Torrance says "Here's Johnny!" while breaking through a door with an axe. 

The Shining 

1000

The headless horseman famously gallops through this town, chasing a schoolmaster named Ichabod Crane 

Sleepy Hollows 

1000

Native to North America, this bright red fruit is traditionally dry or wet harvested in autumn bogs and turned into Thanksgiving sauce ?

cranberry 

1000

This chemical compound, commonly known as dry ice, is frozen and sublimates into a spooky fog when placed in warm water 

Carbon Dioxide 

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