Spooky Science
Skeletons in biology class are made of this type of rigid body tissue.
What is bone?
Halloween is celebrated every year on this exact date in October.
What is October 31st?
In Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem, a creepy black bird perches above a door and famously repeats this word.
What is "Nevermore"?
In this popular survival horror game, you try to survive five night shifts avoiding animatronics like Freddy Fazbear and Chica.
What is Five Nights at Freddy's (FNAF)?
This yellow, orange, and white triangular candy was originally sold under the name "chicken feed"
What is Candy Corn?
Owls don't chew their prey; instead, they regurgitate these tight bundles of indigestible fur, bones, and teeth after eating.
What is an owl pellet?
Before pumpkins became the classic jack-o'-lantern choice in America, people in Ireland carved scary faces into this root vegetable.
What is a turnip?
In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the Headless Horseman terrorizes the local schoolmaster, who goes by this name.
Who is Ichabod Crane?
In Stranger Things, the kids fight monsters from a dark alternate dimension known as this.
What is the Upside Down?
This chocolate bar filled with nougat, caramel, and peanuts is named after a favorite riding horse owned by the Mars family.
What is Snickers?
When dry ice turns directly from a solid into a spooky fog gas without becoming a liquid first, it undergoes this chemical process.
What is sublimation?
In 1692, fear and hysteria led to the famous witch trials in this historic Massachusetts settlement.
What is Salem?
According to classic monster lore, you can defeat a werewolf using a bullet made of this precious shiny metal.
What is silver?
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack Skellington holds the title of Pumpkin King in this holiday town.
What is Halloween Town?
This sour candy brand challenges kids with its super-tart exterior coating and features a face with a mushroom cloud on its wrapper.
What is Warheads?
The fear of Halloween is officially known by this scientific-sounding term:
What is Samhainophobia?
Ancient Celts believed that during Samhain, the barrier between this world and the world of the dead became thin enough for ghosts to cross over.
What is the living (or the physical world)?
In Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein isn't the monster—it's the last name of this young scientist who creates him.
Who is Victor Frankenstein?
In Minecraft, this tall, dark, telekinetic mob will attack you if you look directly into its glowing purple eyes.
What is an Enderman?
This famous chewy fruit candy comes in a red pack and features the slogan "Taste the Rainbow."
What are Skittles?
Bats are famous for using this biological sonar system to navigate and hunt in total darkness.
What is echolocation?
On November 1st and 2nd, families build colorful altars called ofrendas to celebrate this traditional Latin American holiday honoring passed ancestors.
What is Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
In Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series, Hades rules this dark realm where souls go after passing on.
What is the Underworld?
In the Netflix hit series Wednesday, this severed, walking hand acts as Wednesday Addams' loyal sidekick and spy.
Who is Thing?
According to folklore, if you turn your clothes inside out and walk backward on Halloween night, you will spot one of these at midnight.
What is a witch?