Scary Literature
Decades before Bram Stoker, J. Sheridan le Fanu wrote "Carmilla", a tale about a female one of these creatures.
What is a vampire?
The FE in FEMA, the organization that provides assistance during natural disasters, stands for this.
What is Federal Emergency?
The name of this heavy hooded jacket favored by skiers & hunters is from the Russian for "pelt"
What is a parka?
Celtics, Bruins, Red Sox
What is Boston?
Tony the Tiger.
What is Frosted Flakes?
In a Neil Gaiman novel, this title girl meets the alternate reality "other mother" who has buttons for eyes
Who is Coraline?
According to the initials, a remark that isn't PC, isn't this.
What is "politically correct"?
A ship in the desert? No, it's just this optical illusion from the French for "to look at"
What is a mirage?
Kings, Lakers, Rams, Dodgers
What is Los Angeles?
Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch.
What is Cap'n Crunch?
"The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories" is by this "Beetlejuice" movie director
Who is Tim Burton?
When in New York City, be sure to visit MoMA, short for this
What is the Museum of Modern Art?
This term for one who willfully destroys another's property comes from the name of a Germanic tribe
What is vandal?
Flyers, Eagles, 76ers
What is Philadelphia?
Toucan Sam.
What is Froot Loops?
Titles of this author's book series include "Say Cheese and Die" and "Night of the Living Dummy".
Who is R.L. Stine?
In the office called USPTO for short, the P is for patent & the T is for this.
What is trademark?
Used to describe stately mansions of the old south, it's from the Latin for "before the war"
What is antebellum?
Nuggets, Avalanche, Broncos, Rockies
What is Denver?
The first name of the Leprechaun from Lucky Charms.
What is Lucky?
This 19th century American writer's scary short stories include "The Sphinx" & "The Oblong Box"
Who is Edgar Allen Poe?
Established after World War II, NATO stands for this.
What is North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
The general agreement is that this word meaning a majority of opinion is from the Latin for "to feel together"
What is consensus?
Ravens, Orioles
What is Baltimore?
Fred Flintstone
What is Fruity Pebbles?