This Month in History
This "universal car" was manufactured for the masses by Henry Ford, and was first sold to the public on October 1, 1908.
What is the Model T?
1. (Animals) any cephalopod mollusc having a soft oval body with eight long suckered tentacles and occurring at the sea bottom
What is an Octopus?
The system of measurement used in most of the world, except for America.
What is the Metric System?
This "friendly ghost" was featured in 55 theatrical children's cartoons made between 1945 and 1959, and starred in a recent Geico commercial for the Halloween season.
Who is Casper?
When you go to the grocery store to select certain proteins as the main course for your meal.
What is to "Pick" your "Meat"?
October 4, 1957 marked the beginning of the Space Age where this country launched the first satellite into orbit, Sputnik I.
What is Russia?
1. Music
a. A composition for eight voices or eight instruments.
b. A group of eight singers or eight instrumentalists.
What is an octet?
This sport will have 10 athletes on the floor at the same time, 5 from each team.
What is Basketball?
This gang along with their title character canine have been solving ghoulish mysteries since their debut in 1969, with a movie being released as recent as 2020.
Who are Mystery Inc. / Scooby Doo?
When passing by a friend in the mall, but both of you are busy and in a hurry, you might give them one of these.
What is "Quick" "Greet"?
California's this National Park was established on October 2, 1968. It is home to the largest of all trees, which can grow to 400 feet tall and live for over 2,000 years.
What is the Redwood National Park?
A polygon with eight sides and eight angles.
What is an Octagon?
This symbol represents the roman numeral for the number 10.
What is X?
This movie franchise never fails to remind you who to call if there's ever a ghost infestation in New York City.
What is Ghostbusters?
When camping in the woods without a chair, you may use small pieces of wood to make yourself this.
What is a "Stick" "Seat"?
This Zone was officially handed over to Panama on October 1, 1979 after being controlled by the U.S. for 70 years.
What is the Panama Canal Zone?
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) government by eight rulers
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a confederacy of eight kingdoms, tribes, etc
What is an Octarchy?
These are the set of biblical principles given to Moses on stone tablets at the top of Mount Sinai in the book of Exodus.
What are the Ten Commandments?
A children's book series comprised of 62 entries between 1992 to 1997, along with two major films of the same name released in 2015 and 2018.
What is Goosebumps?
If you drop some delicious dove chocolate and it lands on your toe, you may want to do this so that it doesn't go to waste, only if you've showered recently.
What is "Lick" your "Feet"?
The oldest institution of higher learning in America was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 28, 1636.
What is Harvard University?
1. Any of various isomeric alkanes with the formula C8H18, found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent.
When used with the prefix "high-', this means something that is exciting or explosive.
What is Octane?
This playing card accompanied by a 10, Jack, Queen, or King will give a player a value of 21 in the game Black Jack.
What is an Ace?
The author of the original Dracula novel, and father of the modern vampire. Twilight to Hotel Transylvania would not exist if not for his writings.
Who is Bram Stoker?
Since it is getting colder at night here in Texas, you may want to add one of these to your bed so that you can keep warm.
What is a "Thick" "Sheet"?