Weather or Not
This term for the October's full moon is given to the moon closest to the autumn equinox.
The Hunter's Moon
What animal is most associated with Halloween and said to bring bad luck if it crosses your path?
A black cat.
What is the birthstone for October?
Opal/Tourmaline
What is the name of the classic Halloween movie that features the Sanderson Sisters?
Hocus Pocus
According to the Sheb Wooley song lyric, this creature is a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' what?
Purple People Eater
What bug flies south to Mexico for the winter during the fall months?
Butterflies.
Which ancient civilization started the traditions of wearing costumes?
A) Egyptians
B) Romans
C) Celts
The Celtic people, who wore these costumes to ward off spirits.
Why do you see more large spiders around Halloween?
Spiders that hatched in the spring have grown up and are now actively in their mating season!
What is the Halloween-themed town where the infamous Witchcraft Trials of 1692 took place?
Salem, Massachusetts
In Greek mythology, which goddess returns to the underworld with Hades, thus bringing in the Autumnal equinox?
Persephone
Why is it typically more humid in the corn maze than in the pumpkin patch?
Corn sweats! Corn releases large amounts of water vapor into the atmosphere, significantly increasing local humidity during hot, sunny weather.
What is the official word for the sound of leaves and trees rustling in the wind?
A) Psithurism
B) Widdershins
C) Borborygmus
A) Psithurism
Widdershins is a synonym for counterclockwise or to go about in an odd way. Borborygmus is the sound of a grumbling or growling stomach.