Spooky Stories
This popular children's series of books involved scares meant to send shivers down spine and raise bumps on the skin.
What is Goosebumps?
This country gave us our traditions of mask-wearing and wandering about at night.
What is Ireland?
In this year, Christopher Columbus began his voyages which would end with him landing in modern-day Haiti
When is 1492?
This ever-shining star never moves from its position, and has been used by sailors and travelers for centuries to find their way.
What is Polaris, the North Star?
This popular candy might look like chocolate, but doesn't have any in it at all, instead being a chewy substance sometimes found in lollipops?
These German storytellers recorded many fairy tales, though these were often more terrifying than charming.
Who are the Brothers Grimm?
This Mexican Holiday, which overlaps with Halloween, often features brightly painted sugar skulls.
What is Day of the Dead?
This ship was chartered by English Puritans to sail to the new world to establish a colony where they would be free to practice their own religion.
What is the Mayflower?
This arthropodal (meaning eight legged) constellation is visible largely in late October and early November.
What is Scorpio?
What is Wonka?
In this half-halloween, half-christmas story, the skeleton king of Halloween attempts to take over Christmas, with predictable results.
What is the Nightmare Before Christmas?
This Catholic Feast Day for "all the saints" led to the original name of "All Halllow's Eve"
What is All Saint's Day?
It was this native man who had learned english who helped the pilgrims survive and thrive in the new world.
Who is Squanto?
This object once held the title of the largest moon relative to its planet in the Solar System... until their planet was demoted.
What is Charon?
These round candies are famous for their resilience and being rather hard to chew, even promising injury to anyone who would try.
What are Jawbreakers?
This Halloween film involves the revival of three witches who find themselves suddenly dealing with the curiosities of the modern day.
What is Hocus Pocus?
This Norse Pagan myth involved a great parade of dogs and hunters riding through the sky, very often on October 31st.
What is the Wild Hunt?
This town, named for an English king, was one of the first English settlements in what is today Virginia.
What is Jamestown?
These paired constellations share a myth, both of a legendary hunter, and the divine pest sent to chase him across the sky.
What are Orion and Cancer?
This candy company, responsible for Skittles and M+Ms, is named for their first product, which takes its name from the roman god of war.
What is Mars?
This New England legend features the hapless Ichabod Crane, as he is pursued by a terrifying headless horseman.
What is the Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
In this particular new England town, stories of witches and wizards turned deadly serious as children began accusing their neighbors, leading to trials and even executions!
What is Salem?
While most English colonies were settled by Protestant Christians, this American colony was established as a safe haven for English Catholic Christians.
What is Maryland?
This long-orbiting visitor last passed by Earth in 1986, and is expected to return in 2061, bringing its long tail to the night sky once again.
What is Halley's Comet?
This bitter candy is made from anis seeds, and is traditionally black, but a sweeter red variety is popular in the United States.
What is Licorice?