Potions & Poisons
These brightly colored amphibians, found in Central and South American rainforests, are named for the toxins they secrete through their skin.
What are poison dart frogs
This beloved leader of the Muppets, created by Jim Henson in 1955, famously sang "Bein' Green" and "Rainbow Connection".
Who is Kermit the Frog?
Halloween originated with this ancient Celtic festival, which celebrated the end of the harvest and the changing of seasons from light to dark.
What is Samhain?
This Chinese proverb describes a person with a narrow or limited perspective on the world.
What is a "frog in a well"?
Instead of drinking with their mouths, frogs absorb water through this permeable organ.
What is their skin?
In Macbeth, witches add "toe of frog" and "eye of" this other amphibian to their brew.
What is a newt?
In Disney's The Princess and the Frog, this voodoo sorcerer, also known as the "Shadow Man," turns Prince Naveen into an amphibian.
Who is Dr. Facilier?
During the festival of Samhain, the ancient Celts wore costumes for this specific purpose.
What is to ward off or confuse evil spirits?
The ancient Greeks and Romans associated frogs with fertility and harmony, but also with licentiousness in connection with this goddess.
Who is Aphrodite?
The stage in a frog's life cycle when it has grown legs but still has a tail is called this.
What is a froglet?
According to the Roman author Pliny the Elder, a toad's mere presence has this magical effect on a room full of people.
What is silencing them?
This classic 1954 Universal monster movie features a prehistoric, fish-like humanoid known as the "Gill-man"
What is Creature from the Black Lagoon?
Before pumpkins became the iconic symbol of Halloween, people in Ireland and Scotland originally carved scary faces into these root vegetables.
What are turnips?
In the Book of Exodus, a swarm of frogs is sent down upon Egypt as which of the Ten Plagues?
What is the second plague?
Frogs were the first land animals to possess these anatomical features, which allow them to produce their distinct croaking sounds.
What are vocal cords?
Indigenous people in Colombia use the potent secretions of the golden poison frog for this purpose.
What is coating blowgun darts for hunting?
This Looney Tunes character is a singing and dancing frog in a top hat who will only perform his vaudeville routine for the one unlucky person who discovers him.
Who is Michigan J. Frog?
According to Irish folklore, Jack-o'-lanterns are named after this man, who was doomed to wander the Earth after tricking the Devil.
Who is Stingy Jack?
In a fable by Aesop, a group of frogs who desire a king are first given this inanimate object as their ruler by the god Zeus.
What is a log?
Discovered on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, this fanged frog species, Limnonectes larvaepartus, is the only known frog to do this.
What is give birth to live tadpoles?
This is the name of the potent neurotoxin secreted by the golden poison frog, which attacks the nervous system with no known antidote.
What is batrachotoxin?
This character from the Harry Potter series is Neville Longbottom's pet toad, who has a talent for disappearing at inconvenient times.
Who is Trevor?
Popularized in Victorian England by a Robert Burns poem, this Halloween tradition was used for love divination.
What is placing hazelnuts in a fire?
The Chinese frog spirit Ch'ing-Wa Sheng is associated with healing and good fortune in this field.
What is business?
This North American frog species can survive being frozen solid during the winter, with up to 65 percent of its body turning to ice.
What is the wood frog?