Monsters and Legends
This hairy, human-like creature is said to wander the snowy peaks of the Himalayas.
What is a Yeti?
Decorative sugar skulls named "calaveras" are a common sight in Mexico during the celebration of this holiday at the beginning of November.
What is Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead?
Cadbury Creme Eggs, Jaffa Cakes, Maltesers.
What is the United Kingdom?
Competing with Savannah, Georgia for the title of "America's Most Haunted City", this southern city is famous for its haunted streets and voodoo legends.
What is New Orleans?
The god Anubis is often depicted with this animal's head and is a frequent sight in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
What is a jackal?
Effigies of this man, a participant in the failed Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament, are commonly burned across the United Kingdom on November 5th.
Who is Guy Fawkes?
Lindt, Toblerone, Nestlé.
What is Switzerland?
This medieval castle, Scotland's most visited paid tourist attraction and a royal residence until the year 1633, is said to be haunted by the Grey Lady.
What is Edinburgh Castle?
Tales of the Chupacabra, or “goat sucker", are said to have originated on this Caribbean island.
What is Puerto Rico?
Before pumpkins, people in Ireland and Scotland carved these root vegetables into lanterns to ward off evil spirits during Samhain.
What is a turnip?
Hi-Chew, Pocky, Ramune Candy.
What is Japan?
The "Island of the Dolls" in this country, located just south of its capital city, is recognized by Guinness World Records as home to the world's largest collection of haunted dolls.
What is Mexico?
This 15th-century prince from modern-day Romania may have served as the inspiration for the fictional Transylvanian vampire "Dracula".
Who is Vlad the Impaler?
In traditional Native American agriculture, the "Three Sisters" are composed of pumpkins (or other varieties of squash) and these two other crops.
What are maize (corn) and beans?
Chappies Bubblegum, Amarula Fudge, Koeksisters.
What is South Africa?
According to local legend, this second-largest lake in Africa is haunted by hundreds of victims of a giant 2,000 pound crocodile named Gustave.
What is Lake Tanganyika?
In the folklore of North American Algonquian-speaking tribes, this mythological creature is said to crave human flesh and have the ability to possess humans.
What is a Wendigo?
In the Philippines, families visiting cemeteries for Undás (or All Saints’ Day) often decorate graves with the white variety of these flowers associated with mourning, remembrance, and purity.
What are chrysanthemums?
Coconut Barfi, Jalebi, Amul Chocolate.
What is India?
This abandoned island off Japan, known for its former undersea coal mine, is famous for its ghostly, crumbling buildings and overgrown vegetation.
What is Hashima Island?