OCTOBER 31
In 1941, after 14 years of construction, this landmark in the Black Hills was declared completed
Mount Rushmore
A wyvern is a smaller, 2-legged, 2-winged, usually non-fire-breathing type of this
A Dragon
You might spin one "of fortune"
A wheel
In this Shakespeare play, Hecate appears as queen of the witches
Macbeth
Requiring 20 min. of pulling, the salt water type of this has been described as a candy & an upper body workout all in one
Taffy
Tradition says Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on a Wittenberg church door in 1517, launching this religious revolution
The Reformation
Monsterologists are in debate on how this ugly demon differs from the version with "hob" in front
A Goblin
It may be short-eared or great horned
A owl
This novel by Gregory Maguire about the green-skinned Elphaba became a gravity-defying musical
Wicked
A smooth, heavy paste made from sugar & these nuts is the traditional basis of marzipan
Almonds
This Silver State officially joined the U.S. in 1864 as its 36th state
Nevada
The Orkney & Shetland Islands are where selkies, creatures that appear as these "S"ea mammals, call home
Seals
Temporary financial aid
A loan
The 2 female founders of Hogwarts are Helga Hufflepuff & this witch
Rowena Ravenclaw
Egg whites & sugar syrup go into recipes for this versatile goo found in Snickers & Toblerone
Nougat
The USA's first paved coast-to-coast highway, this more-than-3,000-mile presidential one was dedicated in 1913
The Lincoln Highway
It had a woman's head & a bird's body & met up with the Argonauts; c'mon, get...
Harpies
Saintly nimbus
A halo
A girl is whisked away to Endor College of Witchcraft by "The Little" this, the title of a classic by Mary Stewart
Broomstick
It's not booze, it's the liquid produced when cocoa beans are ground into paste, releasing the cocoa butter
Liquor
In 1541, Michelangelo put the final touches on this huge fresco on the west wall of the Sistine Chapel
The Last Judgment
In "The Once and Future King" this beast is described as "falco leonis serpentis"
A Griffin
Rodin sculpted the "Gates of" this
Hell
Alexandra Jane & Sukie are a bewitching trio in a Rhode Island town in this Updike novel
The Witches of Eastwick
This confection of pecans & brown sugar is named for the French military officer whose cook is credited with inventing it
Pralines