Witch, please!
In England, most people convicted of witchcraft were executed this way, not by burning.
What is HANGING?
Witchcraft was a felony in England and its colonies, so convicts were hanged. Burning was more common in parts of continental Europe. Roughly 40,000 to 60,000 people were executed across Europe, mostly between about 1560 and 1630.
Modern vampire stories say this natural thing destroys vampires, but the original Dracula novel never said so.
What is SUNLIGHT?
In novel Dracula (1897), the Count is strongest at night but can still walk around in daylight, and he is killed by a stake through the heart and beheading. Film called Nosferatu introduced the idea that sunlight kills vampires.
This orange, yellow, and white candy has been a Halloween staple since the 1880s.
What is CANDY CORN?
This friendly cartoon ghost became a pop-culture icon after first appearing in 1939.
Who is CASPER?
Casper the Friendly Ghost debuted nearly 90 years ago and remains one of the most recognizable ghost characters.
This ancient civilization preserved bodies through a process called mummification.
What is ANCIENT EGYPT?
Mummification was intended to prepare the deceased for the afterlife. The practice became one of the most recognizable features of ancient Egyptian culture.
During the Salem witch trials in 1692-1693, people who did this were generally not executed.
A) Paid a fine, B) Confessed, C) Took an oath of loyalty, D) Fled to Boston
What is CONFESSING?
Those who confessed were generally spared, while those who held to their innocence were hanged. In total 19 people were hanged and Giles Corey was pressed to death for refusing to enter a plea. Nobody at Salem was burned.
The famous vampire Count Dracula is from this historical region of modern-day Romania.
What is TRANSYLVANIA?
Count Dracula is said to live in Transylvania, a historic region in Romania associated with mystery, folklore, wolves, and remote castles. Bram Stoker never visited the area himself but used travel books and historical sources to create the setting for his 1897 novel. Today, Transylvania is one of Romania's most famous tourist destinations because of its connection to Dracula and vampire legends.
This famous chocolate-hazelnut spread was invented in Italy following cocoa shortages after World War II.
What is NUTELLA?
After World War II, cocoa was expensive in Italy. To stretch cocoa supplies, pastry maker Pietro Ferrero mixed it with locally abundant hazelnuts, creating an earlier product called Giandujot. The recipe evolved into Nutella, which was launched in 1964 and became one of the world's most popular chocolate spreads.
The famous Flying Dutchman is said to be a ghostly version of this type of vessel.
What is a SHIP?
According to legend, the Flying Dutchman is doomed to sail the seas forever and can never make port.
This French term describes the feeling that a current situation has happened before.
What is DÉJÀ VU?
The phrase means "already seen" and refers to the strange sensation of familiarity in a new experience.
Britain’s Witchcraft Act of 1735 made it a crime to do this.
A) Practise real witchcraft, B) Claim to have magical powers, C) Own a broomstick, D) Teach children spells
What is B) CLAIMING TO HAVE MAGICAL POWERS?
The Act treated witchcraft as impossible, so the offence became pretending to have powers. The medium Helen Duncan was arrested in January 1944 and sentenced to nine months in prison under it. The Act was repealed in 1951.
Of nearly 1,400 bat species, only 3 drink blood, and they all live in this region.
What is Central and SOUTH AMERICA?
The three blood-drinkers are the common, hairy-legged and white-winged vampire bats, and none of them live in Transylvania. Common vampire bats can also run on the ground and launch themselves into the air with a jump of almost a meter.
This triangular Swiss chocolate bar shares its name with the Matterhorn-inspired mountain shape on its packaging.
What is TOBLERONE?
Did you know that the mountain logo on Toblerone hides a bear inside it! 🐻 The bear represents Bern, Switzerland, the city where Toblerone was created in 1908.
Many reports of "ghostly" spots are associated with sudden drops in this physical quantity.
What is TEMPERATURE?
Cold spots are among the most commonly reported features of alleged hauntings.
This infamous 19th-century serial killer was associated with the Whitechapel murders in London but was never conclusively identified.
Who is JACK THE RIPPER?
Between August and November 1888, Jack the Ripper murdered at least five women in London's Whitechapel district. Despite one of the largest investigations in British history, the killer's identity remains unknown, and numerous suspects have been proposed over the years.
Often called Europe’s last “witch”, a Swiss housemaid was beheaded in this year.
A) 1692, B) 1727, C) 1782, D) 1850
What is C) 1782?
Anna Göldi was accused after a doctor’s daughter fell ill. She was officially convicted of poisoning, not witchcraft. 226 years later in 2008 her trial was officially declared illegal and her name cleared.
Vampire bats have special sensors in their noses that help them find where blood is flowing. These sensors detect this.
A) Magnetic field, B) Smell, C) Infrared radiation, D) Ultraviolet light, E) Sound waves
C) What is infrared radiation (HEAT)?
Researchers reported the discovery in the journal Nature in 2011. Vampire bats are the only mammals known to use infrared this way to find areas of high blood volume. Smell and hearing can help a bat find an animal in the first place, but heat is what guides it to the best spot to bite.
Americans are expected to spend approximately this amount on Halloween candy alone in 2026.
A) $1 billion B) $2 billion
C) $4 billion D) $8 billion
What is C) $4 BILLION?
The National Retail Federation estimates U.S. Halloween candy spending at about $4.1 billion in 2026, with 96% of Halloween shoppers planning to buy sweets.
This Shakespeare play features the ghost of a murdered king who appears to his son and demands revenge.
What is HAMLET?
The ghost of Hamlet's father sets the events of the play in motion.
This rare neuropsychiatric condition causes a person to believe they are dead or no longer exist.
A) Capgras syndrome B) Cotard's syndrome
C) Stockholm syndrome D) Münchausen syndrome
What is B) COTARD'S SYNDROME?
Cotard's syndrome or walking corpse syndrome is a rare psychiatric condition in which a person may believe they are dead, do not exist, or have lost their organs or blood. It was first described by French neurologist Jules Cotard in 1880.
Unlike in most of Europe, about nine in ten people accused of witchcraft in Iceland belonged to this group.
Who are MEN?
Of roughly 170 accused in Iceland, only about 10% were women. 21 people were burned between 1625-1683, and only one was a woman. Charges were mostly causing illness and owning grimoires or magical symbols. Men were also a majority of the accused in Estonia (about 60% where gender is known), as well as in Finland and Russia.
In the 1720s and 1730s, Austrian officials published reports about alleged vampires in villages located in this present-day country, helping spark Europe's vampire craze.
What is SERBIA?
In 1725 an Austrian official reported on the alleged vampire Petar Blagojević in the village of Kisilova. A few years later, military doctors investigated another famous case involving Arnold Paole. The reports were translated and circulated across Europe, helping turn vampires from local folklore into an international sensation.
This company produces M&M's, Snickers, Twix, Skittles, and more, making it the world's largest confectionery (candy) manufacturer.
What is Mars?
Mars's confectionery sales are estimated at around $20-22 billion annually, ahead of competitors such as Ferrero (Kinder, Ferrero Rocher) and Mondelez (Cadbury, Milka).
This German word for a spirit known for making loud noises literally means "noisy spirit".
What is a POLTERGEIST?
From German: "poltern" (to make noise) and "Geist" (ghost/spirit).
During a bizarre 1518 outbreak in Strasbourg, hundreds of people reportedly could not stop doing this type of movement, with some collapsing from exhaustion.
What is DANCING?
The event became known as the Dancing Plague of 1518. It took place in Strasbourg, then part of the Holy Roman Empire, and involved large numbers of people reportedly dancing uncontrollably for days or even weeks. The exact cause remains a mystery.