Halloween Animals
Bats navigate their surroundings through a special process in which they emit high pitched sounds and listen to those sounds reverberate back in order to judge their surroundings. What do we call this special process?
Echolocation
During Halloween, we often think of mummies. Mummies are actually a real thing, but not exactly the way we portray them as dead people wrapped in toilet paper. Which country (once a large empire) was famous for preserving dead bodies as mummies?
Egypt
In 1962, Bobby Boris Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers (I think that was the name rest of the group-- don't fact check me on that) released a hit song that shot to number one during Halloween. Ever since that year, this song is traditionally played on Halloween. What is the name of this song?
The Monster Mash
What famous color combination do we think of when we think of Halloween? (I will accept two answers for this).
1.) Orange and Black
2.) Orange and Purple
There is a particular bird we often think of on Halloween. Birds in this species have the remarkable ability to rotate their heads 270 degrees (almost all the way around) in order to look directly behind themselves. What type of bird am I referring to?
An owl
What do we call a male witch? (I will accept two different responses for this).
Warlock or Wizard
On Halloween, we often think about cemeteries/grave yards and the dead rising and all that stuff.
(a.) What is the word we use to refer to the "box" that we bury dead people in? (I will accept two answers for this)
(b.) How far in the ground do we bury bodies (well at least according to common folklore, I have no idea if it is actually accurate in practice)?
a.) Casket/Coffin
b.) "6 feet under"
True or False, trick-or-treating on Halloween has been a thing ever since the mid to late 1800s.
False: It became popular around the 1930s to 1940s
On Halloween, we often think of black cats. Cats (whether they are house cats or big cats like lions or tigers) all come from the same family. What is the scientific name for this family?
Felines
Tell me three ways that we can kill/keep vampires away. (Culturally, there are 3 most popular ways, but I will accept one alternative answer too). Yes, you need ALL THREE ways to get credit.
1.) Garlic
2.) Light/sunlight
3.) Driving a stake through a vampire's heart.
Alternative answer: salt
In the late 1800s, in a run-down poorer part of London, there was serial killer who targeted women. He was never caught and to this day, the identity of him remains unknown and one of the world's biggest mysteries. Who was this killer? (Well the famous name that the press gave him)?
Jack the Ripper
In Mexico, a few day(s) after we celebrate Halloween, people celebrate a special holiday in which they remember loved ones who have passed away. Families set up alters in their homes decorated with photographs, candles, flowers, and other symbolic objects to attract the spirits of the deceased back to their home for a special once-a-year visit. What do we call that Holiday?
Day of the Dead
(or if you said it in Spanish), Dia de los Muertos
On Halloween, we often think of howling wolves. Wolves are closely related to coyotes. They are also closely related to a particular type of Australian wild dog. What is the name of this dog?
Dingoes
In the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" a school teacher named Ichabod Crane comes face to face with a famous Halloween monster. What was the name of this monster?
Headless Horseman
In 18--something, a woman named Mary Shelley became famous for her novel about a doctor who artificially put together a man in his laboratory by collecting bones, organs, flesh, and other parts of dead bodies. This "dead man" became alive and turned into a monster. What was the name of the doctor who created this monster?
Frankenstein
What is the fancy name for the "pot" that witches mix potions in to cast spells?
Cauldron
Spiders are another animal that we commonly think of on Halloween. Contrary to what some people think, Spiders are NOT insects. They belong to a different group of arthropods, (AKA "crawly critters"). What is the name of this group?
Arachnids
The reason we associate vampires with the place "Transylvania" (yeah I have no idea if I actually spelled that correctly) is because in the late 1900s a man authored a scary novel called "Dracula" and chose Transylvania (a rural, mountainous region) as the setting of the book. So Transylvania is a real place! What country is Transylvania in?
Romania
(I did actually have to fact check that one. I was wrong. I could have sworn it was in Czechoslovakia... go figure)
In 1973, they released a horror movie which, for the most part, has still been known as the "scariest horror movie of all time." It was a major box office hit. The plot involved a demon that possesses a little girl and this priest who tries to rid her of the demon. What was the name of this movie? (Hint: if you have no idea, use logic to think about what you might name a movie about someone "getting rid" of a demon).
DISCLAIMER: I am NOT promoting this movie. DO NOT go home and watch it. It is way too scary and gory for 7th graders and most definitely rated R. Also, demons don't really possess people in real life, (it's made up) so don't go home scared.
The Exorcist
The holiday "Halloween" that we all know and celebrate today comes from a blend of traditions. Pretty much everything but the name "Halloween" comes from ancient Celtic culture, where people thought Oct 31 was a weird day in which the boundary between the dead and the living blurred, and therefore lit fires and wore masks to ward off evil spirits. The name comes from Christian tradition. In the Christian religion, Nov 1st marks "All Saints Day." The day before was called THIS DAY, which eventually gave rise to the name "Halloween."
All Hallows Eve