Salem Witch Trials
This is the number of "witches" were burned at the stake during the Salem Witch Trials.
What is zero?
A toxin from this animal is used to tip spears for hunting by certain tribes in the Amazon rainforest.
What is a Poison Dart Frog?
In folklore, vampires lack these 2 things.
What are shadows and mirror reflections?
This country is home to nine of the most venomous arachnids and ten of the most venomous snakes.
What is Australia (Arachnids include the Sydney funnel web, red-back, fiddle-back spider, scrub or paralysis tick and scorpions. Snakes include the tiger snake, inland taipan, death adder, sea snakes, black and brown snakes).
Mexico has a tradition of decorating what as a way to honor the dead for Dios de los Muertos, a spiritual celebration that falls around the time of Halloween.
What are sugar skulls?
This is the name of the religious belief system in Salem Town and Salem Village at the time of the Salem Witch Trials.
What is the Puritan faith?
This animal is ranked as the most venomous in the world. BONUS: It is found in this country.
What is the Box Jellyfish? BONUS: Where is Australia?
What giant monster featured in 38 movies was created from a nuclear explosion?
What is Godzilla?
From the Greek ios and phobos, iophobia is:
a. Fear of eyes
b. Fear of the ocean
c. Fear of outer space
d. Fear of being poisoned
d. What is the fear of being poisoned.
This popular candy was developed for the US Military to prevent melting in the heat.
What are M&Ms?
What is 20?
Tetrodotoxin is the name of the poison responsible for fatalities in those who consume the name of this type of improperly prepared fish. BONUS: This fish is most famously prepared in this county.
a. Angler fish
b. Puffer fish
c. Sword fish
d. Sun fish
What is the puffer fish, aka fugu? BONUS: Where is Japan?
In Greek mythology, which monster grew two heads every time one was cut off?
A. Medusa
B. Hydra
C. Manitcore
D. Griffin
B. What is the Hydra?
Halloween originated in this country, where turnips were the original “jack-o-lantern”.
A. Ireland
B. France
C. Spain
D. China
A. What is Ireland?
This iconic Halloween candy used to be marketed as “Chicken Feed” and sold with a rooster on the box to appeal to America’s agricultural roots.
What is Candy Corn?
These are the years during which the Salem Witch Trials occurred. Bonus points if you get the months.
What is 1692 to 1693.
Bonus - February 1692 and May 1693,
This plant is famous for its toxic “sting” and can be found along the banks of French Creek!
What is Stinging Nettle?
Werewolves have another name that they are often called, based on the Greek words for “wolf” and “human.
A. Canidanthrope
B. wolfsbane
C. lycanthrope
D. merwolf”
C: What is lycanthrope (lukos - wolf and anthros - human)?
During late summer, Lake Erie is sometimes closed for swimming. This organism causes the waters to become toxic.
a. microplastics
b. mosquitoes
c. blue-green algae
d. lampreys
What is blue-green algae?
This popular American candy comes in over 300 flavors around the world. Japan has at least 200 varieties - gimme a break!
What is Kit Kat?
This is the meaning of the name "Goody."
A. Good wife
B. Good Puritan
C. Good mother
D. Good cook
What is Good Wife?
This well-known Greek philosopher is famous for drinking poison hemlock, denouncing the crimes he was convicted of.
a. Plato
b. Aristotle
c. Socrates
d. Mickey Mouse
Who is Socrates?
Mary Shelly participated in a horror-writing competition in 1816, and won, which is how this famous novel about a scientist who created life and was subsequently horrified by what he made.
What is Frankenstein?
Orange and black are considered traditional Halloween colors dating back to the Irish celebration of Samhain. What are they meant to symbolize?
A. Orange - Cat's Eyes. Black - Witch's hat
B. Orange - Harvest. Black - Death of Summer
C. Orange - Autumn Moon. Black - Outer Space.
D. Orange - Pumpkins. Black - Night
Orange - Harvest. Black - Death of Summer.
This worldwide specialty is made from the seeds of a fruit that grows along the trunk of the tree it is produced from (cauliflorous). The seeds are intensely processed by drying, fermenting, roasting, and grinding then mixing with proprietary blends of ingredients.
What is chocolate?