Halloween
What Halloween creature is commonly depicted riding a broomstick?
A Witch
True or False: Christopher Columbus landed in what is now the continental United States during his first voyage.
False
Which orange vegetable, commonly carved during Halloween, is native to the Americas?
Pumpkin
What is the only mammal capable of true, sustained flight?
Bats
Which three months make up meteorological fall in the Northern Hemisphere?
Which famous magician died on Halloween in 1926?
Harry Houdini
Which Lemhi Shoshone woman assisted the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Sacagawea.
Which starchy vegetable was domesticated in the Andes Mountains of South America?
Potatoes
What popular modern sport originated from Indigenous stickball games?
Lacrosse
What Mexican holiday honors deceased loved ones on November 1 and 2?
Dia de los muertos
What ancient Celtic festival is associated with Halloween's origins?
Samhain
In which modern-day country is the ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá located?
Mexico
What three crops are traditionally known as the "Three Sisters" in many Indigenous agricultural systems?
Corn, beans, and squash.
Which famous American inventor reportedly attempted to build a device to communicate with spirits?
Thomas Edison
Which constellation associated with a winged horse is prominent in the Northern Hemisphere's autumn sky?
Pegasus
In the original 1978 Halloween movie, what is Michael Myers' mask famously based on?
A Captain Kirk mask from Star Trek, modified and painted white.
Which Indigenous civilization developed the use of quipu, knotted cords used for recordkeeping?
The Inca
What was chocolate commonly consumed as in Mesoamerica before becoming a popular solid candy?
A beverage
What legendary creature from Mexican folklore is said to wander and cry for her lost children?
La llorona
Which country is associated with the tradition of carving turnips before pumpkins became popular for Halloween?
Ireland
What was the name of the first feature-length horror film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?
The Silence of the Lambs (1991), which won at the 1992 Oscars.
Which Native American athlete won gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics?
Jim Thorpe, a member of the Sac and Fox Nation.
Which popular chocolate candy was introduced in the United States in 1941 and originally sold in cardboard tubes?
M&M's
What natural phenomenon makes mushrooms glow?
Bioluminescence
In what year did the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade take place?
1924