Halloween Traditions
A Celtic tradition of using hollowed-out turnips with candles inside led to these distinctive & larger Halloween gourds
What are Jack-O-Lanterns?
Batman: The Ride at Six Flags Great America was the world's first inverted, outside-looping one of these rides
What is a Roller Coaster?
This corporation is famous for is genetic experiments, including the making of the T and G viruses, setting forth the events in all Resident Evil media
What is Umbrella Corporation?
In 1939, the first Marvel comics cover showed this hero, also a name used by the Fantastic Four's Johnny Storm
Who is The Human Torch?
Not that long ago in our galaxy, President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative was commonly called this
What is Star Wars?
It's said these 2 colors trace back to the festival of Samhain, one representing death & the other the autumn harvest
What are Orange and Black?
Pour one out for "Mr." this, gone too soon in 2001; it was first named Peppo but Dr Pepper's lawyers had issues with that
The destination of a South Korean train that Seok-woo must protect his daughter on while its overrun with zombies
What is Busan?
Cybernetic implants aid this guardian whose original name in the comics mimicked a Beatles title
Who is Rocket Raccoon?
In 1739, to stem counterfeiting, he used his Philadelphia printing office to produce notes with a raised leaf pattern
Who is Benjamin Franklin
The first time the White House was decorated for Halloween was in 1958, when she, Ike's better half, hung owls & goblins
Who is Mamie Eisenhower?
Be careful--a fake Windows update could be this, named for the fee you'll have to pay hackers
What is Ransomware?
This book is the source of all of the zombies and Ash William's troubles in the Evil Dead franchise
What is the Necronomicon?
The Marvel character known as Sub-Mariner lives undersea in this fabled "lost" land
What is Atlantis?
Heading out on the Oregon Trail? Grab a prairie schooner in Independence in this Midwest state
What is Missouri?
This no-hands Halloween game may be related to the Roman celebration of the goddess Pomona
What is Bobbing for Apples?
Some of the world's best snorkeling can be found at spots like Sharm El-Sheikh on this colorful sea
What is the Red Sea?
This sequel film by George A. Romero expands on the zombie apocalypse of its predecessor, this time with characters barricading themselves in a mall
What is Dawn of the Dead?
The arc reactor in Tony Stark's chest had a core of this element, symbol Pd; exposure to it would later poison him
What is Palladium?
He made his fortune selling gear to miners in California, expanded it with railroads & founded a university
Who is Leland Stanford?
This 20th century performer's museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania features an online seance every Halloween
Who is Houdini?
Though it's the softest commercial wood, it's defined botanically as a hardwood
What is Balsa Wood?
In The Last of Us, this fungus is the cause for the zombie outbreak overwhelming the world
What is the Cordyceps fungus?
Captain Marvel gets some powers due to the Tesseract; others she has via an infusion of this alien race's blood thanks to Yon-Rogg
What is the Kree?
Frances Perkins first worked for FDR when he was governor of N.Y.; in 1933, he appointed her secretary of this department
What is The Department of Labor?