Hodge Podge
This nursery rhyme character could eat no fat.
Who was Jack Sprat? His wife could eat no lean.
This 1845 poem by Edgar Allen Poe features a talking bird that repeats the word “Nevermore”.
What is The Raven?
How long does it take to retract the roof on the Roger's Centre (SKY DOME).
A) 1 hour
B) 45 minutes
C) 20 minutes
What is C) 20 minutes?
In this Stephen King novel, a family moves into a haunted hotel.
What is The Shining?
It was in this nursery rhyme that this character “kissed the girls and made them cry”?
What is Georgie Porgie? Origins of the rhyme date back to the mid-19th century in England.
This “cheesy” food dish comes from the French word for “melted”
What is Fondue? Cheese is melted in a large communal pot, and long-stemmed forks are used to dip pieces of bread (and now other foods as well) into the pot.
A 1984 song asks, “Who you gonna call?”
Who are the "Ghostbusters?!"
This city on the east coast is nicknamed the "City of Stately Elm's"
What is Fredericton?
This singing actress said that Hocus Pocus was one of her favorite movie roles of all time.
Who is Bette Midler?
There are only four countries with one-syllable names. Name two.
What are Chad, France, Spain, and Greece? Chad is a landlocked country in Africa. France, Spain, and Greece are all located in Europe.
This instrument is named in the Stephen Foster song “Oh! Susanna”
What is a Banjo? The instrument is mentioned in the line “I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee.” The classic song is considered one of the most popular songs ever written.
According to this well-known song, which family is said to be creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky.
Who are the Addams Family?
It was in this decade that the Canadian government introduced the RRSP.
What are the 1950's? They were introduced in 1957 to encourage people to save for their retirement.
It was in this year that "It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" first aired?
A) 1959
B) 1966
C) 1971
What is B) 1966?
What Andrew Lloyd Webber musical features the song “The Music of the Night”?
What is Phantom of the Opera? The musical is based on the novel by French author Gaston Leroux. Two films have been adapted from the novel as well. The first one was a silent film starring Lon Chaney.
This actor starred in both The Ten Commandments and The King and I.
Who is Yul Brynner? He played kings in both films (Mongkut of Siam in The King and I and King Ramses in The Ten Commandments)
The name for a man who practices witchcraft.
What is a Warlock?
This island off the coast of Nova Scotia shares its name with a type of fur.
What is Sable? Sable fur is highly valued to this day. Sable Island is protected under the Canada Shipping Act. Permission to visit the island must first be obtained from the Canadian Coast Guard.
There are this many witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth.
What are 3? They are also known as the weird sisters.
In was in this battle that Napoleon was finally defeated.
What is the battle of Waterloo?
What does the Latin expression "tempus fugit" mean?
What is “Time flies” or “time flees”? The expression first appeared in a poem by Latin poet Virgil around 29 BC.
The average pumpkin has approximately this many seeds.
A) 500
B) 600
C) 700
What is A) 500?
Aside from the beaver, this is Canada's other national animal.
What is the Canadian horse? The Canadian horse was declared the national horse of Canada in 2002, acknowledging its historical and cultural significance.
She was the first "first lady" of the White House to decorate for Halloween.
Who is Mamie Eisenhower? She first did this in 1958.
It was in this decade that the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby took place.
What is the 1930s? Charles Lindbergh Jr. was taken from his bedroom and murdered in 1932. Bruno Hauptmann was convicted of the crime and executed in 1936.