Halloween
What holiday honoring the dead is observed in Mexico on November 1 and 2?
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to New England in 1620?
The Mayflower
Perfect for carving:
KUMPNIP
PUMPKIN
A friendly cartoon ghost + a famous movie franchise about spirit hunters
Casper the Friendly Ghost Busters
hich planet is often visible in the evening sky during certain parts of October and is nicknamed the Red Planet?
Mars
What is the name of the masked killer in the Halloween movie franchise?
Michael Myers
What is the name of the fruit salad featuring pineapples, mandarin oranges, sour cream, and marshmallows?
Ambrosia
The walking dead?
BOIZEM
ZOMBIE
A witch's mode of transportation + a simple drawing that anyone can do at any age
Broom Stick Figure
Which legendary musician, famous for “Purple Haze,” was born on October 27, 1942?
Jimi Hendrix
In The Shining, what famous line does Jack Nicholson’s character say as he breaks through a door?
Here's Johnny!!!!
In what year did Congress establish the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day?
1941
Drink it warm on a breezy Autumn day:
DICER
CIDER
A 1939 movie featuring Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion + an English singer from the heavy metal band Black Sabbath
The Wizard of Ozzy Osbourne
Which famous singer, known as the King of Rock and Roll, was born in January but is especially associated with Halloween-themed music through “Thriller”?
Michael Jackson
Which author created the fictional vampire Count Dracula?
Bram Stoker
Before Thanksgiving became a fixed national holiday, which president moved its date in 1939, causing controversy?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
It becomes crunchy and brown in the fall:
FLEA
LEAF
A famous sweet treat lover from Sesame Street + a famous Halloween song by Bobby "Boris" Picket
What is the scientific term for animals that are most active at dawn and dusk?
Crepuscular
What is the fear of Halloween called?
Samhainophobia
What year did the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade take place?
1924
Something unknown:
RYEMSTY
MYSTERY
Another name for a carved pumpkin + an invasive bug species that appear outside of the community all the time
Jack o' Lantern Fly
What is the name for the fear of the number 13?
Triskaidekaphobia