Animals
TRUE OR FALSE?
You are more likely to be killed by a cow than a shark.
TRUE
More people die annually from getting kicked or stepped on by a cow. Also, it’s said that cows all over the world, simultaneously face the same direction while grazing. How’s that for a conspiracy theory? (Now that’s spooky).
The story centers on a dried, shrunken monkey's paw that is said to have the power to grant its possessor three wishes.
The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs
Large humped creature that has flippers (Scotland)
Lochness Monster
festival of Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced “SAH-win”), a pagan religious celebration to welcome the harvest at the end of summer, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts
Halloween
What was the original jack-o-lantern made from?
a turnip
What is a group of crows called?
a MURDER
An English Lawyer travels to a castle in Eastern Europe to conduct a real estate transaction, but ends up being held hostage by the castle's monsterous owner.
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Hairy, tall creature that is said to inhabit North American forests
Big Foot or Sasquatch
began as a movement in 1992 to honor the more than 1,000 Indigenous cultures within the United States
Indigenous Peoples Day
What was Candy Corn's original name?
Chicken Feed
What is the most common coat color for cats?
Black
A young scientist creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
prehistoric reptilian monster awakened and empowered by nuclear radiation (Japanese origin story)
Godzilla
The festival originated on October 12, 1810, in celebration of the marriage of the crown prince of Bavaria, who later became King Louis I, to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen
Oktoberfest
How much money do Americans spend on candy annually? (hint: in the billions)
3 BILLION DOLLARS
What animal can turn its head upside down and turn it 270 degrees in one direction?
An Owl
A respected English doctor who has repressed evil urges inside of him develops a type of serum that he believes will effectively compartmentalize his dark side. Instead, he transforms into the physical and mental manifestation of his evil personality.
Dr. Jeckle and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
a fanged beast with red glowing eyes that kills goat and cattle by sucking their blood (myth from Puerto Rico)
Chupacabra
The month of October is dedicated to the importance of early detection and access to high quality care for this disease...
Breast Cancer
The fastest recorded pumpkin carving is under how many seconds?
under 17 seconds
What skill do bats have that allows them to navigate in the dark?
echolocation
It follows an unnamed narrator who has murdered an old man who he describes as having a ‘vulture eye’, but is haunted by a hallucination in which he believes that he can still hear the old man’s heart beating underneath the floorboards of his house.
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Mexican vengeful ghost who is said to roam near bodies of water, morning her children who she drowned in a jealous rage after discovering her husband was cheating on her.
La Llo Rona
What October date is nationally dedicated to celebrating custodial workers?
October 2nd
What paused Trick or Treating in 1942?
Sugar rations of World War ll