October
"Octo" means eight, but October is what month of the year?
Tenth
Name a cloud type.
There's so many
The longest river in the world runs through five African countries, emptying into the sea in Egypt. What river is this?
Nile
The sasquatch is more popularly known by what nickname?
Bigfoot
October 24, 2005:
The "first lady of civil rights" who helped lead the Montgomery bus boycotts.
Rosa Parks
What are the two astrological signs of October?
Libra and Scorpio
The hottest planet in the solar system and second from the sun, which planet is the brightest in our night sky?
Venus
True or false? Africa has the most countries of any continent. (200pts extra for naming how many)
A lake monster supposedly inhabits ____ Ness in Scotland. What's the missing word? (100pts extra for what this creature supposedly is)
Loch (plesiosaur)
October 18, 1931:
The "inventor of the lightbulb", as well as the phonograph and motion picture camera. The mostly deaf "Wizard of Menlo Park" with over a thousand patents.
Thomas Edison
Just in time for Halloween, Bram Stoker published what famous vampire novel on October 26, 1897?
Dracula
Caused by solar storms, the aurora borealis is a natural light show of reds and greens and blues across the night sky. What is the aurora borealis more commonly called?
Northern lights
Nelson Mandela was the first black leader of what African country?
South Africa
Not a butterfly guy, but close. What cryptid supposedly caused the collapse of the Silver Bridge in West Virginia?
Mothman
October 31, 1926:
Famous stunt performer, illusionist, and most famously, an escape artist.
Harry Houdini
What are the two birthstones of October?
Opal and tourmaline
Four main compounds... mostly... make up the air we breathe. For 100pts each, name those four. (400pts extra for naming the trace compounds of the atmosphere)
Nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide (neon, helium, methane, krypton)
Africa is the second most populous continent on Earth after Asia. There are 8.1 billion people in the world, and, rounding up to be nice to y'all, about 20% live in Africa. How many people is that?
1.62 billion
The mapinguari is supposedly a giant ground sloth inhabiting what giant rainforest?
Amazon
October 3, 1838:
Native American Sauk leader who led resistance against the USA in Illinois in a war named after him. Now has a hockey team, helicopter, and towns named after him.
Black Hawk
What country is known for its October Revolution, though on our calendar it started in November?
Russia/USSR
What spacecraft was able to be launched into space by boosters and then (normally) safely glide back to the ground for a landing?
Space shuttle
The "Big Five" are large popular and potentially dangerous animals native to Africa, popular for safaris and hunts. For 100pts each, name those big five.
Lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, African buffalo
The Enfield Horror, the Tuttle Bottoms Monster, the Big Muddy Monster, and the Wolfman of Chestnut Mountain are all cryptids from what US state?
Illinois
October 11, 1779:
The "father of American cavalry", a Polish man who fought in the American Revolution, with his own holiday in Illinois.
Casimir Pulaski