Weird Science
This stripy animal's black-and-white pattern may help deter biting flies, making it an unexpectedly effective form of insect repellent.
What is a zebra? (The stripes disrupt polarized light patterns)
This Minnesota city is known as the "Halloween Capital of the World".
What is Anoka?
“Joy of Cooking” instructions for making this cherry dessert: “Standing back, ignite with a long lighted match "
What is Cherries Jubilee?
Date of the final day of the 20th century.
What is December 31st, 2000?
This student became the youngest Seeker in a century after an incident involving a flying broomstick.
Who is Harry Potter?
Scientists discovered that the orange dust from this food can be used to visualize fingerprints because the fine particles stick to skin oils.
What are Cheetos (or cheese puffs)?
These fun pumpkin creations actually started from a folktale of a man who tricked the devil and was punished by walking the earth with a coal lit turnip.
What is the Jack'o'lantern?
You can make a flaming version of this tex-mex dish whose name means “little sashes”
What are fajitas?
Now 6 billion miles from Earth, Pioneer 10 originally was launched in 1972 on a mission to this planet.
What is Jupiter?
This fictional detective lived at 221B Baker Street in London.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
This "walking fish" can survive for months out of water, breathe through its skin, and even climb trees in tropical wetlands.
What is a mudskipper?
This tradition started as "mumming" in medieval times, where people would dress up and perform door to door for food.
What is trick or treating?
This dessert, cake and ice cream is browned in the oven or flamefeed for a dramatic presentation.
what is Baked Alaskan?
It's the only US battleship ever to have a one syllable name
What is the Maine?
This theme park creator was once fired from a newspaper job because his editor claimed he "lacked imagination."
This element was discovered because garlic-like breath and odors were reported by laboratory researchers accidentally exposed to its compounds.
What is selenium?
In folklore, leaving bread and milk out on Halloween night was said to appease this class of supernatural beings from Celtic mythology.
Who are fairies (Fae)?
Brennan's in New Orleans says that this flaming fruity dessert is the most requested item in their menu.
What is Bananas Foster?
The only person named Oscar to win an Oscar, he won twice.
Who is Oscar Hammerstein II?
This actress studied neuroscience at Harvard University before winning an Academy Award for her role in Black Swan.
Who is Natalie Portman?
Researchers studying the effects of stress on laboratory rats discovered that rats will sometimes free trapped cage mates even when no reward is offered, suggesting this surprisingly human trait.
What is empathy?
While most people enjoy it, some suffer from Samhainophobia, which is this.
Fear of Halloween
Based on a drink from a popular TV show, it isn't actually flamed, but uses dry ice to create a smokey effect and is sold at a tavern in Universal Studios.
What is the Flaming Moe (from The Simpsons)?
Originally a folk term for a chronic rash, this phrase got new meaning after a 1952 stage comedy and later a movie.
What is the Seven Year Itch?
At age 90, this actor became the oldest person to travel to space (even though he had already done it on TV dozens of times).
Who is William Shatner? (though his record has now been surpassed)