Fall
Chlorophyll
When do witches celebrate the New Year, which marks the time when the veil between the dead and the living is thin?
October 31
True or false: candy corn was originally called "chicken feed"
True
What insect migrates thousands of miles each fall to winter in Mexico?
Monarch butterflies
Published in 1486, the Malleus Maleficarum popularized the belief that witches were often accompanied by what animal?
Black cats
What was the first horror movie to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars?
The Exorcist (1974)
On what date did the autumnal equinox take place this year?
September 23
True or false: The word "pagan" comes from the Latin word for worshipper, "pagini."
Which US state produces the most pumpkins each year?
Illinois
In Greek mythology, whose kidnap by Hades led to the first autumn, when Demeter caused plant life to wither and die?
Persephone
The phrase "double, double toil and trouble..." first appears in which Shakespeare play?
Macbeth
What do the M's stand for in M&M?
The names of the creators (Mars and Murrie)
Italian farmer Stefano Cutrupi holds the world record for the heaviest pumpkin ever grown. How heavy was his record-breaking pumpkin (in pounds)?
You'll get this right if you're +/- 100 pounds from the answer.
2,702 lbs (2,602-2,802 lbs accepted range)
Which patron saint of France, who defended France during the Hundred Years' War, was famously put to death after being condemned as a witch?
Joan of Arc
Which classic horror/sci-fi novel originated as a scary story told by its eventual author during a rain storm in 1816?
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein