All Saints Day
This saint was a mystic Italian Catholic friar, founder of the Franciscans, and one of the most venerated figures in Christianity. Was born in Assisi, Italy, and died October 3, 1226.
Who is Saint Francis of Assisi?
Nocturnal animals are most active and awake during this time.
What is during the night?
This is the gender of Mrs. Jorgensen's baby.
What is a male?
This is the loudest insect in the world.
What is a cicada?
Halloween originated in Ireland.
True
This saint was the first Native American to be recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church, and was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on Oct. 21, 2012. She is the patroness of ecology and the environment, people in exile and Native Americans.
Who is Saint Kateri Tekakwitha?
A group of these nocturnal animals is called a parliament.
a) group of owls
b) group of bats
c) group of racoons
What is a) group of owls?
This is the month Mrs. Jorgensen's baby is due to be born.
What is December?
This is how long cockroaches have roamed the earth.
a) 180 million years
b) 320 million years
c) 260 million years
What is b) 320 million years?
A pumpkin is a fruit.
TRUE; It has seeds on the inside. It is in the same family as the cucumber.
Many educational buildings and places of learning are named after this saint, often depicted with an open book or writing with a quill.
Who is Saint Thomas Aquinas?
Some species of this flying mammal hibernate like bears.
What are bats?
This is Mrs. Jorgensen's favorite saint.
Who is Saint Francis of Assisi?
This spider uses it's hairs as a defense mechanism.
What is the American Tarantula?
The fear of Halloween is called Coulrophobia.
False; It is Samhainophobia
Many pray to this saint when they can't find something.
Who is Saint Anthony of Padua?
This nocturnal animal does a kind of dance before unleashing it's weapon on a predator. Stomping on the ground, slapping their tail, and even standing on their hind paws.
What is a skunk?
This is the state Mrs. Jorgensen is from.
What is Iowa?
This is the world's most venomous insect.
What is an ant?
Pogonomyrmex Maricopa (aka Harvester Ant)
"The 12 Days of Halloween" is a real song.
True
Having the Feastday of October 31st, this saint is regarded as one of the three great German saints of the 10th century, the other two being Saint Ulrich of Augsburg and Saint Conrad of Constance.
Who is Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg?
This is the worlds largest nocturnal primate. Weighing up to 6.6 pounds.
What is the aye-aye?
Daubentonia madagascariensis
This is Mrs. Jorgensen's birthday.
What is January 7th?
At a count of 750, this insect holds the record for the largest amount of legs.
What is a millipede?
Halloween was banned during WW2.
False