Halloween
Who brought the Halloween tradition to the United States?
The Irish, during the potato famine in mid-1800s
This is a witches favorite ride.
Broom
What did Captain Henry Morgan become after retiring from privateering and piracy.
Knight, Admiral, Lt Governor, Acting Governor of Jamaica and Sugar Plantation Owner.
This planet is the coldest.
Uranus
This is the largest animal to have ever lived on earth.
Blue Whale; grows ot over 100 feet and more than 200 tones.
What is another name for Halloween?
All Hallows' Eve
Dorothy killed this wicked witch in the land of Oz.
The Wicked Witch of the East
Edward Teach or Edward Thatch sailed Queen Anne's Revenge but was more commonly known for his facial hair.
Black Beard
It takes this planet 84 years to orbit the sun.
Uranus
This is the fastest animal in the ocean.
The Sailfish
When did Halloween start?
Around 600 AD with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.
These trials held in 1692-1693 led to judicial reforms like the presumption of innocence, legal representation and Cross-examination.
Salem Witch Trials
This Privateer was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world after being the first to raid the west coast of the Americas.
Francis Drake
This planet is known as the "ringed planet"
Saturn
The second fastest land animal is this North American Native.
Pronghorn Antilope
What is the origin of Día de los Muertos?
Day of the Dead is rooted in Aztec and other Mesoamerican traditions and is estimated to be around 3000 year old. The holiday was moved to coincide with All Saint's Day after the Spanish arrived in Mexico.
A witch hunting manual was published in 1487. What was its title?
Malleus Maleficarum
This Irish woman immigrated to Carolina before sailing with Calico Jack and becoming a (in)famous pirate.
Anne Bonny
This "planet" was demoted and is now classified as dwarf.
Pluto
This bird is the fastest animal on earth while in a dive.
Peregrine Falcon
What does Dia de los Muertos Celebrate?
Families and friends gather to remember their loved ones, sharing anecdotes and memories. The holiday is a joyous celebration that's more about healing than feeling bad.
This pure-blood was a death eater member of Slytherin and the House of Black
Bellatrix Lestrange
Despite Captain Jack Sparrow's assertion to the contrary, pirate crews could be whipped, marooned, beaten or even executed for breaking this.
The pirate code or "Articles of Agreement". The code was created by each crew, and was specific to the ship and its crew members. The rules were designed to maintain order, loyalty, and avoid mutiny and stipulated how treasure would be distributed among the crew.
Name two of the four gas giants in the solar system.
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter
This horse is the fastest horse for 1/4 mile.
The American Quarter Horse