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In *A Nightmare on Elm Street*, which street is home to Freddy Krueger's victims?
Elm Street
Which Shakespeare play includes witches chanting over a cauldron?
Macbeth
Is pumpkin technically a fruit or a vegetable?
A fruit, botanically speaking.
What is the name for a forest dominated by trees that lose their leaves seasonally?
A Deciduous Forest
In what year did Canada officially establish Thanksgiving as an annual national observance?
1879
In *The Shining*, what is the name of the isolated hotel where the Torrance family stays?
The Overlook Hotel
Before pumpkins became the universal choice for jack-o'-lanterns, what vegetable was traditionally carved in Ireland and Scotland?
Turnips
Which apple variety is one of the last to ripen and harvest?
Pink Lady
Why do many trees drop their leaves before winter?
To conserve water and energy during cold conditions.
What is the name for the curved, horn-shaped basket overflowing with produce that symbolizes abundance?
A Cornucopia
Which movie does the line “Do you like scary movies?” come from?
Scream
What is the term for an animal that feeds on dead or decaying organic matter?
A scavenger or detritivore, depending on what it eats and how it feeds.
What popular Halloween candy was originally sold under the name "Chicken Feed" by the Wunderle Candy Company?
Candy Corn
Which tree produces helicopter-shaped seeds that spin as they fall?
Maple Trees
Which November holiday was one reason Thanksgiving was moved away fromits former late-autumn timing?
Rememberance Day
Which actor was the basis for Michael Myers’s mask in Halloween?
Captin Kirk
If you were to hear 3 knocks on your door and no one was there this was thought to be a sign of what?
Death
Pumpkins are brimming with what essential nutrient?
Vitamin A
Which weather pattern generally favours vivid red autumn foliage: bright sunny days with cool nights, or warm cloudy nights?
Bright sunny days with cool nights, provided moisture conditions are suitable.
Before the modern date was fixed, Thanksgiving observances sometimes commemorated the end of whichearly-19th-century conflict involving Britain, the United States and British North America?
The War of 1812
How many Halloween movies has Jamie Lee Curtis appeared in?
7
In Greek mythology, who was the enchantress who turned Odysseus's men into pigs?
Circe
Which spice comes from the stigmas of a crocus flower and is among the world's most expensive by weight?
Saffron
Mycorrhizae (mycorrhizal associations) is the name for a symbiotic relationship between these two things on the forest floor that helps trees absorb water. What are these two organisms?
Fungi and Tree Roots
Which Indigenous agricultural technique uses corn stalks as natural supports for climbing beans, while squash leaves shade the soil?
The Three Sisters Method of Compainion Planting