Fact or Fiction?
Famous Cryptids
Creepy Books/Movies
Halloween
100

This animal was first described as "a monstrous beast with the head of a fox, the hands of a man, the tail of a monkey, and a bag that is used to carry its young" by Amerigo Vespucci in 1499.

What is a kangaroo? 

100

A large ape-like creature that is sighted all across North America.

What is Bigfoot?

100

Edward Cullen is a vampire in this popular book and movie series.

What is “Twilight”?

100

This animal is associated with witches and are bad luck if one crosses your path.

What is a black cat?

200

An animal that looks like a combination of a beaver, duck, and otter.

What is a platypus? 

200

This aquatic cryptid gets its name from the Scottish lake it inhabits.

What is the Loch Ness Monster/Nessie? 

200

This character in “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” believes in the Great Pumpkin.

Who is Linus?

200

These three colors make up candy corn.

What is white, orange, and yellow?

300

Found on the island of Komodo in Indonesia, this large lizard wasn't thought to be real until 1910. 

What is a komodo dragon? 

300

A newspaper in Point Pleasant West Virginia covered the first sighting of the creature with the headline “Couples See Man-Sized Bird...Creature...Something.” .

What is Moth Man?

300

This 1925 horror film, based on Gaston Leroux’s novel by the same name, was made into successful Broadway musical.

 What is "The Phantom of the Opera"?

300

Before pumpkins, this root vegetable was carved on Halloween.

What is turnips?

400

An animal some still believe is a cryptid. It resides deep in the ocean and the first images of it were taken in 2004 by researchers in Japan. 

What is a giant squid?

400

When translated to English, this cryptid's name means "goat-sucker".

What is the Chupacabra? 

400

This author wrote the 1818 classic book “Frankenstein”. 

 Who is Mary Shelley?

400

The original name for candy corn.

What is chicken feed?
500

An animal that is a blend of a zebra, donkey, deer, and antelope. 

What is an okapi?

500

This harry humanoid is sometimes called "The Arkansas Bigfoot". 

What is the Fouke Monster?

500

The names of the three kidnappers who abduct “Sandy Claws” in the movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas”.

Who is Lock, Shock and Barrel?

500

 According to NRF, Americans spend (approximately) this much on candy in 2024. 

What is $3.5 billion?