History of Spirituality
This was an activity made popular during the spiritualist movement, which flourished in the 19th and 20th centuries
Séance
Oct. 30th is a day dedicated to this classic Halloween treat
Candy Corn
This island chain includes St. John, St. Croix and St. Thomas
U.S. Virgin
This actor played Alex Keaton on the '80s TV show "Family Ties"
Michael J. Fox
This is the only fruit whose seeds are on the outside
Strawberries
The Society for Psychical Research was formed in this English city to investigate supernatural claims with scientific rigor; there was even a Committee on Haunted Houses
London
Geomagnetic storms are about twice as frequent during the fall, creating the light show known as this
Aurora Borealis
This country lies wedged among the Soviet Union, China, Pakistan and Iran
Afghanistan
This 1927 film effectively ended the silent movie era by introducing synchronized talking and singing
The Jazz Singer
This is the hottest pepper in the world, with an average of 1,641,183 Scoville units
Carolina Reaper
This famous inventor became interested in spiritualism and worked to develop a "spirit phone" that could reach the other side.
Thomas Edison
Shorter Fall days aren't a result of the Earth being further away from the Sun— it's actually caused by this
Earth's tilt
This state out of the 48 contiguous U.S. states has the northernmost capital
Washington
This was the very first video ever played on MTV
"Video Killed the Radio Star" (by The Buggles)
The three cartoon mascots for Rice Krispies cereal
Snap, Crackle, and Pop
The "Ghost Club," which still exists today, included a number of famous members, including the author of the poem "The Island of Statues"
W. B. Yeats
The third season we now know as Fall used to be called this after the moon, the closest during the Autumn Equinox
Harvest
This city is the kickoff point for climbs of Mount Everest
Katmandu
The comedy sketch TV show, Saturday Night Live, debuted in this year
1975
This is the only U.S. state that grows coffee beans
Hawaii
This became a popular, new form of photography: A famous example is a photograph taken by William Mumler of Mary Todd Lincoln, the widow of assassinated president Abraham Lincoln, in which Lincoln’s spirit seemed to appear in the background looking over Mary’s shoulder
Spirit Photography
In Greek mythology, Fall began when Persephone, the daughter of this goddess of nature and the harvest, was kidnapped by Hades
Demeter
Custer made his last stand in this state
Montana
Michael Flatley danced his way to fame in this Irish-inspired show
Riverdance
This is the only food item that will never spoil or go bad
Honey