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100
What should you never do with an umbrella inside?
Open it!
Legend has it that ancient Egyptians believed that opening an umbrella indoors — away from the sun — was a disrespectful act that would anger the sun god, who would then take out his anger on everyone in the house in which the umbrella had been opened.
100
Found in Mexico, South and Central America, these winged mammals have a diet of...blood!
Vampire Bat
100
What day is Halloween on?
October 31st!
100
These bite sized sweet milk chocolate treats are often wrapped in silver foil and are made by one of the most popular chocolate companies in the world.
Hershey's Kisses
100
What is the head of a skeleton called?
The skull!
Human skulls actually look different depending on if they are male or female, and depending on what part of the world they come from. While we all have the same 22 bones in our skulls, their size and shape are different depending on gender and racial heritage. A trained artist, anatomist, or anthropologist can tell the difference in a single glance. The skulls you see most often are of Asian descent, since most anatomical specimens come from that part of the world.
200
This date is infamously known as unlucky should it fall on a Friday in any given month.
Friday the 13th!
While Friday the 13th may feel like a rare phenomenon, our Gregorian calendar means that the 13th of any month is slightly more likely to fall on a Friday than any other day of the week. It is not, however, a universal superstition: In Greece and Spanish-speaking countries, it is Tuesday the 13th that is considered a day of bad luck, while in Italy, it is Friday the 17th that is met with fear.
200
These creatures have a poison that is said to be 15 times stronger than rattlesnake venom.
Black Widow Spider
200
What is a carved pumpkin with a lit candle inside called?
Jack O Lantern
The Irish, who started the tradition, first used potatoes and turnips for jack o'lanterns before finding that pumpkins were actually much easier to carve. In England, large beets were sometimes used.
200
These vibrant little candies have a thin candy shell with chocolate insides.
M&M's
200
What is the spongy substance that's found inside of large bones called?
Marrow
Bone marrow is a spongy substance found in the center of the bones. It manufactures bone marrow stem cells and other substances, which in turn produce blood cells. Each type of blood cell made by the bone marrow has an important job. Red blood cells carry oxygen to tissues in the body.
300
What are some common things people hold superstitions about?
Knocking on wood, throwing salt over your shoulder, walking under a ladder, breaking a mirror, stepping on a crack, Friday the 13th, black cats and many more!
300
This slender, snake-like creature lives in small caves underwater and can be a bit shocking to see!
Electric Eel
300
There is only one holiday which surpasses Halloween in annual consumer sales, do you know which one it is?
Christmas!
About 90% of Americans celebrate Christmas but only 65% take part in Halloween. However, Halloween is still the second most celebrated holiday in the U.S.
300
These sugary tri colored candies are a controversial Halloween staple, you either love them or hate them!
Candy Corn
300
How many bones make up a human skeleton?
a. 30
b. 87
c. 155
d. 206
d. 206!
The human body has 206 bones in total, though it's possible for some adults to have more. This is because the number of bones in our ribs, vertebrae and digits can vary from person to person, and so you can have up to 213 bones.
400
Bad luck is said to come in:
a. Twos
b. Threes
c. Fours
d. Fives
b. Threes!
400
These colossal undersea creatures are rarely seen by humans and can grow at least 33 feet long.
Giant Squid!
400
How many pounds of candy corn are produced every year?
a. 1 million
b. 13 million
c. 35 million
d. 100 million
c. 35 million!
A whopping 35 million pounds of candy corn is made every year—amounting to about 9 billion pieces. Candy corn actually went by a different name in the early 1900s: Chicken Feed!
400
These iconic candies are coated with chocolate made by the Hershey's company, then completed with a sweet and salty filling.
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
400
True or false: Bones are stronger than teeth.
False!
Your teeth are made up of about 96% mineral. Because they are almost entirely made up of solid mineral, this makes them stronger than your bones. This is also because there is no living tissue in your hard enamel layers. Your bones have living, soft tissues in them, which makes them a bit weaker than your teeth.
500
What name are you not allowed to say in a theater?
Bonus: Don't wish actors "good luck", tell them to ________!
Macbeth!
According to folklore, Macbeth was cursed from the beginning. A coven of witches objected to Shakespeare using real incantations, so they put a curse on the play.
Legend has it the play’s first performance (around 1606) was riddled with disaster. The actor playing Lady Macbeth died suddenly, so Shakespeare himself had to take on the part. Other rumoured mishaps include real daggers being used in place of stage props for the murder of King Duncan (resulting in the actor’s death).
Bonus: "Break a Leg!"
500
This creepy primates can only be found in the forests of Madagascar, spending most of their lives in trees and are mainly active at night. They are named after their most noticeable feature, can you guess it?
Aye-Aye!
Crouching on a tree branch, a hairy animal that looks like a cross between a raccoon and a rat lifts a long finger and taps on the trunk. It’s not politely knocking to see who’s home. Instead it’s trying to locate hollow spots beneath the bark where insects live. (It can tell that it’s found a cavity by the sound of the tapping.) Once it detects a hollow, the animal rips away the bark with its teeth and gobbles up the bugs.
500
Where did the real Ichabod Crane live?
Believe it or not, it wasn't Sleepy Hollow, New York, but actually Staten Island.
Ichabod Bennet Crane (July 18, 1787 – October 5, 1857) was an American career military officer for 48 years and the probable namesake of the protagonist in Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The character of Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is named Ichabod Crane. While Washington Irving did not expressly admit that the character is named after Colonel Crane, the two men had met in 1814 at Fort Pike located on Lake Ontario in Sackets Harbor, New York.
500
These chalky candies famously (or infamously) had the slogan "Just Like Dad!" on them.
Candy Cigarettes
500
What is the largest bone in your body?
Bonus: What is the smallest?
The Femur!
Bonus: The Stapes, right in the middle ear.