Famous People in October
This popular Spanish artist, known for inventing cubism, was born on October 25th, 1881.
Pablo Picasso
Country that celebrates the Day of the Dead.
Mexico
This French military leader rose to power during the French Revolution and became Emperor of France.
Napoleon Bonaparte
This famous large boat that sank under water is called what?
The Titanic
This famous escape artist passed away on Halloween in 1926.
Harry Houdini
The state in which the Salem Witch Trials were held.
Massachusetts
The ruins of Machu Pichu are remnants of this ancient civilization.
The Incas.
Jesus Christ was sentenced to His death by this Roman Official.
Pontius Pilate
This ancient city was buried under volcanic ash in 79 AD following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Pompeii
This Beatles singer sued the FBI for allegedly wiretapping/surveilling him on October 24th, 1973.
John Lennon
Where the name "Halloween" comes from.
All Hallows Eve.
Two sets of fathers and sons have served as presidents. Name one set.
John Adams and John Quincy Adams, or George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush.
This pandemic swept through Europe in the 14th century, killing an estimated one-third of the population
Black Death (or Bubonic Plague)?
The Quaker leader who founded the American colony of Pennsylvania was born on October 14th, 1644.
William Penn
What jack-o-lanterns were carved out of before pumpkins.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Potatoes or turnips
The leader of the Cuban Revolution.
Fidel Castro
Name one of King Henry VII's wives.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Kateryn Parr.
What year did WWII end?
1945
This FLOTUS was the first to decorate the White House for Halloween in 1958.
Mamie Eisenhower.
Immigrants from this country introduced modern Halloween (costumes, pranks) to the US.
Ireland
The first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice.
Sonia Sotomayor
This was the first female monarch of England.
Queen Mary I
Shakespeare's play about this event famously coined the statement "Et tu, Brute?"
The assassination of Julius Caesar.