Halloween!
What is Frankenstein? (In the book of the same name)
A character from the book who studies chemical processes and gives life to a monster.
Who won the 2008 U.S. presidential election?
Barack Obama
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction” is an example of one of these.
Newton's Laws (of motion)
What famous magician died on Halloween?
Harry Houdini
What was the name of the series of programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during The Great Depression?
The New Deal
What planet is farthest from the sun?
Neptune
The term ______ originates from an Irish folktale about a cheap man named "Stingy Jack" who made a deal with the devil.
jack o'lantern
What is the term used to describe the musical movement (in the mid-1960s) composed of British rock-and-roll groups (such as the Beatles) whose popularity spread rapidly to the United States?
The British Invasion
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
The Puritans associated black cats with ____, leading to the onyx-colored felines' association with Halloween. In many other cultures, black cats are actually signs of good luck and are revered!
witchcraft
Name the year of the Russian Revolution, a violent revolution which marked the end of the Romanov dynasty and centuries of Russian Imperial rule. During the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks, led by leftist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, seized power and destroyed the tradition of czarist rule.
1917
Radiation
How many pounds of candy corn are produced each year? Fun Fact: it was originally called chicken feed.
a) 2 million
b) 10 million
c) 25 million
d) 35 million
d) 35 million
In what century did Da Vinci paint the Mona Lisa and Michelangelo begin to paint the Sistine Chapel's ceiling?
16th century (1500s)
What part of the human body serves the purpose of maintaining balance?
the ears (cerebellum also acceptable)