Halloween
Many Europeans, including the Celtics, did this to repel spirits that they believed came back to Earth on what we now know as Halloween.
What is wear costumes?
This agency is the regional accreditation agency for colleges and universities in the six New England states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
What is The New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)?
Van Gogh painted this famous work while he was a patient at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, a psychiatric hospital in Saint-Rémy.
What is Starry Night?
This Carly Simon smash hit song from 1971 was allegedly about actor Warren Beatty.
What is You're So Vain?
Cinderella’s two evil stepsisters.
Who are Anastasia and Drizella?
A whopping 35 million pounds of this candy is made every year—amounting to about 9 billion pieces.
What is Candy Corn?
This is the year New Hampshire College launched its Internet-based distance learning program (now known as “SNHU Online”).
What is 1995?
During the Middle Ages, this was most common technique to create murals, and is created by mixing dry powdered pigments with egg or water to dissolve them and obtain the vibrant paint used in the religious works.
What is tempera painting?
This Fleetwood Mac album featured the hit singles Go Your Own Way, Don’t Stop, and Dreams.
What is Rumours?
These two sprites serve as Hades minions in the movie Hercules.
Who are Pain and Panic?
This term originates from an Irish folktale about a cheap man named “Stingy Jack” who made a deal with the devil.
What is a Jack O' Lantern?
This is the year New Hampshire College resettled in its current location, a 300-acre campus on Manchester’s Merrimack River.
What is 1971?
This famous sculpture, which depicts the body of Jesus on the lap of his mother Mary after the Crucifixion, is the only piece of art signed by Michelangelo.
What is the Pietà?
This Neil Diamond song became his first to reach the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 when it hit the top in October 1970.
What is Cracklin’ Rosie?
This is the year Disneyland opened.
What is 1955?
This famous magician died on Halloween.
Who is Harry Houdini?
This was the year SNHU was founded.
What is 1932?
This artist produced more than 2000 works during his life time. Although he is now considered one of the greatest artists of all times he was undervalued and only sold one painting during his life time.
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?
This cover song gave The Carpenters a huge hit in 1970.
What is (They Long to Be) Close to You?
Genie spent this many years stuck in the lamp before Aladdin found him.
What is 10,000 years?
This particular serial killer inspired Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Psycho and Silence of the Lambs.
Who is Ed Gein?
Originally named this, the tiny enterprise enrolled fewer than 10 day students and 35 evening students in bookkeeping, accounting, and secretarial courses.
What is the New Hampshire Accounting and Secretarial School?
This famous artist was considered a suspect in the theft of Mona Lisa in 1911.
Who is Pablo Picasso?
This 1972 hit song by Johnny Nash was re-recorded by Jimmy Cliff in 1993 for the soundtrack to the movie Cool Runnings.
What is I Can See Clearly Now?
Mufasa’s trusted advisor in The Lion King.
Who is Zazu?