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What is Poltergeist?
They're heeeeeeere!
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What are turnips?
In Ireland and Scotland, instead of pumpkins, this gourd is traditionally carved into jack-o-lanterns during Halloween.
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What are cacao seeds?
These seeds, from a tree naitive to Central America, once roasted and ground, are the primary ingredient in chocolate.
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What is Gettysburg?
This Civil War battlefield is considered to be one of the most haunted places in Pennsylvania.
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What is "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
This literary work features the reclusive neighbor Arthur "Boo" Radley.
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What is Saw?
Every puzzle has it's pieces.
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What is trick-or-treating?
Souling, mumming and guising are all older practices from which this modern-day Halloween activity is derived.
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What are Tootsie Rolls?
Leo Hirshfield, the inventor of this chocolate taffy candy, used his daughter's nickname as part of the name of his candy.
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What is the Hindenburg?
The victims of the crash of this famous airship in 1937 are said to haunt the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey.
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What is Kitty?
In the Disney Pixar film "Monsters Inc.", this is the nickname that the little girl "Boo" has for Sully.
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What is Dawn of the Dead?
When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the Earth.
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What is bobbing for apples?
Once called "Dooking" in Scotland, this remains a popular, and wet, Halloween party game today.
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What is PEZ?
The name of this candy comes from the first, middle and last letters of the German word for "peppermint".
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Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The White House's most famous alleged apparition is that of this 16th president of the United States.
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Who are Usher and Alisha Keys?
In 2004, these two R&B artists recorded the duet "My Boo".
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What is Army of Darkness?
Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.
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What is Allhallowtide?
Halloween, or All Hallows' Eve, was only the first in a series of thee days of this early Christian feasting holiday.
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What is Snickers?
This number one selling candy bar in the United States is named after the Mars' family's favorite horse.
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What is American Idol?
The Beverly Hills mansion used for this reality talent show on Fox is reported to be haunted after the season 10 finalists were spooked out by spirits.
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Who are the Harlem Globetrotters?
Curley "Boo" Johnson played 18 seasons from 1988 to 2007 with this exhibition basketball team.
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What is Re-animator?
Herbert West has a very good head on his shoulders… and another one in a dish on his desk.
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What is Samhain?
Many Halloween traditions can be linked back to this Celtic festival, the name of which comes from the Old Irish word for "summer's end".
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What is licorice?
This traditionally bitter confection was found in abundance in King Tut's tomb when it was discovered in 1922.
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What is The Amityville Horror?
112 Ocean Avenue is the address of an alleged real-life haunted house in New York which was the basis of this 1977 book by Jay Anson.
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Who is Bob Dylan?
This member of the all-star band the Traveling Wilburys was also known as "Boo Wilbury".
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