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Last Question:
According to the National Retail Federation, what was the most popular children’s Halloween costume for the year 2005 in the United States?
Answer:
A princess costume
According to the National Retail Federation, the most popular costume among U.S. children in 2005 was a princess costume. For adults, it was a witch costume.
Today’s Question:
Is it true that modern Halloween customs are derived from ancient Celtic celebrations that involved human and animal sacrifice?
Yesterday’s Question:
In Ireland, a barmbrack is a significant part of the Halloween tradition. What is a barmbrack?
Answer:
Ireland’s barmbrack, or bairin brack, is a sweet, yeasted bread often served toasted and buttered with afternoon tea. The Halloween barmbrack is a fruitcake-like flat, round bread containing sultanas, raisins, and any one of various mystery objects, such as a piece of cloth or a ring that tells the fortune of the person receiving it in their slice.
Today’s Question:
According to the National Retail Federation, what was the most popular children’s Halloween costume for the year 2005 in the United States?
Last question:
Where does the largest public Halloween celebration in the United States take place?
Answer:
New York, New York
Manhattan Skyline and Central Park. The annual Village Halloween Parade in New York City has been taking place since 1973. The parade attracts millions of people from virtually all countries. It is also the country’s only major parade at night.
Today’s Question:
In Ireland, a barmbrack is a significant part of the Halloween tradition. What is a barmbrack?
Last Question:
According to the National Confectioners Association, what are the least favorite items children like to get in their trick-or-treat bags?
a) Baked goods
b) Packs of gum
c) Fruit and salty snacks
d) Toys
Answer:
c) Fruit and salty snacks
Fruit and salty snacks are reportedly kids’ least favorite treats to get in their trick-or-treat bags, with baked goods and toys coming in close behind. Their favorite treats, by an overwhelming majority, are candy and gum.
Today’s question:
Where does the largest public Halloween celebration in the United States take place?
Previous Question:
Are bat populations world wide on the rise or decline? Why?
Answer:
Worldwide, bat populations are declining at a rapid rate, due in large part to the destruction of feeding and roosting habitats and the misuse of toxic pesticides. During the 1960’s, the world’s largest bat colony in southeastern Arizona was reduced to a mere 30,000 individuals, representing a decline of 99.9 percent.
Today’s Question:
According to the National Confectioners Association, what are the least favorite items children like to get in their trick-or-treat bags?
a) Baked goods
b) Packs of gum
c) Fruit and salty snacks
d) Toys
Last Question:
In 15 minutes, a vampire bat can guzzle approximately how much of its weight in blood?
a) 12 percent
b) 20 percent
c) 40 percent
d) 90 percent
Answer:
c) 40 percent
A vampire bat can guzzle approximately 40 percent of its weight in blood in 15 minutes. That is far better than we can do as humans!
Today’s Question:
Are bat populations world wide on the rise or decline? Why?
Previous Question:
Bats can fly only short distances.
a)True
b False
Answer:
False
Some bats can fly very long distances. Actually, bats may migrate considerable distances to winter roosts in warmer locales where food is more plentiful. For example, some bats migrate 1,000 miles between summer roosts in the United States and winter roosts in Mexico.
Today’s Question:
In 15 minutes, a vampire bat can guzzle approximately how much of its weight in blood?
a) 12 percent
b) 20 percent
c) 40 percent
d) 90 percent