Why did the vampire start reading the newspaper?
Hint: Vampires care about one thing.
Answer
He heard it had great circulation
Newspapers talk about circulation, and so do vampires (blood circulation).
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What's a ghost's favorite dessert?
Hint: Say the answer out loud.
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I scream
"I scream" sounds like "ice cream," and ghosts love to scare.
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I'm said to bring bad luck if I cross your path, and I'm every witch's favorite pet. What am I?
Hint: Look for me on a fence, with my back arched.
Answer
A black cat
Black cats are tied to old superstitions about bad luck and are classic witches' companions.
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I have no body and no face, you can see right through me, and I still make people scream. What am I?
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A ghost
Ghosts are see-through spirits that are known for scaring people.
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I'm nothing but bones, I hang in the science classroom all year, and in October I move to your front porch. What am I?
Hint: I'm inside you right now.
Answer
A skeleton
Skeletons are classroom models most of the year and popular Halloween decorations in October.
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I grow in a patch, I'm round and orange, and every October people want to carve a face into me. What am I?
Hint: Pie is my other career.
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A pumpkin
Pumpkins grow in patches and get carved into jack-o'-lanterns at Halloween.
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People pay to walk through me just so they can be scared, and they usually come out laughing. What am I?
Hint: Watch out for the creaky floorboards.
Answer
A haunted house
Haunted house attractions charge admission to spook their visitors.
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I sit in a bowl by the front door on October 31, and the bowl is always empty by 8 p.m. What am I?
Answer
Halloween candy
Trick-or-treaters empty the candy bowl fast on Halloween night.
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You wear me one night a year, and I can turn you into a superhero, a pirate or a pumpkin. What am I?
Hint: Trick-or-treaters need me.
Answer
A Halloween costume
Costumes let people dress up as anything on Halloween.
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I only come out at night, I can't stand garlic, and I never show up in a mirror. What am I?
Hint: I have very sharp teeth.
Answer
A vampire
Vampire legends say they avoid sunlight and garlic and have no reflection.
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I'm a big black pot, I sit over a fire, and witches stir their potions in me. What am I?
Hint: Double, double, toil and trouble.
Answer
A cauldron
Cauldrons are large pots that witches use in stories.
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I stand in a field all year, I'm stuffed with straw, and my job is to scare away the crows. What am I?
Hint: I wear old clothes and a floppy hat.
Answer
A scarecrow
Scarecrows are straw-stuffed figures that keep birds off crops.
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