Dressing up as an animal responsible for more than 700,000 deaths a year would mean going as a:

  • Snake
  • Shark
  • Mosquito
  • Scorpion

Which of the following is a real Halloween media statement from 2018:

  • Despite news reports to the contrary, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not warned people against dressing up as chickens for Halloween.
  • Despite news reports to the contrary, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not warned people against dressing chickens in Halloween costumes.
  • Despite news reports to the contrary, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) did not issue a warning about risks of salmonella when dressing as a raw egg for Halloween.

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This illustration from 1830s England offers tips on making a costume to protect against which disease?

  • Malaria
  • Dengue fever
  • Bubonic plague
  • Cholera

What costume was described by its vendor as the “most viral costume” of 2014 (and was roundly condemned for being offensive)?

  • Zombie
  • Mask spotted with measles
  • Sexy Ebola containment suit
  • Influenza A

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This outfit, a protective suit and mask, was used by doctors who treated:

  • Tuberculosis in the 1800s
  • The Black Death in the mid-1600s
  • Malaria in the early 1900s
  • Flu during World War I

What was the beak of the mask often filled with?

  • Vinegar
  • Whiskey
  • Cotton
  • Chocolate

If you dress as a crow for Halloween, you should be prepared to act like a crow. That means you might consider:

  • Twisting a twig into a hook to drag in insects (or candy). Crows are good at toolmaking.
  • Paying close attention to the faces of other crow costumes, since crows can recognize each other’s faces.
  • Not being intimidated by first-graders. One study showed that crows can perform as well as 7-year-olds in a test that involves dropping pebbles into a pitcher of water to make it rise high enough to drink from.
  • All of the above

Which animal-related disease was a popular costume in 2009?

  • Avian flu
  • Swine flu
  • Mad cow disease
  • Bedbugs

In 2016, health advocates called on haunted houses to stop using which of these costumes?

  • Patient in a straitjacket
  • Bloody nurse
  • Patient with a lobotomy
  • All of the above