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Charlie Brown’s younger sister shares her brother’s surname and is known for her crush on a boy named Linus.
Who is Sally Brown?
This three letter abbreviation is synonymous with Starbucks iconic seasonal pumpkin flavored latte.
What is PSL?
The internet's annual obsession with PSLs is often accompanied by the phrase “______ Girl Autumn.”
What is Christian Girl Autumn?
Pumpkin is technically a fruit, not a vegetable.
True - Pumpkin contains seeds and develops from a flower, making it a fruit botanically.
The masked killer from the Scream franchise is commonly known as ________
Who is Ghostface?
This Manhattan coffee shop serves as the central hangout spot for six friends, though most scenes were actually filmed on a soundstage.
What is Central Park?
This classic cold weather cocktail is traditionally made with whiskey, hot water, honey, and lemon.
What is a Hot Toddy?
The 1993 Halloween classic starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy takes place in ________.
What is Salem?
The autumnal equinox always occurs on September 21st.
False - The equinox can fall on September 22 or 23, depending on the year.
In The Shining, Jack Torrance becomes caretaker of the ________
What is the Overlook hotel?
This fictional Connecticut town is home to Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, as well as Luke’s Diner.
What is Stars Hollow?
This ingredient is traditionally added to pumpkin pie filling to give it a rich, custard-like texture.
What are eggs?
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack Skellington is the Pumpkin ________.
What is the Pumpkin King?
Some trees produce brighter red leaves when autumn weather is sunny and cool.
TRUE - Cool temperatures and sunny days can promote red and purple pigments.
The infamous Salem witch trials took place in colonial ________
What is Massachusetts?
This Texas city is where Joel lived with his daughter Sarah before the outbreak changed everything.
What is Austin?
A classic soup that is made with caramelized onions and topped with toasted bread and melted cheese
What is French Onion Soup?
The 2009 film Fantastic Mr. Fox, with its autumnal stop-motion aesthetic, was directed by ________ Anderson.
Who is Wes?
The reason leaves change color in fall is because trees stop producing chlorophyll.
TRUE - As chlorophyll breaks down, other pigments become visible; some trees also actively produce anthocyanins.
The Victorian era term for a person who supposedly communicated with the dead was a spirit ________
What is a Medium?
This Hawkins arcade is where the kids spend time battling it out on classic video games.
What is the The Palace Arcade?
The Italian dessert that literally translates to “pick me up”
What is Tiramisù?
The phenomenon responsible for the colorful bands sometimes seen in the night sky at high northern latitudes is the ________ .
What is Aurora Borealis?
In the Northern Hemisphere, Earth is actually closest to the Sun during winter rather than summer.
True - Earth reaches perihelion, the closest point to the Sun, in January. Seasons are primarily caused by Earth's axial tilt, not distance from the Sun.
This American writer known for The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Black Cat is often credited with helping pioneer the modern detective story: ________
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?