Fall Nature
The direction that birds begin to migrate in autumn
*bonus: what is the word used for creatures who move from one spot to another at different times of the year?
Fall is a typical harvest time for one of 7,500 species of this fruit
A. Apples
B. Blueberries
C. Melons
A. Apples
Starbuck's top selling drink of all time
Pumpkin Spice Latte
This holiday honors those who have served in one of the U.S.' military branches
Veterans' Day
Besides orange, pumpkins can come in 4 other colors
(must name at least 2)
Green, yellow, white and blue?
Bears, bats, chipmunks and groundhogs are examples of animals that collect food in bulk in preparation to do this
Hibernate
A popular dessert normally eaten around Thanksgiving that is spiced and has a crust with a custard filling
Pumpkin pie
This fall treat is made by coating this fruit in a glossy red, or sweet brown coating
Candied or caramel apples
The date when Halloween falls
October 31st
Trick-Or-Treaters originally received this instead of candy
Fruit
Pumpkins, like cucumbers and melons, belong to this vegetation family
A. Vegetable
B. Gourd
C. Mammals
B. Gourd
This is the most-sold chocolate bar around Halloween
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
A type of spice typically used to make things sweeter, when added with sugar, and is often used as a topping for fall beverages, desserts, and oatmeal
Cinnamon
Not officially a holiday but many people are off work to hit the stores bright and early:
A. Black Friday
B. Green Thursday
C. Cyber Monday
Black Friday
A weed pollen that causes the most common fall allergies
Ragweed
*Sagebrush also causes allergies in the fall!
The full moon that occurs closet to the autumnal equinox
Harvest Moon
The ingredients sugar, marshmallows and corn syrup make up this Halloween candy, originally called Chicken Feed
*Hint: It's stiped in the colors orange, yellow, and white
Candy corn
Fall fruits, such as cranberries and apples, will do this in water
Float
Originally, people wore costumes to hide themselves from what on October 31st?
A. Ghosts
B. Goblins
C. Vampires
B. Ghosts
The pigment that decreases in the plants during autumn
A. hydrogen
b. chlorophyll
c. oxygen
B. chlorophyll
This type of tree does not lose its leaves or color during the cold months
Evergreens (pine, juniper, fir, ponderosa)
Pumpkins fall under this categorical food group
A. Fruit
B. Vegetable
A. Fruit
This nut is popularly used when making pies and syrups
Pecans
This country is known as the birthplace of Halloween
Ireland
(it is a Celtic-inspired festival)
In the Southern Hemisphere, fall takes place during these 3 months
March, April, and May