Autumn
Autumn Food
Autumn animals
Autumn Facts
Autumn Holidays
AUTUMNAL EQUINOX
100

This season comes after summer and begins in September

A. Autumn

B. Sweater season

C. Put away summer clothes 

What is Autumn?


100

A sticky version of sugar that is often a brown-ish color. Can be used on top of ice cream, fruits, inside candy bars, or eaten by itself

A. Caramel

B.  Nougat 

C. Chocolate

What is Caramel?

100

  Famous for being Bullwinkle's side kick in the cartoons

A. Squirrel

B. Rabbit

C. Deer

What is a Squirrel?

100

This fairytale has a pumpkin that is turned into a carriage?

A. Sleeping Beauty

B. Snow White

C. Cinderella

What is Cinderella?

 

100

The date that Allhallows falls on.

A. November 1st

B. October 31st

C. October 28th


What is November 1st? 

also known as All Saints' Day


100

FIRST DAY OF FALL 2026 WAS

A. MONDAY 9/21

B. TUESDAY 9/22

C. WEDNESDAY 9/23

WHAT IS TUESDAY 9/22?

200

In Autumn, these get shorter.

A. Weekends

B. Teachers tempers

C. Days

What are Days?

200

Which warm beverage is popular in the fall and often has pumpkin flavor?

A. Chai tea

B. Latte

C. Apple cider

What is (Pumpkin spice) latte?


200

This fruit is made into a fall beverage drunk hot or cold

A. Gooseberry

B. Grape 

C. Apple


What is  Apple?

 

200

 The smell of damp earth after a fall rain is called

A. Petrichor

B. Earth Aroma

C. Terra potpourri


What is Petrichor? 


200

Not officially a holiday but many people are off work to hit the stores bright and early:

A. Black Friday

B. Black Thursday

C. Cyber Monday

What is Black Friday?

200

AN EQUINOX HAPPENS

A. ONCE A YEAR

B. TWICE A YEAR

C. FOUR TIMES A YEAR

WHAT IS TWCE A YEAR?

FALL AND SPRING

300

Not a famous holiday in autumn,but loved by some adults.

A. Back to school

B. Halloween

C. Veterans Day

What is Back to school?

300

A type of spice typically used to make things sweeter and is often used as a topping for fall beverages and oatmeal: 

A. Cinnamon

B. Nutmeg

C. Cloves

What is Cinnamon?  (cloves and nutmeg do not sweeten)

 

300

 Many birds do this in the fall to prepare for winter

A. Grow thicker feathers

B. Migrate south

C. Build underground nests

What is Migrate south?

300

These nuts are falling from the trees in September

A. Chestnuts/Walnuts

B. Peanuts

C. Cashews 

What are Chestnuts / Walnuts?

 

300

" Dia de Muertos"Day of the dead, November 1&2  some traditions include

A. Sugar skulls and marigolds

B. Saying "happy Day of the dead"

C. Chase spirits with a broom

What are Sugar skulls and marigolds? 

(it is considered bad taste to wish someone "Happy day of the dead")


300

WINTER SOLTICE IS

A. THE COLDEST DAY OF THE YEAR

B. THE LAST DAY OF FALL

C. THE SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR

WHAT IS THE SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR?

400

When it is autumn in Europe, it is this  season in Australia

A. Spring

B. Summer

C. Winter

What is Spring?


400

A type of sweetener whose sugars are caramelized to create this topping traditionally used for pancakes

A. Apple Butter

B. Maple Syrup

C. Marshmallow 

What is Maple Syrup?

 

400

 This animal is often seen gathering nuts and seeds in the fall?

A. Chipmunk

B. Deer

C. Owl

What is the Chipmunk?

400

In America this sport is watched on Sundays and is a big hit in the Fall.

A. Football

B. Soccer

C. Basketball 


 What is American Football?


400

In Canada Thanksgiving falls on this day of the week.

A. Saturday

B. Monday

C. Friday


What is Monday?


400

ASTRONOMERS HAD ALIGNMENT BUILT INTO ARCHITECTURE 

ALMOST A THOUSAND YEARS AGO THAT CASTS A SNAKE SHADOW

 THAT HAPPENS  ONLY AT THE EQUINOXES AT 

A. GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA

B. STONEHENGE

C. CHICHEN ITZA MEXICO



WHAT IS CHICHEN ITZA MEXICO?

IT IS DEDICATED O THE SERPENT GOD KUKULKAN

500

It's said to happen if a black cat crosses your path 

A. You get good luck

B. You get bad luck

C. You get allergies

What is You get bad luck?


500

Is pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?

A. Vegetable

B. Fruit


What is a fruit?      


500

ONE OF THESE ANIMALS A IS REAL ANIMAL

A. Felix the black cat

B. Smokey the Bear

C. A Halloween moon crab 

What is a Halloween Moon Crab?  


Halloween Moon Crabs (Gecarcinus quadratus) or Moon Crabs are lovely creatures and amazing pets for keepers of any level. These crabs have perky personalities and make movements that are interesting to watch.




500

This pigment decreases in plants during autumn (specifically in leaves).

A. Chlorophyll  

B. Chloroform   

C. Chlorine   


What is Chlorophyll?

500

 Ths traditional activity of going around in costume, was started by the Celts 2000 years ago

A. Druids Caroling

B. Samhain

C. Hayrides dressed as scarecrows

What is Samhain?

known today as Trick-or-treating

500

 A number of traditional harvest festivals are celebrated on the Autumnal equinox, One is called

A. Harvest moon

B. Egg festival

C. Great pumpkin


What is Harvest moon?

According to astronomy author Guy Ottewell, the idea of the Harvest Moon originated in Europe (average latitude of about 50 degrees north), where the Harvest Moon rises only 10 to 20 minutes later each night. It must have seemed a boon that just when days were getting rapidly shorter, and the Sun seemed to go down all too soon, the Harvest Moon arrived to extend the hours that harvesting could be done.

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