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Fall in Full Swing
100
What is a glockenspiel?
A musical instrument
A glockenspiel is a percussion instrument played with small mallets, and its name comes from German words meaning “bell play” or “bell game,” because of its bright, bell-like sound.
100
Apples dipped in this sweet, melted topping are a fall favorite.
What is caramel?
Hunter's Candy in Moscow, Idaho began selling caramel apples in 1936. Hard-coated candy apples had been around since the late 19th century, but Hunter's Candy created a new treat by coating the apples with their caramel. During World War II, these apples were shipped overseas to soldiers in Korea, Japan, and England
100
This is the United Kingdom’s public TV networks
What is BBC?
It began as a radio network in 1922. Today, it’s the world’s largest broadcaster.
100
If you have skeletons in your closet, it’s not a good idea to cast this stone.
What is first?
It’s best to think twice before criticizing others.
100
Fall runs from this mid-month through this mid-month in the northern hemisphere.
What is September through December?
This timeframe is astronomical fall. Meteorologists use a different calendar; meteorological fall runs September through November
200
What musical has songs such as “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” and “Do-Re-Mi”?
The Sound of Music
The stage musical starring Mary Martin opened in 1959. The movie musical starring Julie Andrews debuted in 1965.
200
What is celebrated over the course of two days, starting at midnight on November 1st?
What is Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead)
This is a lively Mexican celebration that helps families honor their ancestors. It is a celebration of life not death.
200
Before its fall from the top position, this cable news network was renowned for its live coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial and Operation Desert Storm.
What is CNN?
Cable viewership has fallen dramatically. Most of the broadcast and cable news networks have dropped their foreign bureaus, and many people have cut cable and moved to streaming services.
200
When you’re dressed up, you are said to be dressed to this number.
What is nine or the nines?
The idiom dressed to the nines is used when someone is dressed in formal attire.
200
When this debris enters Earth’s atmosphere, it burns up and creates these showers.
What is meteor? The Taurid meteor shower occurs every year in mid-autumn
300
What does CIA stand for?
Central Intelligence Agency
The CIA is the main intelligence agency in the U.S. It is in Langley, Virginia
300
These sprouts make their debut in fall
What are brussels sprouts?
Did you know they’re miniature cabbages?
300
This is Canada’s public TV network.
What is CBC?
Founded in 1932 as the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission, it added television in 1955.
300
Sometimes you can kill this number of birds with one stone.
What is two?
When we solve two problems at the same time, we kill two birds with one stone.
300
Fall is the season of this sport’s championship games. The sport also has a well-known museum in Cooperstown, New York
What is baseball or MLB?
The World Series begins in October, and occasionally it runs into November.
400
What is the capital of Vietnam?
Hanoi
Hanoi is the second-largest city in Vietnam, known for its historic Old Quarter. Many streets were once named for the goods sold there, such as silk, silver, and paper.
400
This squash can be used in place of pasta by the same name.
What is spaghetti?
Spaghetti squash and butternut squash are examples of winter squash.
400
He entertained us with Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.
Who is Robin Leach?
He was once a host on Talking Food, an early Food Network program
400
It will never happen in this number of years.
What is a million?
People say “It will never happen in a million years” when the chances of something happening are the same as the chances of winning the lottery.
400
What are the symbols of Dia de los Muertos?
Flowers, butterflies and skulls.
500
What is Ansel Adams famous for?
Photography
The American photographer was famous for his black-and white landscape photographs.
500
This is the generic name for a hot alcoholic beverage.
What is hot toddy?
Hot buttered rum is an example of a hot toddy. A few sources credit Robert Bentley Todd (an Irish-born physician) for his prescription of a hot drink of brandy, canella (white cinnamon), sugar syrup, and water.
500
This number of days was dedicated to broadcasting the details after President Kennedy’s assassination.
What is four?
There was no entertainment and little other news coverage in print or on the airwaves other than the assassination. The New York Times captured it all in the commemorative book Four Days in November: The Original Coverage of the John F. Kennedy Assassination.
500
When someone is being interrogated, they are getting this degree.
What is the third?
When a parent questions their child, the child sometimes accuses their parent of giving them the third degree.
500
Name the Goddess of Harvest.
Demeter.
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Demeter is the Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over crops, grains, food, and the fertility of the earth. Although she is mostly known as a grain goddess, she also appeared as a goddess of health, birth, marriage, and had connections to the Underworld.