September Fun
This chemical is responsible for the orange color in many fall leaves and carrots
carotene
September's birth flower, the aster, gets its name from the Greek word for this celestial object.
What Is Star
I fall but never get hurt. What am I
Rain
This was the first U.S. state
Delaware
I dance in the wind without having feet, Then rest on the ground in a colorful heap. What am I?
A leaf
Contrary to popular belief, leaves stop producing this green pigment before changing colors
What is chlorophyll?
I arrive every year with colorful leaves, pumpkin spice, football, harvest festivals, cooler temperatures, and shorter days.
What is Fall
A ghost's favorite dessert at Thanksgiving
What is I-scream pie?
Farmers traditionally leave this small amount of grain in fields after harvest for wildlife.
What is gleaning residue (or leftover grain)
I'm everywhere in September. Parents celebrate my arrival. Kids usually don't. What am I?
Back-to-school season
The September Full Moon nearest the equinox is traditionally called this moon
The Harvest Moon
The fear of Halloween is known by this unusual phobia name
What is Samhainophobia?
I disappear faster than fall leaves in the wind. Everyone wants me, but nobody has enough of me. What am I?
PTO time
The first newspaper comic featuring Charlie Brown debuted in this decade.
What are the 1950s?
The first Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz was published on October 2, 1950
What is the most optimistic thing in a forest?
A leaf that thinks it's not going to fall.
The autumnal equinox occurs because Earth's axis is tilted approximately this many degrees.
23.5 degress
During migration, monarch butterflies may travel this many miles from Canada to Mexico.
3000 miles
I appear every fall. People get excited about me, Take pictures of me, And pay too much money for me. What am I?
A pumpkin spice latte
Starbucks began selling pumpkin spice lattes in late 2003. Starbucks modified the recipe in 2015 to include pumpkin
This crop was once commonly braided and hung for storage through winter.
garlic
I am the unofficial uniform of autumn. People wear me when it's too cold for a T-shirt and too warm for a coat. What am I?
A hoodie
This tree species is famous for producing some of the brightest red fall foliage.
What is the Sugar Maple
A sugar maple is a specific type of maple tree (Acer saccharum) known for producing the sweetest sap and hard wood, while "maple tree" is the general name for the entire genus (Acer)
How many total leaves can a mature oak tree produce in one season?
Approximately 200,000 to 500,000 leaves
I spend most of the year ignored, but in September everyone wants to know when I start. What am I?
Football season !
I was a newspaper editor whose campaign helped make Thanksgiving a national holiday. Who am I?
Sarah Josepha Hale
famous for writing the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and successfully campaigning to make Thanksgiving a national holiday
What do squirrels call September?
Crunch time.