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100
Which Canadian province is especially famous for autumn colors in the Laurentian Mountains?
Quebec.
100
Which actor played Count Dracula in the 1931 Universal Pictures film Dracula?
Bela Lugosi.
100
Which English king was defeated by William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066?
King Harold II.
100
What is the term for the period when an organism's growth and activity slow in response to seasonal conditions?
Dormancy.
100
How many players from one team are on the field during a standard American football play?
Eleven.
100
Which U.S. state is home to Acadia National Park, famous for fall foliage along the Atlantic coast?
Maine.
100
Who wrote The Haunting of Hill House?
Shirley Jackson.
100
Which ancient Greek goddess is central to the myth explaining the changing seasons through the story of her daughter Persephone?
Demeter.
100
What is the name of the large-scale climate pattern involving unusual warming or cooling of the tropical Pacific Ocean?
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
100
Which Major League Baseball team won the first modern World Series in 1903?
The Boston Americans, now known as the Boston Red Sox.
100
Which U.S. state contains the Ozark Mountains, where forests display autumn colors?
Arkansas and Missouri both contain parts of the Ozarks.
100
Who wrote and originally recorded “Season of the Witch,” released in 1966?
Donovan.
100
Which crop, domesticated in Mesoamerica, became a major food source for Indigenous peoples and later spread worldwide?
Maize, or corn.
100
Which large North American mammal commonly grows a thicker winter coat as autumn approaches?
The moose.
100
What is the name of the annual international men's team tennis competition contested by national teams?
The Davis Cup.
100
Which U.S. state is the leading producer of pumpkins in many recent years, especially for processing?
Illinois.
100
Which American television anthology series, created by Rod Serling, is famous for supernatural and science-fiction stories?
The Twilight Zone.
100
Which American naval officer is associated with the famous victory cry “I have not yet begun to fight,” during the Revolutionary War?
John Paul Jones.
100
Which tree group includes pines, spruces, and firs, many of which retain their needles throughout winter?
Conifers.
100
Which national park in Utah is famous for its hoodoo rock formations and scenic hiking trails?
Bryce Canyon National Park.
100
Which island group in the Atlantic Ocean is an autonomous region of Portugal and has a mild maritime climate throughout autumn?
The Azores.
100
Which artistic movement is associated with dramatic light and shadow, intense emotion, and painters such as Caravaggio?
Baroque art.
100
Which South African leader was released from prison in February 1990 after more than 27 years of imprisonment?
Nelson Mandela.
100
What is the term for the long-term average pattern of weather in a region?
Climate.
100
What is the name of the winter sport in which athletes slide down an icy track on a small sled, headfirst?
Skeleton.
