🍂 FALL TRADITIONS
This season begins with the autumnal equinox.
What is Fall/Autumn?
Halloween originated from this ancient Celtic festival.
What is Samhain?
The phrase "trick or treat" became widely popular in the United States during this decade.
What are the 1920s?
The Sanderson Sisters appear in this cult-classic Halloween movie.
What is Hocus Pocus?
This squash is commonly used in pies during the fall season.
What is pumpkin?
This annual German festival, celebrated worldwide in the fall, is known for beer and Bavarian culture.
What is Oktoberfest?
The tradition of carving jack-o'-lanterns originally used this vegetable before pumpkins became common.
What are turnips?
This candy company is known for producing Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
What is Hershey?
This fictional family includes Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, and Pugsley.
Who are The Addams Family?
Hard cider is produced from this fruit.
What are apples?
The colorful change in leaves is caused by the breakdown of this green pigment.
What is chlorophyll?
This country is generally credited as the birthplace of Halloween traditions.
What is Ireland?
Americans spend approximately billions of dollars annually on Halloween.
What is over $10 billion?
Stephen King wrote this novel about a terrifying clown.
What is It?
This spice blend commonly contains cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves.
What is pumpkin pie spice?
Farmers often rely on this machine to gather crops such as corn and wheat.
What is a combine harvester?
In medieval Europe, "souling" involved going door-to-door requesting these.
What are soul cakes?
This is the most popular Halloween candy flavor category according to many consumer surveys.
What is chocolate?
This actor portrayed Jack Torrance in The Shining.
Who is Jack Nicholson?
Pecans are the official state nut of this southern state.
What is Texas?
This U.S. holiday was proclaimed a national holiday by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863.
What is Thanksgiving?
This immigration wave helped popularize Halloween in the United States during the 19th century.
What was Irish immigration during the Potato Famine?
The fear of Halloween is known by this clinical-sounding phobia name.
What is Samhainophobia?
This 1818 novel by Mary Shelley is considered one of the first science fiction stories.
What is Frankenstein?
This root vegetable is often featured in fall harvest dishes and can be orange, purple, or white.
What is a sweet potato?