Outdoors/Wildlife
What animal is most associated with Halloween and said to bring bad luck if it crosses your path?
A black cat
What is the name of the parade that Americans watch on Thanksgiving?
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
What fall fruit is often used to make a traditional sauce served with Thanksgiving dinner?
Cranberries
What was Autumn/Fall originally known as?
Harvest
What sport do folks gather together to watch every weekend in the fall months?
Football
The leaves on the trees change colour due to a lack of what?
Chlorophyll
What is the term for the annual beer festival and traveling funfair held in Munich, Germany, each autumn?
Oktoberfest
Name three things found in pumpkin spice?
Cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, ginger
What is the Halloween-themed town where the infamous Witchcraft Trials of 1692 took place?
Salem, Massachusetts
Daylight Saving Time ends each November. Do we gain an hour or lose an hour?
We gain an hour because we set our clocks back.
What do you call a male turkey?
Gobblers
Which Pagan holiday is observed on the autumnal equinox?
Samhain
Which popular autumn drink is created by fermenting apple juice?
Hard Cider
An annual pumpkin regatta has been held in what Nova Scotia town since 1999?
Windsor
What is the name of the full moon that occurs closest to the start of autumn?
Harvest Moon
What bird migrates south in a “V” formation during autumn?
Geese
Jewish New Year is celebrated annually in the autumn. But what is this holiday called?
Rosh Hashanah
What is the name of the famous Starbucks drink with a pumpkin flavor?
Pumpkin Spice Latte
What country started the tradition of pumpkin carving?
Ireland
The poem “To Autumn” was written by which poet, famous for his odes?
John Keats
What bug flies south to Mexico for the winter during the fall months?
Butterflies
What Hindu festival of lights is celebrated at the end of October or early November
Diwali
What are the 4 traditional ingredients in a hot toddy?
Whiskey, lemon juice, honey, and hot water
Who was the first group of people in history to use scarecrows?
Egyptians
When is fall in the Southern Hemisphere?
March through May