Fall Back
Red! Orange! Yellow! The appearance of these colors on the leaves is caused by a breakdown of this substance
What is chlorophyll?
Until 1943, NFL players didn't need this safety gear - what a headache!
What is a helmet?
What are ghosts?
Spooky! Nearly a quarter of Americans say this holiday is their favorite.
What is Halloween?
Olives, Bell Peppers, and Tomatoes are all botanically this - does that make pizza a breakfast pastry?
What are fruits?
"Spring Forward, Fall Back" - don't forget to move your clocks back an hour on Sunday as this comes to an end!
What is Daylight Savings Time?
30 seconds cost you $7 million in 2023 to advertise during this big game!
What is the Super Bowl?
Mamie Eisenhower decorated this residence for the very first time in 1958 with skeletons, jack-o-lanterns, dried corn, black cats, and goblins.
What is the White House?
Often seen as the unofficial end of summer, this three day weekend is actually a four day weekend for Virginia students, if their schools start before it!
What is Labor Day?
Twenty Questions often begins with this question: Animal, Mineral, or this?
What is Vegetable?
While pine trees, firs and cedars are "evergreen", oaks, maples, and our tulip poplars are this sort of tree.
What is Deciduous?
These two teams share the title for the most Super Bowl wins, with six championships each!
Who are the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots?
Mary Shelley first wrote this Gothic novel over the a matter of days, giving birth to modern science fiction and spawning an entire genre of horror stories, films, and plays. Her crazed doctor is often forgotten compared to his creature, though.
What is "Frankenstein"?
Happy, Happy Turkey Day! While the first of this celebration didn't feature the roasted bird that now graces most US tables, it was likely still there. But the lobster, eels, and swans that pilgrims did eat, plus the five deer the Wampanoag guests brought, are a harder sell for the table these days!
What is Thanksgiving?
Vegetables are mainly classified by the part of the plant we consume - this plant is edible from seed to root, and is an important part of the "holy trinity" of building flavor: onion, carrot, and this watery, crunchy plant.
What is Celery?
This nickname is given to tourists who travel specifically to view fall color.
Who are "leaf peepers"?
These cheeseheads are one of the NFL's oldest teams, with a fan base so large that the waitlist for season tickets has over 100,000 people!
Who are the Green Bay Packers?
Sasquatch and Yeti in the mountains, Nessie and Tessie in their lakes, Mothman, the Fresno Nightcrawler, or Florida's Skunk ape - these sorts of creatures may or may not actually exist.
What are cryptids?
Sugar skulls and marigolds are key imagery for this holiday, but it's not about the spooky stuff that happens in the US the day before. Instead, it's a holiday of remembrance.
What is Dia de los Muertos?
Fish sauce was the start, Ketchup is what we know it as now (really!), thanks to Philadelphia scientist James Meade's recipe with this fruit as a base.
What is tomato?
"Shine on, shine on" this moon, the name given to the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, whose light historically helped farmers finish gathering their summer crops before frosts.
What is the Harvest Moon?
"Huddle up!" Paul Hubbard, a deaf football player, created the team circle in 1890 to call plays without the opposing team seeing these moves.
What are hand signals?
"Belsnickel!" was the original call kids would yell out after knocking on doors. Today, ~this~ phrase is more common, and practically a requirement for getting the coveted candies.
What is "Trick or Treat"?
What is Diwali?
From a turnip to this fruit, our favorite frightening faces can be carved in anything!
What is a pumpkin?