Fall Traditions
Before pumpkins, people often carved this vegetable into lanterns for Halloween in Ireland.
What are turnips?
This famous stock market crash happened in late October of 1929.
What is Black Tuesday?
This brand of canned pumpkin is the most frequently recommended in pumpkin pie recipes.
What is Libby's?
The song Autumn Leaves was a hit for this crooner in the 1950s.
Who is Nat King Cole?
Germany's famous autumnal celebration and beer festival traditionally takes place during this month.
What is September?
Although it's called Oktoberfest, the festival takes place almost exclusively in September.
This U.S. President first made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
In November 1963, this U.S. President was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
"Gobble Gobble, Delicious!" was a jingle used by this brand to promote its Thanksgiving turkeys in radio and television advertisements.
What is Butterball?
In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod Crane is frightened by this legendary figure.
Who is the Headless Horseman?
Diwali, sometimes called the Festival of Lights, takes place in October or November in this country.
What is India?
The custom of children dressing up and going door to door for candy became popular in the U.S. during this decade.
What are the 1940s?
In 1947, this sports championship was televised for the first time.
What is the World Series?
Cambell's invented this Thanksgiving staple recipe in 1955 to encourage consumers to buy cream of mushroom soup and fried onions.
What is green bean casserole?
This Alfred Hitchcock movie, released in October 1960, terrified audiences with its shower scene.
What is Psycho?
In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated in this month.
What is October?
The day after Halloween is called this in the Catholic tradition.
What is All Saints' Day?
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik in October, beginning this historic period of scientific advancement.
What is the Space Race?
This brand of cranberry sauce entered the market in 1941 and is still the most popular today.
What is Ocean Spray?
The folk song Shenandoah is often tied to autumnal journeys on the Shenandoah River, which runs through these two U.S. states.
What are Virginia and West Virginia?
The Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead, is celebrated on the first two days of this month.
What is November?
The tradition of breaking the Thanksgiving wishbone for luck dates all the way back to this ancient civilization.
What is ancient Rome?
On October 14, 1947, pilot Chuck Yeager became the first man to break this barrier.
What is the sound barrier?
This iconic brand persona, introduced by Better Homes & Gardens in the 1920s, became the face of home cooking and helped make recipes like Thanksgiving stuffing widely known.
Who is Betty Crocker?
The poem To Autumn, beginning with, "season of mists and mellow fruitfulness," was written by this famous poet.
Who is John Keats?
In the United Kingdom, November 5th is known as this fiery holiday.
What is Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night?