Thanksgiving
The first Thanksgiving took place in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621between the native Wampanoag people and who?
The Pilgrims
What cozy autumn treat was originally invented by a 13-year-old girl named Ruth Wakefield in 1938 at the Toll House Inn?
Chocolate Chip Cookies
What do you call the full moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox?
Harvest Moon
Virtually inedible, the crust of a pie was used for no more than a container and was originally known as a what?
Coffin
Which Major League Baseball championship series is famously nicknamed "The Fall Classic"?
The World Series
Which president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863?
Abraham Lincoln
This berry is harvested from a “bog,” after the farmers flood the crops in order to more easily collect them.
Cranberries
Which famous butterfly species begins an epic, multi-generational 3,000-mile migration every autumn to escape the cold?
Monarch Butterfly
Which ancient civilization is credited with inventing the first pie, which featured a flour-and-oil crust wrapped around seafood?
The ancient Greeks
In the NFL, which two teams have traditionally hosted a game every Thanksgiving Day since the 1930s and 1960s, respectively?
Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys
How long was the first Thanksgiving in 1621?
Three days long
How many years would it take you if you were to try one variety of apples each day before you had tried all the different types of apples?
20 Years
What word for autumn was widely used in England until the 17th century, before the word "fall" gained popularity due to the phrase "the fall of the leaf"?
Harvest
What famous math holiday is celebrated by eating pie around the world?
Pi Day (March 14th)
Which marathon, held every year on the first Sunday of November, is the largest marathon in the world?
The New York City Marathon
In 1953, Swanson ordered too many turkeys and a clever salesman packaged the leftovers in aluminum trays with sides, thus creating the first ever what?
TV Dinners
Along with cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger; what is the fourth main ingredient in Pumpkin Pie Spice?
Cloves
How do squirrels remember where they buried thousands of nuts every autumn?
Memory and Smell
Which sweet pie was officially named the state pie of Florida in 2006?
Key Lime Pie
In college football, the annual rivalry game between the Florida Gators and the Georgia Bulldogs is played every autumn at a neutral site in which city?
Jacksonville, Florida
Which famous Founding Father declared the bald eagle “a bird of bad moral character,” and recommended the turkey be the national bird of the United States?
Benjamin Franklin
Barrells of apple cider can be left to ferment and then placed outdoors come the winter. The cold temperatures cause the alcohol to rise to the top, while the rest of the juice and sediment freezes. What is the name of the alcohol rendered from this process, which shares its name with a famous breakfast cereal?
Applejack
In Greek mythology, what causes the arrival of autumn and winter every year?
Persephone returning to the Underworld
In the old nursery rhyme “Sing A Song of Sixpence,” what was baked in the pie prepared for the king?
Blackbirds
In Major League Baseball, which team won three consecutive World Series championships in October 1998, 1999, and 2000?
The New York Yankees