It's About Time
This pendulum-swinging clock is named after a member of the family
What is a grandfather clock?
This is the study of the entire universe beyond Earth—planets, stars, dark holes, and galaxies.
What is astronomy?
This 1960 Alfred Hitchcock thriller stars Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh.
What is Psycho?
Apples dipped in this sweet, melted topping are a fall favorite.
What is caramel?
The day of the year where children dress up and ask for candy from neighbors
What is October 31? (or Halloween)
This type of clock features a peek-a-boo bird that appears at the top of each hour
What is a cuckoo clock?
An authentic German Black Forest cuckoo clock is made entirely of wood, including the internal gear parts
At sunset, the sky can appear to be this primary color.
What is red?
During sunrise and sunset, the sun’s light must travel a longer distance and the blue light rays scatter, allowing red, orange, and yellow colors to be seen more easily.
The tagline for this 1975 fishy Spielberg film was "You'll never go in the water again!"
What is Jaws?
This orange king of winter squashes is used to make jack-o-lanterns.
What is pumpkin?
This annual German festival originated in Munich and usually ends on the first Sunday in October
What is Oktoberfest?
It’s a festival celebrating Bavarian food, drink, and culture. Festivalgoers consume around two million gallons of beer during Oktoberfest.
These are considered the oldest method for telling time, using the positions of shadows cast from a central pillar
What is a sundial?
The earliest known sundial dates back to 1500 BCE in Ancient Egypt
This is the pseudoscience of how stars and planets influence our lives.
What is astrology?
In the Peanuts Halloween special, Linus waits all night in the pumpkin patch in hopes of seeing this
What is the Great Pumpkin?
You might serve this seasonal drink warm with cinnamon and caramel
What is apple cider?
This is one of October’s birthstones.
What is opal or tourmaline?
What time system uses a 24-hour clock rather than telling time in 12 hour cycles with a.m. and p.m.?
What is military time?
This time system is often used in hospitals and by law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency medical staff as well.
This is where astronauts from many nations live and conduct experiments during extended visits to space.
What is the International Space Station (or ISS)?
The longest stay on the station has been for 355 days!
Released in October 7, 1971, this Disney movie features a live-action and animated musical story about a teacher learning magic through a mailed correspondence course.
What is Bedknobs and Broomsticks?
This squash can be used in place of pasta by the same name.
What is the spaghetti squash?
This is one of the zodiac signs ruling October?
What is Libra or Scorpio?
Libras are born in the earlier part of the month and Scorpios the latter part.
Two states in the United States have opted out of daylight savings and use standard time year-round. Name one of them
What is Arizona and Hawaii?
The Uniform Time Act of 1966 allowed states to choose which time system they would run on.
This is one of the two October full moons, both of which begin with an “H.”
What is hunter’s or harvest?
It’s called the harvest moon if it occurs at the beginning of the month and the hunter’s moon if it occurs at the end of the month.
Jonathan Haze stars as Seymour in this 1960 horror comedy about a flower shop. This movie was adapted as a musical for Broadway in 1983 and a movie in 1986.
What is Little Shop of Horrors?
This tasty vegetable resembling a cabbage makes its debut in fall.
What are brussels sprouts?
What is the Day of Atonement?