This is the gathering of ripened crops at the end of a growing season.
What is to harvest?
100
This 1959 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical was based on, "The Memoirs of Maria Von Trapp: The Story of the Trapp Family Singers".
What is "The Sound of Music"?
100
Observed on the first Monday of September, this federal holiday honors the economic and social contributions of American workers.
What is Labor Day?
100
This is the Earth's only natural satellite, held in place by the Earth's gravitational pull.
What is the moon?
100
Well suited for applesauce and pies, this apple has a tart flavor and a red and pink skin. It also bears the name of a modern computer/technology company.
What is the macintosh?
200
Farmers erect these fake men in their fields to ward off unwelcome black birds.
What are scarecrows?
200
Premiering in 1951, the 5th Rodgers & Hammerstein production was based on the the 1944 novel, "Anna & the King of Siam".
What is "The King & I"?
200
This day marks the attacks made against the United States by the terrorist group, Al Qaeda.
What is September 11th (9/11)?
200
In contrast to a theological creation of the universe, modern scientists believe this theory on how everything in the universe originated.
What is "the big-bang theory"?
200
This dark red apple has a thick skin, and though not well suited for cooking, it has become the iconic apple found sitting on a teacher's desk.
What is the red delicious apple?
300
This is an unsweetened, unfiltered, non-alcoholic beverage made from apples.
What is Apple Cider?
300
This 1939 musical, fantasy film, released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer, starred Judy Garland as Dorothy, a down-to-earth Kansas girl who traveled to a colorful, magical land.
What is "The Wizard of Oz"?
300
This secular holiday, first celebrated in 1978, pays tribute to the fathers and mothers of our own parents.
What is Grandparents Day?
300
This comet can be observed from the Earth every 75-76 years.
What is Haley's Comet?
300
Originating in Australia in 1868, this green apple was named for Marie Ann Smith, who propogated the chance seedling.
What is the Granny Smith Apple?
400
This is the green coloring matter of leaves and plants.
What is chlorophyll?
400
This 1942 biographical musical film about George M. Cohen (a.k.a. "The Man Who Owned Broadway"), had James Cagney in the starring role.
What is "Yankee Doodle Dandy"?
400
The autumnal equinox, beginning in September, is better known as this.
What is Fall?
400
This is a region of spacetime where gravity prevents anything, including light, from escaping.
What is a black hole?
400
This idiom means to cherish one higher than all else.
What is "The apple of my eye"?
500
This is a represetation of leaves, flowers and branches.
What is foliage?
500
Set in Tsarist Russia in 1905, this musical is based on the story, "Tevye and His Daughters", a man struggles to keep his family and Jewish traditions going as the world changes around him.
What is "The Fiddler on the Roof"?
500
This is the birthstone for September.
What is a sapphire?
500
This is the closest star to the Earth.
What is the sun?
500
This once popular activity involving apples began as a Celtic New Year's tradition that tried to determine one's future spouse.