Apple Facts
Apples are around in this/these season/s
What is every season?
Can be roasted and eaten as a snack.
What are pumpkin seeds?
Bats use this technique to hunt their prey.
What is echolocation?
Halloween is celebrated on this day.
What is October 31st?
Americans typically refer to this time of year as “fall,” while the British use the word ______.
What is Autumn?
Bats are the only mammal capable of doing this.
What is flying?
Another name for a carved pumpkin.
What is a Jack-O-Lantern?
The Irish used to carve these two ground crops instead of pumpkins in the fall.
What are turnips and potatoes?
This U.S. President enjoyed pruning his apple trees.
What is George Washington?
Pumpkins are considered a part of this food group.
What is a fruit?
Bats can achieve speeds up to ___ mph.
What is 100 mph?
(Within 10 mph is correct)
Halloween originated here.
What is Ireland?
Historically, Fall was originally called this.
What is Harvest? (Because it begins around the harvest moon)
This many varieties of apples are grown in the U.S.
What is 2,500?
(Within 100 is correct)
The word "pumpkin" showed up for the first time in this fairy tale.
What is Cinderella?
Americans spend an average of _____ per household on halloween (candy, decorations, etc.) each year.
What is $86?
(Within $10 is correct)
This state is home to the largest corn maze in the world. (It's 60 acres!)
What is California?
The heaviest apple ever harvested weighed this much.
What is 3 pounds?
This state is home to a town called Morton, the pumpkin capitol of the world.
What is Illinois?
Candy corn was originally called this name in the 1880's and sported a picture of a rooster on the box.
What is "chicken feed"?
This naturally occurring event marks the beginning of fall.
What is the autumn equinox?