Holidays
While not technically in fall, this U.S. holiday marks the beginning of the harvest season and honors farmers and laborers.
What is Labor Day?
Many animals prepare for this winter state by eating more in the fall.
What is hibernation?
Starbucks popularized this warm, spiced coffee drink often associated with fall.
What is a Pumpkin Spice Latte?
At Halloween parties, people often try to catch this fruit with their teeth in a traditional game.
What is an apple?
This U.S. president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This type of tree loses its leaves every fall.
What is a deciduous tree?
This fall themed orange fruit was originally domesticated in Mexico over 7,000 years ago.
What is a pumpkin?
This traditional parade, held every November in New York City, kicks off the Thanksgiving holiday season.
What is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Veterans Day, a day to honor military veterans, is observed on this fall date.
What is November 11th?
This type of bird is famous for flying in a “V” formation during fall migration.
What is the Canada goose?
This popular fall treat uses caramel coating and is often seen in Halloween movies and commercials.
What are caramel apples?
This horror movie villain famously wears a hockey mask and terrorizes camp counselors.
Who is Jason Voorhees?
Celebrated in November, this Mexican holiday honors deceased loved ones.
What is the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)?
This insect is famous for migrating to the south in the fall.
What is a monarch butterfly?
This vegetable, popular in fall, is used to make coleslaw and sauerkraut.
What is cabbage?
This ancient Celtic festival, celebrated on October 31st, is considered the origin of Halloween.
What is Samhain?
Canada traditionally celebrates Thanksgiving on this date schedule.
What is the second Monday of October
This chemical pigment gives leaves their green color but breaks down in fall, revealing reds and yellows.
What is chlorophyll?
This North American bog fruit is wet-harvested in floating fields each fall.
What is the cranberry?
This 19th-century author wrote “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” set during fall.
Who is Washington Irving?