FALL
Orange
Who started the first Thanksgiving?
Pilgrims
This drink is associated with fall and Christmas and uses nutmeg as a spice.
Egg Nog
What fairytale has a pumpkin that is turned into a carriage?
Cinderella
Are pumpkins a fruit or vegetable?
FRUIT!
This is the most popular sport played during the fall seasons.
What do birds do in the fall to prepare for winter
fly south
This drink is made from a fruit and is delicious when it is served warm
Apple Cider
Fall was originally called this instead.
Harvest
The day after Thanksgiving is called this in the USA
Black Friday
Fall leaves are the most colorful during this month.
October
Bears, bats, chipmunks and groundhogs are all examples of animals that collect food in bulk in preparation to do what?
Hibernate
Fall is caused by the Earth's ____
Tilt --as the Northern Hemisphere tilts away from the sun.
November 11 is this holiday.
Veterans Day
A male turkey is called this.
A gobbler
This state produces more maple syrup than any U.S. state, and much of the sap is collected in late winter after the leaves have fallen
What is Vermont
What is the most popular candy eaten in October?
DAILY DOUBLE
M&Ms
During autumn, some species of spiders travel through the air on silk strands in a process called this
DAILY DOUBLE
What is ballooning
Christopher Columbus is from this country.
Italy
Why Geese Fly in a "V" formation
Canada geese often fly in this formation because it helps conserve energy
Oak trees may wait until spring to drop some of their dead leaves, a phenomenon known by this unusual term
What is marcescence
You will see a corn moon in this month.
September
(harvest moon)
Americans buy roughly 1 billion pounds of this every year for the Fall season
What is Pumpkin
This can happen when hay is too wet.
They can spontaneously combust (fire).
This country originally started carving pumpkins.
Ireland--they started carving scary faces into turnips