Animal Actions
By Any
Other Name. . .
Other Name. . .
Colors of the Season
Holidays
& Traditions
& Traditions
Fall Flavors
100
These gray, furry critters bury nuts and seeds in hundreds of scattered caches to serve as emergency winter larders.
Squirrel
100
The name of the season that begins in mid September and ends in mid December (begins with the letter "F").
Fall
100
When sunlight diminishes in fall, chlorophyll in the leaves breaks down, letting these beautiful fall colors shine.
Red, Yellow, and/or Orange
100
The Celtic tradition believed that ghosts roamed the earth on this holiday and that wearing a disguise would help you hide from these spirits. Today, children use this holiday as a chance to dress up to get candy from neighbors.
Halloween
100
This large orange fruit is probably the most iconic image of autumn and they are at the center of many Autumn celebrations from carvings to pies.
Pumpkin
200
This animal spends the entire fall migrating south to warmer climates.
Birds
200
Americans refer to the season as "Fall," but British people use this term
Autumn
200
While other trees' leaves change color and eventually fall to the ground, these types of trees stay green all year-round.
Evergreen trees (or Pine, etc.)
200
This holiday is celebrated by Americans on the fourth Thursday of November and marks the story of the Pilgrim's meal with the Native Americans. Today it is reserved as a day to spend with loved ones and for giving thanks.
Thanksgiving
200
The harvest of this bright red berry takes place once a year from mid-September through early November. You will most likely see is as part of the turkey dressing on the Thanksgiving table.
Cranberries
300
In the late Autumn, cold-blooded animals like fish, frogs, snakes and turtles have no way to keep warm during the winter so they do this which is similar to hibernation.
They find shelter in holes or burrows.
300
Until about 1500, the autumn months went by this name shared by the name of the bright moon that provided essential light for farmers harvesting their late-year crops.
Harvest
300
Which region of the United States is generally believed to have the most beautiful Fall Foliage.
New England
300
This German festival takes place each autumn and began as part of a crown prince’s wedding celebrations in 1810. These days, about 1.3 million gallons of beer will be poured during the festival.
Oktoberfest
300
With 2,500 varieties in the United States and 7,500 varieties worldwide, the science of growing this popular autumn fruit is called pomology.
Apples
400
During the Autumn months, these black and orange beauties are the only insects that migrate from America to the relative warmth of Mexico and parts of California during the autumn months.
Monarch Butterfly
400
This name for Fall weather is defined as any spell of warm, quiet, hazy weather that may occur in October or even November. Although the exact origins of the term are uncertain, it was perhaps so-called because it was first noted in regions inhabited by American Indians.
Indian Summer
400
These geomagnetic storms occur when charged solar particles squeeze through our atmosphere’s defenses and collide with gaseous particles in Earth’s sky. This free light show occurs twice as often during fall and winter months, and is usually visible in Scandinavian countries such as Sweden.
Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights
400
One of the oldest autumn festivals in Mexico occurs on November 1st and 2nd and celebrates departed loved ones.
Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead or All Souls Day)
400
Whether you make it with cornbread, sourdough bread or rice, this side dish filled with vegetables, and sausage will probably end up on your plate at Thanksgiving dinner.
Stuffing or Dressing
500
Both weasels and snowshoe rabbits, make these changes in the Fall so that they can stay hidden in the snow.
They grow white fur.
500
The two word name for the moments in the year when the Sun is exactly above the Equator and day and night are of equal length. One takes place in Spring and the other takes place in the Fall
Autumnal Equinox
500
These beautiful flowers are naturally a fall-blooming flower so they're physically responsive to short days.
Mums or Chrysanthemums
500
This autumn tradition gives us an extra hour of sleep. A side benefit of this tradition is that the rate of heart attacks has been known to fall on the Monday following the November event- no doubt due to the extra rest.
(End of) Daylight Savings
500
The President usually gives this animal a pardon from Thanksgiving duties, but almost every other family will treat it as the guest of honor.
Turkey