Autumn Colors 🎨
A bright shade of orange, often described as a reddish-yellow.
What is RUST?
This round orange vegetable is primarily used for jack-o'-lanterns and pies.
What is a PUMPKIN?
This is the primary month for trick-or-treating and scary costumes.
What is OCTOBER?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
This is the most popular professional sport in America, which begins its regular season in the fall.
What is FOOTBALL?
These small, bushy-tailed creatures are busy burying nuts like acorns and walnuts for the winter.
What are SQUIRRELS?
The color of most cranberries, this primary color is prominent in fall foliage.
What is RED?
A drink made from pressed apples, this beverage is a staple of fall festivals.
What is CIDER?
The popular fall activity of trekking through the woods to see the colorful foliage.
What is LEAF PEEPING?
The championship series in professional baseball, which always concludes in October.
What is the WORLD SERIES?
200 bonus points if you can name who is in the World Series right now
This common, striped nocturnal mammal is busy in the fall, caching food and prepping for its winter rest.
What is a Raccoon?
This is the process where a leaf's green chlorophyll breaks down, revealing brilliant carotenoids.
What is a color CHANGE? (Accept: Color Transition)
This root vegetable is often served mashed or candied for Thanksgiving dinner.
What are CARROTS?
This scary film genre, featuring monsters and paranormal crimes, is most popular in the autumn.
What is HORROR?
The primary league for professional ice hockey in North America, which returns in the autumn.
What is the NHL? (National Hockey League)
This small migratory songbird is one of the last to leave in the fall and is famous for its bright red color
The primary color of the wood in a tree trunk; its shades like umber and sepia are great for autumn art.
What is BROWN?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
A popular fall treat, this small, round fruit is picked in bogs and used to make a bright red sauce.
What is a CRANBERRY?
A popular fall scent, this spice comes from the dried bark of an evergreen tree.
What is CINNAMON?
The name given to a preparatory training camp held by an NFL franchise prior to the regular season.
What is TRAINING CAMP?
During autumn, a chipmunk or bear may gorge itself to build up fat reserves for this winter state of inactivity and slowed metabolism.
What is hibernation?
This adjective describes the deep, rich colors often seen in the mountains during the season.
What is CRIMSON? (Accept: VIBRANT)
This process is the gathering of ripened crops, also giving the season an alternative name.
What is HARVEST?
This North American holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.
What is THANKSGIVING?
This term describes the preliminary rounds of a professional sports tournament, prior to the championship game.
What are the PLAYOFFS?
As winter approaches, these large, migratory deer, known as Caribou in North America, prepare for long movements across the tundra.
What is a reindeer?