Fall Foods/Drinks
A dessert normally eaten around Thanksgiving that is spiced and has a crust with a custard filling. It is said that the early American settlers of Plymouth Colony invented it!
Pumpkin Pie
A fruit grown in the Fall. Common names are Pink Lady and Gala.
Apple
You must use your wits and sense of direction to get out of one of these! Watch out for dead ends.
Corn Maze
A holiday celebrated at the end of October where people dress up in costumes and ask for candy by saying, “Trick or Treat!”
Halloween
Which country celebrates the Day of the Dead starting at midnight on October 31st?
Mexico
A pumpkin is considered part of this category and is actually a fruit. Zucchini are also considered to be in this category although most people refer to it as a vegetable.
Squash
A type of spice typically used to make things sweeter and is often used as a topping for fall beverages, desserts, and oatmeal.
Cinnamon
An activity in which you cut out designs and create what is known as a “Jack O’ Lantern”. The seeds and pulp can be used for foods.
Carving Pumpkins
A holiday celebrated at the end of November in which friends and families share things they are grateful for and eat foods such as turkey and mashed potatoes.
Thanksgiving
Every Halloween, Charlie Brown helps his friend Linus wait for what character to appear?
The Great Pumpkin
A fruit that is covered in a toffee like substance that hardens. It is often served on a stick and can be covered with M&M’s, peanuts, or sprinkles.
Caramel Apples
A type of spice that comes from a seed and has a sweet taste and used to flavor many kinds of baked goods, puddings, and sauces. It's seed covering can make the spice, Mace, not to be confused with the kind that can blind you!
Nutmeg
A place where you can go to find a particular item to carve or utilize in holiday dishes. They come in all shapes and sizes and cover large fields.
Pumpkin Patch
A holiday celebrated the first Monday of September that recognizes the workers that support America’s economy.
Labor Day
Pumpkins can be orange, white, green, or what other color?
Blue!
A type of dessert eaten around Thanksgiving that’s main ingredient is a type of nut. It is often made with sugar, syrup, molasses, or honey. Is also served in a crust.
Pecan Pie
A sticky version of sugar that is often a brown-ish orange color. Can be used on top of ice cream, fruits, inside candy bars, or eaten by itself.
Caramel
Tailgating, touchdowns, and tackling, oh my!
Football
A holiday celebrated in November that recognizes those that have served in the U.S Armed Forces.
Veteran's Day
In what country did Halloween originate?
Ireland - dates back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain 2,000 years ago.
This drink is served warm and is made with red wine along with various mulling spices. It was invented in Rome during the 2nd century!
Mulled Wine
A type of sweetener made from the sap of this kind of tree. The sugars are taken and caramelized to create this topping traditionally used for pancakes or oatmeal.
Maple Syrup
An activity in which a fruit is put in a bucket full of water and with your hands behind your back, you must put your head in the water and try to get the fruit out of the water using only your teeth before your opponent.
Bobbing for Apples
A holiday in October that celebrates the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the America’s in 1492.
Columbus Day
Which Catholic Church holiday is Halloween linked to?
All Saints (Hallows) Day