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Fall in Full Swing
100

It can be creepy to become separated from your group in this outdoor, natural maze that crops up during the fall harvest season.

What is corn maze? The maze is cut through tall corn stalks and can go on for acres.

100

The person living at 10 Downing Street holds this position.

What is prime minister of the United Kingdom? The residence has been the official home of British prime ministers since 1735.  

100

This city is known as “The Big Easy.”

What is New Orleans? Pronounced N’Awlins, it’s home to Mardi Gras, the largest pre-Lenten festival in the United States.

100

If you have skeletons in your closet, it’s not a good idea to cast this stone.

What is first? It’s best to think twice before criticizing others.

100

Fall runs from this mid-month through this mid-month in the northern hemisphere.

What is September through December? This timeframe is astronomical fall. Meteorologists use a different calendar; meteorological fall runs September through November.

200

In the original series that aired from 1959 to 1964, Rod Serling brought creepy sci-fi to the small screen in this TV series.

What is The Twilight Zone? The website IMDB.com describes the series in this way: “Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.” Some episodes can raise the hair on your skin.

200

This tourist attraction outside Paris was home to King Louis XVI and other French royals.

What is (Château de) Versailles? It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a day trip from Paris.

200

If you think the Fourth of July is a celebration, you should see this European capital on Bastille Day.

What is Paris? It’s France’s National Day of Independence, commemorating the storming of the Bastille.

200

When you’re dressed up, you are said to be dressed to this number.

What is nine or the nines? The idiom dressed to the nines is used when someone is dressed in formal attire.

200

When this debris enters Earth’s atmosphere, it burns up and creates these showers.

What is meteor? The Taurid meteor shower occurs every year in mid-autumn.

300

These Halloween houses with warped mirrors can scare young children.

What are funhouses? People typically enter these houses through creepy mouths and encounter spooky scenes throughout the house.

300

The person holding this political office has the right to reside at 24 Sussex Drive

Who is the prime minister of Canada? The residence has fallen into a state of disrepair and a 2021 report by the National Capital Commission stated it would cost “at least $36.6 million to properly restore.”

300

This city is home to Churchill Downs, the scene of the first leg of the Triple Crown–– the Kentucky Derby.

What is Louisville? The derby takes place the first Saturday in May and is fondly called “The Run for the Roses."

300

Sometimes you can kill this number of birds with one stone.

What is two? When we solve two problems at the same time, we kill two birds with one stone

300

Fall is the season of this sport’s championship games. The sport also has a well-known museum in Cooperstown, New York

What is baseball or MLB? The World Series begins in October, and occasionally it runs into November

400

The shower scene in this Alfred Hitchcock film is famously frightening

What is Psycho? As Hitchcock does in most films he directs, he makes a cameo appearance in Psycho

400

He was recently reelected and continues to live at Élysée (ih-LEE-zay) Palace.

Who is (Emmanuel) Macron? He is president of France and lives in the official residence

400

The film festival that takes place in this French city is the best-known film festival in the world.

What is Cannes? The first official festival took place in 1946. It is one of the most publicized events in the world.

400

It will never happen in this number of years

What is a million? People say “It will never happen in a million years” when the chances of something happening are the same as the chances of winning the lottery.

400

Americans spend millions of dollars every autumn on this orange fruit.

What is pumpkin? Didn’t realize pumpkins were a fruit? Scientifically speaking, anything that starts from a flower is botanically a fruit.

500

He wrote a scary poem about a raven that spoke.

Who is Edgar Allan Poe? The most remembered and quoted line from “The Raven” is “Quoth the Raven, ‘Nevermore.’”

500

This is the official home of the U.S. president.

What is the White House? It’s located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.

500

The Celebration of Light takes place in this Canadian city on the Pacific coast.

What is Vancouver? The celebration is the largest fireworks competition in the world.

500

When someone is being interrogated, they are getting this degree.

What is the third? When a parent questions their child, the child sometimes accuses their parent of giving them the third degree.

500

This causes the leaves to change colors.

What is fewer hours of sunlight? As sunlight diminishes, there is a decline in chlorophyll, which is responsible for the leaves’ green color. The intensity of fall colors depends on a range of factors: temperature, precipitation, and the amount of sunlight

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