Fall Jeopardy

Fall Activities

100

This fall activity involves a squash, a scoop, and a carving knife.

Pumpkin carving

200

These are made for fun but also to scare off birds from damaging or eating crops.

Scarecrow

300

This activity can involve pitching, roasting, grilling, fishing, and telling stories.

Camping

400

Which of the following fall activities can promote heart health?

^{a) visiting a haunted house}

^{b) eating candy corn}

^{c) watching scary movies}

^{d) carving pumpkins}

a&c

Some medical professionals believe that an innocent scare now and then (say while visiting a haunted house or watching a scary movie) can, in fact, promote heart health. 

Michael Castine, cardiologist at Ochsner Medical Center, explained that when scared, a person's adrenaline triggers the blood vessels to contract and re-direct blood toward the heart and lungs, in a "flight or fight" response. The result? "This can train your heart to pump more blood with every stroke—increasing your cardiac output up to eight times its resting capacity," Castine explained.

500

Americans buy enough candy during Halloween week to fill six ____.
^{A. Titanics}

^{B. Football Fields}

^{C. Grocery Stores}

A. Titanics
On Halloween, we spend an estimated $9 billion on it. In fact, according to Vox, "If you took all the candy that's sold during Halloween week and turned it into a giant ball … it'd be as large as six Titanics and weigh 300,000 tons."

Fall Random

100

Which country invented bobbing for apples?

^{a) America}

^{b) Australia}

^{c) England}

^{d) Germany}

England

Although the modern version is now typically played by people bobbing into buckets of water to catch an apple with their mouth, the original game was actually once a British courting ritual. Males were assigned an apple, whilst the female would bob for them, hoping to get the right apple from the man she wanted. If she did, it was a sign that they were destined to be together.

200

Which month contains the last day of fall?

December

300

A pumpkin is made up of approximately how much water?

^{A. 45%}

^{B. 60%}

^{C. 80%}

C. 80% Pumpkins are 80-90% water

400

The one type of tree that never loses it's leaves or color (Hint is in the name)

Evergreen

500

On how many continents can you grow pumpkins?

^{a) 1}

^{b) 3}

^{c) 4}

^{d) 6}

6!

No matter where you are in the world, you'll be able to find a pumpkin (unless you plan to visit Antarctica). These squash grow on every single continent except the southernmost one. The top producers of pumpkins include China, India, Ukraine, the United States, Egypt, and Mexico. And, fun fact, the top pumpkin-producing U.S. state is Illinois.

Fall Food/Drinks

100

What is the most popular fall fruit, that comes in over 2,500 varieties in America alone.

Apples

200

What is one of the most popular baked pastry dish that can be made with either fruit, meat or vegetables?

Pie

300

Popular seasonal drink flavor served in the fall that came about in 2003 from Starbucks. Today, Starbucks reports over 20 million are sold in latte form each year.

Pumpkin spice

The pumpkin spice flavour profile has been around for centuries. The earliest-known “pumpkin spice” reference dates back to a British recipe from 1675 with pepper, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Other recipes also contain ginger and/or all spice

400

Besides pies, what were pumpkins also used for in the old days? (select all that apply)

^{a) remove freckles}

^{b) cure snake bites}

^{c) soothe a tooth ache}

^{d) help fingernails shine}

A & B) To remove freckles and cure snake bites.

500

The largest pumpkin pie ever weighed nearly ____ pounds.
^{A. 3,700}

^{B. 2,500}

^{C. 1,000}

A. 3,700
According to Guinness World Records, the pie measured 20 feet in diameter, weighed 3,699 pounds, and required 440 sheets of dough. It was made by the New Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers in Ohio in September 2010.