Fall Facts
What season comes after summer?
Fall/Autumn
What year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
1612
Name a popular outdoor activity during fall.
Apple picking, pumpkin picking, jumping through the leaves, carving pumpkins
What is the most common and most focused food eaten on Thanksgiving?
Turkey
What do you call the process when leaves change color and fall off trees?
Leaf senescence
Which group of people celebrated the first Thanksgiving?
Pilgrims
What popular sport takes place in the fall?
Football
How many days do we usually celebrate Thanksgiving?
One day
Name a popular animal that hibernates during the fall.
Bear
What was the name of the Native American tribe that helped the Pilgrims?
Wampanoag
What is a common outdoor field decoration for fall that farmers are known to use?
Scarecrow
What is the name of the day after Thanksgiving when many people shop?
Black Friday
What is the official start date of fall in the northern hemisphere?
September 22nd
What president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
What do beverage do people often make with apples in the fall?
Apple Cider
What do families often do before eating their Thanksgiving meal?
Say a prayer or give thanks
In which month do the autumn equinox and winter solstice occur?
December
What was the main purpose of the first Thanksgiving?
To give thanks for the harvest
Name a holiday that takes place in the fall that involves costumes.
Halloween
What is a common activity that people do together on Thanksgiving?
Watch football