Fall Holidays
This spooky holiday traces part of its history to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.
What is Halloween?
Apple cider differs from traditional apple juice because it is generally less processed and often has this cloudy appearance because it is not completely ___.
What is filtered?
The championship series of Major League Baseball traditionally takes place during the fall under this name.
What is the World Series?
This Massachusetts city becomes an especially popular October destination because of its infamous 1692 witch trials.
What is Salem?
The astronomical event marking the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere is known by this name.
What is the autumnal equinox?
Since 1941, Thanksgiving in the United States has officially been celebrated on this Thursday of November.
What is the fourth Thursday?
Pumpkin spice traditionally gets its flavor from spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and this spice commonly pushed into a holiday ham.
What are cloves?
This NFL team traditionally hosts a game every Thanksgiving and has done so annually since 1934, aside from a World War II interruption.
Who are the Detroit Lions?
This six-state region of the northeastern United States is especially famous for its fall foliage.
What is New England?
As daylight decreases in autumn, trees stop producing this green pigment, allowing other leaf colors to become visible.
What is chlorophyll?
The famous Thanksgiving parade held annually in New York City has been organized by this department store since 1924.
What is Macy's?
This nut, commonly harvested in the fall, is the key ingredient in the filling of a classic Southern pie.
What is a pecan?
College football's famous rivalry between Army and Navy is traditionally played near the end of the regular season and is known simply by this name?
What is the Army-Navy game?
Despite its name, the majority of Germany's world-famous Oktoberfest actually takes place during this month.
What is September?
During an equinox, Earth's axis is tilted neither toward nor away from this object.
What is the Sun?
Mexico's Dia de los Muertos traditionally takes place on the first two days of this month.
What is November?
Despite its name, this squash commonly used in fall soups belongs to the same species as many varieties of pumpkin.
What is butternut squash?
This trophy, named after a former New York athletic club director, is awarded annually to college football's most outstanding player.
What is the Heisman Trophy?
The Headless Horseman of Washington Irving's famous story is associated with this New York village, now a popular Halloween destination.
What is Sleepy Hallow?
The brilliant reds and purples seen in some autumn leaves are produced by pigments known by this scientific name.
What are anthocyanins?
The first Thanksgiving celebration traditionally associated with Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag took place in this year.
What is 1621?
The tart red berries commonly served as a sauce at Thanksgiving are one of only a few commercially cultivated fruits native to North America.
What are cranberries?
Before becoming the New York Yankees, the franchise played under this nickname from 1903 through 1912.
Who were the New York Highlanders?
The Kancamagus Highway, considered one of the America's premier fall-foliage drives, runs through the White Mountains of this state.
What is New Hampshire?
Meteorological fall doesn't begin on the equinox. Meteorologists define fall as the three-month period beginning on this date.
What is September 1?