Fall Facts
This date typically marks the first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is September 22?
This orange vegetable is a symbol of fall and is used in pies and lattes.
What is pumpkin?
This sport dominates TV screens in the U.S. every fall weekend.
What is football?
This Halloween movie stars Bette Midler as a witch in Salem.
What is Hocus Pocus?
Kids dress up and collect candy during this October holiday.
What is Halloween?
This tree is best known for its bright red fall foliage.
What is a maple tree?
This fruit is traditionally used to make cider.
What is apple?
This trophy is awarded to the best college football player each year.
What is the Heisman Trophy?
"Don't you love New York in the fall?" is a line from this 1998 rom-com.
What is You've Got Mail?
This U.S. president made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The word for when daylight and night are nearly the same length.
What is equinox?
Pumpkin spice typically includes cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and this.
What is allspice?
NFL games are famously played on this U.S. holiday.
What is Thanksgiving?
In this animated film, Jack Skellington tries to bring Christmas to Halloween Town.
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?
In Canada, this fall holiday is celebrated in October, not November.
What is Canadian Thanksgiving?
This phenomenon is when trees shed their leaves in fall.
What is abscission?
This nut is the star ingredient in a pie often served on Thanksgiving.
What is pecan?
This college football bowl game, often played in January, is part of fall hype and tradition.
What is the Rose Bowl?
This movie features a magical school and a Halloween feast in the Great Hall.
What is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone?
Before pumpkins, people in Ireland carved this root veggie for jack-o’-lanterns.
What are turnips?
The full moon nearest the fall equinox is called this.
What is the Harvest Moon?
This fall dish features roasted bread, herbs, and often broth, served inside or alongside a turkey.
What is stuffing (or dressing)?
This type of game, often between rival high schools or colleges, is a huge fall community event.
What is a homecoming game?
This fall film starring Richard Gere and Winona Ryder is literally named after the season.
What is Autumn in New York?
This type of festival, celebrated in fall, often includes hayrides, cider, and scarecrows.
What is a harvest festival?