Fall History
Autumn is associated most with this Celtic holiday
What is Halloween
This popular (sweet) drink is a fall classic, especially in Washington
What is apple cider/apple juice
This popular activity is a-maize-ing
What is a corn maze
While not a person, this adorable rodent determines how much longer the north east will be miserable each winter
Who is Punxsutawney Phil
Where the first Thanksgiving celebration took place
What is Plymouth
The Thanksgiving holiday was officially recognized by this president in 1863
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This company generates and estimated 40% of its revenue for a certain creamy, canned product, leading up to Thanksgiving- a popular ingredient in many dishes
Who is Campbells (cream of mushroom soup)
This holiday bowl game is hosted in Tempe AZ
What is the Fiesta Bowl
This famous turkey supplier is named after the founders daughter
What is Jennie-O (Earl B Olson/Jennifer Olson)
This is the term for where a popular squash is grown and picked
What is a patch (pumpkin patch)
The Major League Baseballs championship World Series is also known as this..
What is the Fall Classic
Americans consumed this estimated number of turkeys each Thanksgiving
46 million
This Thanksgiving race event was first held in Buffalo, NY
What is the Turkey Trot
This pizza "Papa" was born on Thanksgiving
Who is John Schnatter (Papa Johns)
This state produces the most maple syrup in the U.S.
What is Vermont
An even older term for fall is this word of Germanic origin that means "plucking" or "picking"
What is harvest
The first Thanksgiving celebration by pilgrims was thought to include this type of bird (not Turkey)
What are waterfowl (duck, geese, swan)
This famous parade actually didn't include any balloons for its inaugural event, but it did have animals from a local zoo
This president received a racoon as a Thanksgiving present
Who is Calvin Coolidge
The Peach Bowl is held in this city
Use of the word "fall" dates back to the 1500's when its thought to originate from the phrase "the fall of the leaf", which describes an attribute of this class of tree
What is deciduous
This Thanksgiving item was made famous by the show How I Met Your Mother
What is the Turturkeykey (thanks, Ted...)
The Thanksgiving Day parade in this city ends with Santa Claus getting a key to the city
What is Detroit
This president tried to change the day of Thanksgiving, nearly 80 years after its recognition, only to be changed back shortly after
Who is Franklin D Roosevelt
This popular Volkfest is held annually in Germany
What is Oktoberfest