Fun With Flags
This country’s flag features red and white horizontal stripes with a blue rectangle and 50 white stars.
USA
In folklore, this nocturnal bird is often seen as an omen of death or misfortune because of its haunting call.
Owl
Before it was called “fall,” this older English term was commonly used for the season between summer and winter.
Autumn
This vampire from Transylvania sleeps in a coffin and avoids sunlight — though garlic and wooden stakes are his real problem.
Count Dracula
The famous cartoon mouse made his first appearance in Steamboat Willie in November 1928 — but his creator was born in October.--Who is this?
Walt Disney
This flag has a red circle in the center of a white field, symbolizing the rising sun.
Japan
Before pumpkins, people in Ireland and Scotland carved this root vegetable into jack-o’-lanterns
Turnip
During the fall, animals such as bears and groundhogs eat heavily to prepare for this winter survival state.
Hibernation
his creature was brought to life by a mad scientist using lightning — though the monster’s name is often confused with his creator’s.
Frankentein's Monster
This musician, known for songs like Imagine, was born on October 9, 1940.
John Lennon
This country’s flag is blue and yellow with a cross that extends to the edges — a nod to its Scandinavian roots.
Sweden
This famous author wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, featuring the Headless Horseman.
Washington Irving
This fall celebration, rooted in German tradition, is known for beer, bratwurst, and Bavarian music.
Oktoberfest
This half-man, half-beast appears only under a full moon and is vulnerable to silver bullets.
Werewolf
This U.S. president, known for the “Square Deal” and a certain stuffed bear named after him, was born on October 27, 1858.
Theodore Roosevelt
This country’s flag is the only national flag in the world that isn’t rectangular — it has two stacked triangles with the sun and moon as symbols.
Nepal
In Mexican tradition, this colorful holiday—often confused with Halloween—celebrates and honors deceased loved ones.
Dia De Los Muertos
This classic fall dessert is made from cooked fruit with a crumbly topping of butter, flour, and sugar—often served warm with ice cream.
Apple Crisp
This monster, wrapped in linen bandages, rises from its tomb in ancient Egypt seeking revenge or love.
Mummy
Known for his gentle voice and calm manner, this TV painter—born on October 1, 1942—encouraged viewers to make “happy little trees” on The Joy of Painting.
Bob Ross
This flag has three horizontal stripes — green, white, and orange — and is often confused with Ivory Coast’s, which is reversed.
Ireland
In the 1978 horror classic Halloween, this actor played the masked killer Michael Myers.
Nick Castle
This spice blend—made of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves—became a fall obsession in lattes across America.
Pumpkin Spice
This scaly creature from the Black Lagoon terrorized a team of scientists exploring the Amazon in a 1954 film.
The Gill-Man/ Creature of the Black Lagoon
This actress, born October 4, 1946, starred in Beaches and Hocus Pocus — both autumn favorites.
Bette Midler