Holidays/Seasons
Sports/Activities
Science/Nature
Fall Food
Random
Facts and fun
100
The holiday that lands on October 31st each year.
Halloween
100
This fall activity involves a pumpkin, a scoop, and a carving knife.
Pumpkin carving
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100
Name four colors seen with fall leaves.
Red, orange, yellow, and brown
100
What is one of the most popular baked pastry dish that can be made with either fruit, meat or vegetables.
*Double Jeopardy*
What is America's favorite type of this dish?
Pie
*Double Jeopardy* Apple.
100
Are pumpkins a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit
100
True or False: All turkeys gobble.
False. Only Male turkeys make noise
200
What is the name of the day where people shop some of the best deals of the year?
Black Friday
200
What sport starts its playoffs at the beginning of fall?
Baseball
200
Which part of the U.S. is best known for beautiful fall foliage?
A) Phoenix, Arizona
B) Dallas, Texas
C) New England, Massachusetts
D) Honolulu, Hawaii
C) New England, Massachusetts
200
A sticky treat made specially during Halloween and fall harvest (Hint: it is served on a stick)
Candy apple
200
What is the name of the full moon that occurs closest to the start of autumn?
The Harvest Moon
200
On how many continents can you grow pumpkins?
6
300
Which month contains the first day of fall
September
300
What sport do people commonly watch on Sundays?
Football
300
As it gets colder in the Fall, what is the degrees at which water freezes?
32 degrees
300
Why do apples float?
Because they are made of 25% air.
300
Which country invented bobbing for apples?
a) America
b) Australia
c) England
d) Germany
c. England
300
The largest pumpkin ever grown weighed .....
*Double Jeopardy* if you can get within 50 lbs
2,749 pounds
400
What Thursday do we always celebrate Thanksgiving on?
the 4th Thursday
400
Name the place where actors frighten customers
Haunted house
400
What animal forgets about the majority of nuts they bury, which helps regrow forests.
A. Squirrels
B. Moles
C. Rabbits
D. Gophers
A. Squirrels
One 1998 study by the University of Richmond found that squirrels fail to recover up to 74 percent of the nuts they bury, which is likely responsible for oak forest regeneration.
400
How many varieties of apples are there?
A. 2,500
B. 5,000
C. 7,500
D. 10,000
C. 7,500 types in total.
There are about 2,500 varieties grown in the US and 7,500 varieties grown worldwide.
400
The one type of tree that never loses it's leaves or color (Hint is in the name)
An evergreen tree
400
Americans buy enough candy during Halloween week to fill six ____.
A. Titanics
B. Football Fields
C. Grocery Stores
D. Buses
A. Titanics
On Halloween, we spend an estimated $9 billion on it. In fact, according to Vox, "If you took all the candy that's sold during Halloween week and turned it into a giant ball … it'd be as large as six Titanics and weigh 300,000 tons."
500
Which month contains the last day of fall?
December
500
This is a sport where players perform stunts and cheers for sports teams during games
Cheerleading
500
This fluttering fella is the only insect that migrates up to 2,500 miles for nicer weather
*Double Jeopardy*
Monarch butterfly
500
A pumpkin is made up of approximately how much water?
A. 35%
B. 50%
C. 65%
D. 80%
D. 80% Pumpkins are 80-90% water
500
Name 2 animals hibernate in the fall?
Bears, bats, honey bees, bumble bees, chipmunks, ground hogs, snakes, ...
500
How fast can a wild turkey run
25 mph
600
How many days are in Hanukah
*Double Jeopardy if you know what days celebrated*
8 days
Celebrated Evening of Thu, Dec 7, 2023 – Fri, Dec 15, 2023
600
This is an event that marks the end of the season for major league baseball
World Series
600
What is that term called when birds fly South for the winter?
Migration
600
What are the two most common food items that families/friends most commonly go out and pick during September and October
Pumpkins and apples
600
What were the names of Columbus' three ships?
The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
600
What month and day does daylight savings end?
The first Sunday in November