This Time of Year
This date was the first official day of autumn in 2024
What is September 22nd?
This holiday, occurring in early September, is an annual celebration honoring workers and recognizing their contributions to society.
What is Labor Day?
Pumpkins fall into this botanical classification
What is fruit?
These creatures are commonly featured in horror genres as undead zombies wrapped in bandages. They are often associated with ancient Egypt and may have magical powers.
What are mummies?
Vincent Price provides the spooky monologue at the end of this popular Halloween song.
What is Thriller?
In autumn, this substance in leaves breaks down, causing them to change from green to brown, red, yellow, or orange.
What is chlorophyll?
This holiday, typically observed in September or October, is a two-day celebration of the Jewish New Year.
What is Rosh Hashanah
Before pumpkins, this root vegetable was traditionally used for jack-o-lantern carving
What are turnips?
A lycanthrope is more commonly known as this mythical creature, who appears when the moon is full.
What is a werewolf?
Who is George Romero?
When a full moon occurs close to the start of autumn, it is referred to as this.
What is a harvest moon?
This three-day holiday is celebrated in Mexico, honoring deceased friends and loved ones.
What is Day of the Dead? (Dia de los Muertos)
According to candystore.com, this is the most popular halloween candy in Pennsylvania.
What are Hershey mini-bars?
In the 1690s, several women were put to death under suspicion of practicing Witchcraft, in this Massachusetts town.
What is Salem?
This is the first name of the Addams Family matriarch, portrayed in television and film by Carolyn Jones, Anjelica Houston, and Catherine Zeta Jones.
What is Morticia?
This part of the United States is best known for beautiful fall foliage, and draws 1000s of visitors each year in September, October, and November.
What is New England?
This festival symbolizes the significance of German beer garden culture in creating a sense of community. Nowadays, people come together from all different countries and cultural backgrounds to celebrate comradery, hearty food, and traditional beer.
What is Oktoberfest?
Firm and very tart, this variety of apple is the go-to for many when it comes to making pie because it keeps its shape extremely well.
What is Granny Smith Apple?
In his 1897 novel, Bram Stoker wrote that Count Dracula could transform into this nocturnal flying mammal.
What is a bat?
This is the official title of the Peanuts Halloween Special, in which the main character gets rocks instead of candy in his Trick or Treat bag.
What is "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" ?
In the movie "Mean Girls", Cady Heron says that Aaron Samuels asked her "What day is today?" on this date. This date is now celebrated by fans as Mean Girls day, and if it happens to fall on a Wednesday, we wear pink.
What is October 3rd?
This Hindu festival of lights, observed in late October or early November, symbolizes the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil.
What is Diwali?
According to the Farmer's Almanac, there are four main root vegetables that are hearty and ripe during the fall, and can often withstand less-than-ideal weather systems. Name two of the four.
What are: Turnips, Carrots, Beets, Radishes?
After over a century of film adaptations, “Frankenstein” has become generally accepted as a reference to both the scientist and the monster, although in this author's original story, Dr. Frankenstein created the monster.
Who is Mary Shelley?
According to Wikipedia, this 2017 film is the highest-grossing horror film to date.
What is "IT" ?