Fall Holidays
This Mexican holiday is celebrated on November 1st and November 2nd each year in the USA and across Latin America.
Dia De Los Muertos (Day Of The Dead)
This fall activity involves a squash, a scoop, and a carving knife.
Pumpkin carving
What is Foliage?
A) Foil
B) The different colors of leaves to a tree or plant
C) To fool someone
D) To know someone's age
B) The different colors of leaves to a tree or plant
What is the name of the full moon that occurs closest to the start of autumn?
Harvest moon
What is the most popular fall fruit, that comes in over 2,500 varieties in America alone.
Apples
Which country invented bobbing for apples?
a) America
b) Australia
c) England
d) Germany
C) England
What is a holiday celebrated by Canadians and Americans on different days?
Thanksgiving!
This activity can involve pitching, roasting, grilling, fishing, and telling stories.
Camping
Americans buy enough candy during Halloween week to fill six ____.
A) Grocery Stores
B) Football Fields
C) Titanics
D) Buses
C) Titanics
Which part of the U.S. is best known for beautiful fall foliage?
South
Midwest
New England
Central
New England
What is one of the most popular baked pastry dish that can be made with either fruit, meat or vegetables.
Pie
The one type of tree that never loses it's leaves or color
A) Pine tree
B) Palm Tree
C) Evergreen Tree
D) Apple Tree
C) An evergreen tree
What is the holiday that was originated in the Gaelic festival of "Samhain"?
Halloween
These are made for fun but also to scare off birds from damaging or eating crops.
Scarecrow
______ forget about the majority of nuts they bury, which helps regrow forests.
A) Squirrels
B) Groundhogs
C) Rabbits
D) Chipmunks
A) Squirrels
Chlorophyll
What is the most common main dish served at Thanksgiving?
Turkey
This fluttering fella is the only insect that migrates up to 2,500 miles for nicer weather.
A) West Coast Lady
B) Painted Lady
C) Two Tail Swallowtail
D) Monarch Butterfly
D) Monarch Butterfly
Which month contains the last day of fall?
December
What are the two most common food items that families/friends most commonly go out and pick during September and October.
Pumpkins and apples
What is that term called when birds fly South for the winter?
Migration
How did “fall” get its name?
A) From an explorer named James Falls
B) A famous general named Henry Fall
C) From leaves falling from trees during the season
D) A famous queen names Henrietta Fallon
C) From leaves falling from trees during the season.
A sticky treat made specially during Halloween and fall harvest.
Caramel apple
How many countries call it fall instead of autumn?
a) 1
b) 3
c) 5
d) 7
A) 1 (USA)
What is the name of the day where people shop some of the best deals of the year?
Black Friday
What countries are the top producers of Pumpkins?
a) Canada, New Zealand, Australia, United States, Sweden, and Germany
b) China, India, Ukraine, United States, Egypt, and Mexico
c) Ireland, Poland, Turkey, United States, Sri Lanka, and Argentina
d) Brazil, United States, Italy, Philippines, England, and Cuba
B) China, India, Ukraine, the United States, Egypt, and Mexico
As it gets colder in the Fall, what is the degrees at which water freezes?
32 Degrees Fahrenheit
If a group of apples is called a bushel, and a celery is called a stalk, then what do you call a single corn?
Ear of Corn
Popular seasonal drink flavor served in the fall that came about in 2003 from Starbucks. Today, Starbucks reports over 20 million are sold in latte form each year.
Pumpkin spice Latte
Journal of Aging Research conducted a study found that 30% of US centenarians born during 1880-1895 were born in what season?
Autumn
This holiday honors people who fought for our country (USA).
Veterans Day
Which of the following fall activities can promote heart health? (Pick 2)
a) visiting a haunted house
b) eating candy corn
c) watching scary movies
d) carving pumpkins
A & C
What is the most preferred Halloween Candy?
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
What happens to the amount of daylight in the fall?
It gets shorter.
A pumpkin is made up of approximately how much water?
A) 45%
B) 80%
C) 60%
D) 35%
B) 80%
Besides pies, what were pumpkins also used for in the old days? (Pick 2)
a) help fingernails shine
b) cure snake bites
c) soothe a tooth ache
d) remove freckles help
B & D) To remove freckles and cure snake bites.