Halloween
Fall Activities
Fall Science
Fall Food
Fall Random
Fall Facts
FALL RIDDLES
100
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)
100
This fall activity involves a squash, a scoop, and a carving knife.
Pumpkin carving
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100
The name of the full moon that occurs closest to the start of autumn
Harvest moon
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100
The most popular fall fruit, that comes in over 2,500 varieties in America alone.
Apples
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100
The country that invented bobbing for apples
a) America
b) Australia
c) England
d) Germany
Although the modern version is now typically played by people bobbing into buckets of water to catch an apple with their mouth, the original game was actually once a British courting ritual. Males were assigned an apple, whilst the female would bob for them, hoping to get the right apple from the man she wanted. If she did, it was a sign that they were destined to be together.
100
The reason leaves change color in the Fall
Leaves change color in the fall because as the days get shorter and cooler, the tree stops producing chlorophyll, the green pigment that allows for photosynthesis.
100
If money really did grow on trees, what would be everyone’s favorite season?
Fall
200
The U.S. state in which the Salem Witch trials took place
Massachusetts
200
These are made for fun but also to scare off birds from damaging or eating crops.
Scarecrow
200
The four most common colors associated with leaves in the Fall
Red, orange, yellow, and brown
200
The most common main dish served at Thanksgiving
Turkey
88% of Americans surveyed by the National Turkey Federation eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
200
This fluttering fella is the only insect that migrates up to 2,500 miles for nicer weather.
(Extra 100 points if you can state the specific type of this answer)
Monarch Butterfly
The Monarch butterfly dislikes winter so much that it’ll fly South from America to the warmth of Mexico and parts of California at a speed between 12 and 25 miles per hour
200
This critter forget about the majority of nuts they bury, which helps regrow forests
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.
200
Each Halloween I stand up inside Jack-o-lanterns. When I’m tall when I'm young and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
Candles
300
Beware not to say this character's name three times!
Beetlejuice!
300
The number of continents you can grow pumpkins on!
6!
No matter where you are in the world, you'll be able to find a pumpkin (unless you plan to visit Antarctica). These squash grow on every single continent except the southernmost one. The top producers of pumpkins include China, India, Ukraine, the United States, Egypt, and Mexico. And, fun fact, the top pumpkin-producing U.S. state is Illinois.
300
A bushel of apples, a stalk of celery, and a/an ____ of corn!
Ear of Corn
300
Popular seasonal drink flavor served in the fall that came about in 2003 from Starbucks.
Pumpkin spice
The pumpkin spice flavour profile has been around for centuries. The earliest-known “pumpkin spice” reference dates back to a British recipe from 1675 with pepper, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Other recipes also contain ginger and/or all spice
300
True or false: The first day of fall is always on the same day.
False
The first day of fall is determined by the date of the autumnal equinox, which varies from year to year.
300
As it gets colder in the Fall, this is the amount of degrees at which water freezes
32 Degrees Fahrenheit
300
I’m a cozy layer, knitted or sewn, worn when the fall winds have blown. What am I?
A Sweater
400
____, the number of bones in a human body
206
400
This activity can involve pitching, roasting, grilling, fishing, and telling stories.
Camping
400
Popular northeastern city known for its Fall foliage and dynasty NFL Team!
New England, Massachusetts
400
The most popular baked pastry dish that can be made with either fruit, meat or vegetables.
Pie
400
The one type of tree that never loses it's leaves or color
An evergreen tree
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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."
400
Why is it so easy to trick a leaf in October?
500
You would not be wrong if you referred to Halloween as _____, the alternative name to the holiday
All Hallows' Eve
500
The two most common food items that families/friends most commonly go out and pick during September and October.
Pumpkins and apples
500
The reason Fall has its name
From leaves falling from trees during the season.
500
A sticky treat made specially during Halloween and fall harvest (Hint: it is served on a stick)
Candy apple
500
This many countries call the season fall instead of autumn
a) 1
b) 3
c) 5
d) 7
1. Good ole USA
The season was originally just called harvest and autumn came around much later in the 1300s, according to CNN. When English poets started using the phrase “the fall of leaves” it became very fashionable to call the season fall. But by the mid-1800s, after the split of the colonies from England led to language change, England reverted back to Autumn and the American upstarts retained fall.
500
The term for when birds fly South for the winter
Migration
500
What do you use to mend a jack-o-lantern?
A pumpkin patch
600
_____, the root vegetable originally carved instead of pumpkins
Turnips
600
The most popular sport to watch in Fall
Football
600
After Daylight Savings Time ended, we ____ an hour!
Gained
600
A pumpkin is made up of approximately this much water
A. 45%
B. 60%
C. 80%
C. 80% Pumpkins are 80-90% water
600
Besides pies, what were pumpkins also used for in the old days? (You must pick 2 answers)
a) remove freckles
b) cure snake bites
c) soothe a tooth ache
d) help fingernails shine
A & B) To remove freckles and cure snake bites.
600
Babies born in the fall are more likely to live to be:
65 Years old
77 Years old
89 Years old
100 Years old
110 Years old
100 Years old
In a 2011 study published in the Journal of Aging Research, researchers analyzed the birth months of 1,574 American centenarians and compared them to the birth months of their shorter-lived siblings. The data showed that people born between September and November were more likely to become centenarians.
600
What do you call a bear with no teeth in autumn?
A gummy bear