Fall Holidays
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
Where did pumpkin carving start?
A. The Irish brought it C. New York in 1910
B. The Germans brought it. D. New York in 1923
What is the Irish brought it in 1845- 1870
the Irish myth an Irish myth about a man named Stingy Jack who was forced to roam the earth with a glowing coal inside a carved turnip
100
What is the name of the full moon that occurs closest to the start of autumn?
Harvest moon
100
What is the most popular fall fruit, that comes in over 2,500 varieties in America alone.
Apples
100
Which country invented bobbing for apples?
A America. C England
A Australia D Germany
What is England
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
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
100
If money really did grow on trees, what would be everyone’s favorite season?
Fall
200
First day of Fll here is what in Australia?
What is first Day of Spring?
200
These are made for fun but also to scare off birds from damaging or eating crops.
Scarecrow
200
In fall leaves change color what chemical leaves to achieve these colors?
A. Chlorophyll C. photosynthesis
B. Carotenoids D. chloroplasts
What is Chlorophyll
Carotenoids replace the Chlorophyll to make the orange/red and yellow fall leaves colors
200
What is the most common Halloween candy?
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups: Ranked number one nationwide across major delivery and retail data like Instacart and DoorDash.
200
This fluttering fella is the only insect that migrates up to 2,500 miles in fall for nicer weather.
A) Monarch Butterfly C Honey bee
B) Moths D Cicada
D) Bald Eagle
What is Monarch Butterfly.
The Monarch butterfly will fly South to the warm weather at a speed between 12 and 25 miles per hour
200
______ 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
When I’m tall when I'm young and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
Candles
300
People would get up early to shop deals at their favorite stores What is the name of this day?
Now not so much with Amazon deal days...
What is Black Friday
300
On how many continents can you grow pumpkins?
A. 1. C. 4
B. 3 D 6
6!
These squash grow on every single continent except Antartica. . And, fun fact, the top pumpkin-producing U.S. state is Illinois.
300
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
300
Popular seasonal drink flavor served in the fall that came about in 2003 from Starbucks.
Can you name the spices in it?
Pumpkin spice.
cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves
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, what is the 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
What is a fall holiday celebrated by Canadians and Americans on different days? Bonus if you know the dates
Thanksgiving! In Canada it is on October 9th, while here it will be on November 23rd
400
This fall activity can involve pitching, roasting, grilling, fishing, and telling stories.
Camping
400
Which part of the U.S. is best known for beautiful fall foliage?
Phoenix, Arizona
Dallas, Texas
New England, Massachusetts
Honolulu, Hawaii
New England, Massachusetts
400
What is one of 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 (Hint is in the name)
A) Palm Tree C. Deciduous trees
B) Evergreen Tree D. Maples
An evergreen tree
400
Americans buy enough candy during Halloween week to fill six ____.
A. Titanics c. Grocery store
B. Football Fields 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?
They fall for anything.
500
Which month contains the last day of fall?
December
500
What are the two most common food items that families/friends most commonly go out and pick during September and October.
Pumpkins and apples
500
How did “fall” get its name?
A) From an explorer named James Falls
B) A famous general named Henry Fall
C) A famous queen names Henrietta Fallon
D) From leaves falling from trees during the season
From leaves falling from trees during the season.
500
Which U.S. state is the country's top commercial pumpkin producer?
What is Illinois
500
How many countries call it fall instead of autumn?
A. 1 C 5
B. 3 D 7
1. Good ole USA is the only country that officially call it fall.
The season was originally just called harvest and autumn came around much later in the 1300s, according to CNN.
500
What is that term called when birds fly South for the winter?
Migration
500
What do you use to mend a jack-o-lantern?
A pumpkin patch
600
What was the first U.S. state to officially recognize Thanksgiving as a holiday?
A Washington DC C New York
B Road Island D Massachusetts
What is New York
600
What is the most popular sport to watch in fall?
Football
600
What happens to the amount of daylight in the fall?
It gets shorter.
600
A pumpkin is made up of approximately how 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 . 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