Fall Harvest
What's a Serving?
Candy Trivia
Fall Food
Fall Random
Fall Food Facts
50
A sticky treat made specially during Halloween and fall harvest (Hint: it is served on a stick)
Candy apple
50
One slice of this food is considered a serving in the grain group.
What is bread?
50
Which candy slogan is Eat a rainbow?
skittles
50
What is the most common main dish served at Thanksgiving?
Turkey
88% of Americans surveyed by the National Turkey Federation eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
50
Which country invented bobbing for apples?
a) America
b) Australia
c) England
d) Germany
England
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.
50
______ forget about the majority of nuts they bury, which helps regrow forests.
A. Squirrels
B. Ants
C. Rabbits
A. Squirrels
Throughout the fall, squirrels spend their days collecting and "caching" nuts, meaning they hide the tasty treasures away in spots where they hope to find them later. 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.
100
What is the most popular fall fruit, that comes in over 2,500 varieties in America alone
Apples
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100
One cup of this food strengthens bones and keeps muscles strong?
What is milk?
100
Which candy has the slogan "Two great tastes that taste great together"
Reese's cups
100
What is one of the most popular baked pastry dish that can be made with either fruit, meat or vegetables.
BONUS: What is America's favorite type of this dish?
Pie
BONUS: Apple. The clear winner for the United States as a whole was (not surprisingly) apple pie with more than 27% of sales going to the traditional flavor.
100
Chicken feed was the original name for this fall candy.
Candy Corn
100
The following are health benefits of butternut squash except:
a) supports the immune system and a good source of Vitamin C
b) good source of antioxidants including beta carotine
c) Helps normalize blood pressure
d) Is a good source of fiber
All of the above
150
Which variety of chili pepper is the hottest?
a) Ghost Pepper
b) Carolina Reaper
c) Jalepeno
d) Demon Pepper
The Carolina Reaper is the current Guinness World Record holder, with an average of 1,641,183 SHUs (Scoville heat units). While the ghost pepper held this title in 2007, it only has an average of 600,000 SHU.
150
A portion of the size of a deck of cards is a serving in this food group.
What is meat?
150
Which candy has the slogan "Don't let hunger happen to you" ?
Snickers
150
Which is not a variety of apple?
a)Red delicious
b) Courting
c) Honeycrisp
d) Empire
b) Courting is not a variety of apple, but Cortland is.
150
What makes up pumpkin spice?
- cinnamon
- ginger
nutmeg
pumpkin
cloves
No pumpkin in pumpkin spice .
150
Which 2 spices are the most commonly used spices in the world?
a) Salt and pepper
b) Pepper and mustard
c) Cinnamon and nutmeg
Pepper and mustard
200
Which of the following are benefits of Butternut squash?
a) It is a good source of the antioxidant beta carotene and protects vision
b) Boosts immune system
c) Improves blood pressure
d) It can be stored in a cool place up to 3 months
e) All of the above
e - All of the above
200
A portion the size of your thumb is a serving in this food group?
What is fat?
200
List these candies in order of popularity in the US:
Reese's cups
Kit Kat
Candy Corn
Skittles
Candy corn
Reese's cups
Kit Kat
Skittles
200
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
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
200
7. What makes leaves change to either a red or purple color?
a) Quick drop in temperatures
b) sugar is trapped in the leaves
c) the ground releases chemicals in fall that cause leaves to change colors.
Answer: Sugar is trapped in the leaves causing the red and purple colors.
200
How many varieties of apples are there?
A. 2,500
B. 5,200
C. 7,500
C. 7,500 types in total.
There are about 2,500 varieties grown in the US and 7,500 varieties grown worldwide.
250
Besides pies, what were pumpkins also used for in the old days?
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.
250
1/2 cup of this food is considered a serving of vegetables?
What is any vegetable?
250
Americans buy enough candy during Halloween week to fill six ____.
A. Titanics
B. Football Fields
C. Grocery Stores
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."
250
What food never goes bad?
a) Molasses
b) Cane sugar
c) Maple syrup
d) Honey
Honey
250
What is the term used to describe when manufacturers add vitamins not normally found in grains to grains?
Fortification
300
Pumpkin seeds
a) Contain fiber and healthy fats
b) Are OK to eat raw
b) Don't have any nutritional value
a) Pumpkin seeds are high in fiber, potassium, and healthy fats as well as containing antioxidants. They are best eaten roasted.
300
An apple the size of your fist is considered a serving of fruit?
True or false?
True
300
According to Mental Floss, if all the candy corn pieces purchased during Halloween were laid end to end, they would circle the Earth how many times.
a) 1 time
b) 4.5 times
c) 20 times
d) 50 times
4.5 times
300
A pumpkin is made up of approximately how much water?
A. 45%
B. 60%
C. 80%
C. 80% Pumpkins are 80-90% water
300
What fall fruit bounces when it's ripe?
Cranberries
300
On how many continents can you grow pumpkins?
a) 1
b) 3
c) 4
d) 6
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.