Signs of Autumn
This full moon happens during the fall, either in September or October.
What is the harvest moon? It’s the brightest of all the full moons, giving off an orange glow like a big pumpkin in the sky.
This fungus tops both pizza and pasta.
What are mushrooms? Favorite Italian mushrooms include portobellos, porcini, and chanterelles.
He was the defendant in “The Trial of the Century.”
Who is O. J. Simpson? After football, he served as spokesman for Hertz. He also appeared in several screen productions.
He’s nicknamed “Wills.”
Who is Prince William?
He was known as a brat when he was a child. The queen was not amused at one of his favorite sayings: “When I am king, I’m going to make a new rule that…”
Of trapezoid, circle, square, and triangle, it’s the shape that doesn’t belong.
What is circle? The circle is the only shape in the group that doesn’t have angles or straight lines. It has only one curved line.
This fruit grown in Stouffville (at Reesor's Farm in September) is a sign of fall.
What are apples? Did you know the world produces more than 7,500 varieties of apples?
This green sauce can top both pizza and pasta.
What is pesto? Pesto is a versatile sauce and can also be used on vegetables, eggs, beans, and meats.
We closed out the 20th century with hysteria surrounding this change scheduled to take place at the stroke of midnight 2000.
What is the Y2K bug? Early computer programs represented years in two digits instead of four. The world worried that when we started over in a new century, computer programs would go haywire. This fear never materialized thanks to meticulous planning and preparation by governments and companies around the world.
This is the nickname of Prince Andrew’s former wife.
What is “Fergie”?
When Sarah Ferguson was 12 years old, her mother took a vacation to Argentina, fell in love with a polo player, and moved there, leaving her family behind.
Of buffalo, horse, donkey, and zebra, it’s the animal that doesn’t belong.
What is buffalo? The horse, donkey, and zebra all share the same body type and are closely related. They belong to the genus Equus. People have tried for hundreds of years to domesticate zebras without the desired results, so they cannot be ridden.
Trees, shrubs, and vines that lose their leaves fall into this category.
What is deciduous? Those that keep their leaves and pine needles are known as evergreen.
Flour is the primary ingredient in most pasta, but this pasta uses potato and flour to form its shape.
What is gnocchi? Of the different varieties of pasta, gnocchi has the fewest calories.
The year 1983 saw the first generation of this communication device.
What is a mobile or cell phone? Motorola was the first to launch the cell phone in the consumer market.
Queen Elizabeth’s mother was known by this title.
What is the queen mother? Because she was a trickster as a child, the queen mother earned the nickname “Merry Mischief.”
Of shoulder, arm, finger, and toe, it’s the body part that doesn’t belong.
What is toe? The other body parts are located above the waist; the toes are located below the waist.
The waning sunlight in the fall leads to a reduced production of this in plants.
What is chlorophyll? Chlorophyll is required for photosynthesis. This process feeds the plants and gives them their color during the spring and summer. The lack of sunlight causes the leaves to have brilliant fall colors.
This U.S. city is famous for its deep-dish pizza.
What is Chicago? Comedian Jon Stewart calls the infamous thick Chicago pizza a “casserole.” It’s made with pizza toppings on a yeasty, bread-like crust made in cast-iron pans.
The Titanic was a luxury vessel and the largest moveable man-made object of its time. It sank off the coast of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic on which date:
A) April 12, 1914
B) April 14, 1914
C) April 15, 1912
C) April 15, 1912
Over 1,500 of the 2,240 passengers and crew lost their lives in the disaster. It remains a cautionary tale of the arrogance of builders that their creation could ever be flawless or impervious to harm.
This is the Windsors’ August vacation spot.
What is Balmoral Castle? Located in Scotland, Balmoral is also where Queen Elizabeth died.
Of the $1, $20, $100, and $500 bills, this one doesn’t belong.
What is the $500 bill? The $500 bill is the only one not currently printed. The government stopped printing it in 1945 and stopped issuing it in 1969, but it is still legal tender—if you can get anyone to believe it’s real.
This natural phenomenon in the sky, most visible in Arctic areas, burns brighter in the fall.
What are the northern lights? They’re brighter due to the seasonal tilt of Earth around the time of the autumnal equinox.
Italians originally used this method of cooking pasta.
What is baking? They used dried pasta to make the predecessor of today’s lasagna.
Nelson Mandela served 27 years in prison, split between Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison. What date was he released?
A) February 11, 1991
B) February 11, 1990
C) February 11, 1993
B) February 11, 1990
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and statesman who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.
Under the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, this herb, often referred to as a spice, was not allowed on royal menus.
What is garlic? The queen hated the taste and the smell of it.
Of green, purple, red, and orange, this is the color that doesn’t belong.
What is red? Red is a primary color. The other three colors are secondary colors, or combinations of two primary colors.