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Director's Cut
100
Leaves change color in the fall because the production of this pigment slows down due to less exposure to sunlight.
Chlorophyll
100
Which Hindu festival takes place in the fall?
Diwali
100
What classic fall film features Robin Williams?
Dead Poets Society
100
Which president made Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
100
What famous literary sleuth fell to his presumed death at the Reichenbach Falls in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Final Problem?
Sherlock Holmes
200
What percentage of a pumpkin in water?
A: 74%
B: 84%
C: 94%
C: 94%
200
What is a male turkey called?
A gobbler
200
Which country celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October instead of November?
Canada
200
What Netflix show set an English-language viewership record in 2025?
"Wednesday" Season 2
It became the #1 show in a record 91 countries in its first week after premiering in August 2025.
200
What is the town and state where the infamous Witchcraft Trials of 1692 took place?
Salem, Massachusetts
200
"Don't go chasing waterfalls" is the famous opening line of the chorus of the 1995 hit by what R&B band?
TLC
300
What spice will you NOT find in Mexican hot chocolate?
A: Cinnamon
B: Chili powder
C: Ginger
C: Ginger
300
What is the name of the full moon that typically occurs closest to the autumnal equinox?
Harvest Moon
300
What country started the tradition of pumpkin carving?
Bonus point if you know the vegetable they started carving (not pumpkins)
Ireland
Turnips
300
Who wrote the novel Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
300
Retailers tried to rename Black Friday in the 1960s. What was the failed title that they gave it?
Big Friday
300
The tallest waterfall in the United States is Olo'upena Falls, located in which state?
Hawaii
400
In colonial times, what were apples called?
Winter bananas
or
Melt-in-the-mouths
400
What is the astronomical event that marks the official start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere?
The autumnal equinox
400
What was the first ever balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
(Hint: it's a feline)
Bonus points for the exact year
Felix the Cat
1927
400
What comes on television right after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thanksgiving?
The National Dog Show
400
Only sixteen people are known to have survived going over Niagara Falls (incidentally, all on the Canadian side of the falls). The first survivor was Annie Edson Taylor, who survived the plunge in 1901. What did she use to survive the fall?
A custom oak barrel
500
Which U.S. state is the nation's largest producer of pumpkins?
Illinois
500
Which constellation is especially prominent in the Northern Hemisphere's evening sky during the fall?
Pegasus
500
What classic fall movie is this?
You've Got Mail
500
Brown bears at Katmai National Park in Alaska gorge on salmon at Brooks Falls to prepare for winter hibernation. Each year, fans from around the world vote in this contest to choose the bear that has been most successful in bulking up.
(Bonus point- do you know the name of this year's winner?)
Fat Bear Week
Bonus: Backpack