Leaf it to Nature
The autumnal equinox aka Fall begin on this date in 2026
What is Tuesday Sept 22nd?
U.S. Thanksgiving always falls on this day of the week.
What is Thursday?
Abraham Lincoln gave this short, famous speech on November 19, 1863
What is the Gettysburg Address?
This fall drink is made from pressed apples and is often served warm.
What is apple cider?
What teams have not won a World Series?
What are the Tampa Bay Rays, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners and Colorado Rockies? (Milwaukee Brewers were on this list till this year!)
Bears and other animals go into this long, deep sleep in winter.
What is hibernation?
The first president that Officially "pardoned" a Thanksgiving turkey
Who was George H.W. Bush?
This Holiday is celebrated on the day World War 1 ended.
What is Veteran's Day?
This "berry" grows in a bog and the bog is flooded once they are ready to harvest.
What is a cranberry?
The yearly Harvard vs. Yale football matchup is known simply by this name
What is "The Game"?
Leaves change color in fall when trees stop making this green pigment.
What is chlorophyll?
Canada celebrates its Thanksgiving in this month
What is October?
The Pilgrims' ship reached this city in November 1620 on the Mayflower
What is Cape cod?
This state grows the most pumpkins in the U.S.
What is Illinois?
The New York City Marathon, held each November, finishes in this park.
What is Central Park?
Besides Bears, these animals also take part in Hibernation.
Squirrels (and also Capybaras)
In 1939 this president moved Thanksgiving a week earlier, and critics called it "Franksgiving."
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
On November 9th of this year, the Berlin wall fell.
What is 1989?
This state grows the most cranberries in the U.S.
What is Wisconsin?
The Detroit Lions played their first Thanksgiving Day game in this year.
What is 1934?
Carrots get their color from these yellow and orange pigments, which also show up in fall leaves.
What are carotenoids?
This Native American nation shared the 1621 harvest feast with the Pilgrims.
Who are the Wampanoag?
November is the 11th month of the year, but its name comes from the Latin word for this number
What is Nine?
Native Americans planted corn, beans, and squash together under this name.
What are the Three Sisters?
These two NFL teams host a game every Thanksgiving.
Who are the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys?