October Happening
Halloween
October Babies
October Music
October, October
Fall Fare
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This October baby sang and danced The Twist.
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200
Red delicious, yellow delicious, and Roma varieties of this fruit are harvested in October
What are apples?
200
The night before Halloween is when children would prank their neighborhood by throwing eggs, toilet papering property, soap car windows, and leave old, stinky cabbage by neighbors' doors.
What is Mischief Night?
200
Bill Gates was born October 28, 1955. What company did he co-found?
a) Microsoft b) Apple c) Samsung
Microsoft
200
This Jewish High Holy Day, which is the day of atonement, occurs on October 12 in 2024.
1) Hanukkah 2) Yom Kippur 3)Passover
What is Yom Kippur? The High Holy Days run for 10 days, starting with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and ending with Yom Kippur.
200
This orange king of winter squashes is used to make
jack-o-lanterns.
What is pumpkin? By the time October rolls around, you’ll see everything pumpkin in the stores—pumpkin beer, nuts, muffins, pumpkin spice latte, etc.
400
This is the only holiday that surpasses Halloween in annual consumer sales.
Christmas
400
This October baby was a bigtime slugger, known as "The Mick".
a) Mick Donald b) Mickey Mantle c) Mick Jagger
Mickey Mantle
400
These sprouts make their debut in fall.
What are brussels sprouts? Did you know they’re miniature cabbages?
600
Henry Ford introduced the Model T on October 1, 1908. What color was it?
a) White b) Black c) Blue d) Red
Black. Henry Ford said, "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black."
600
This Beatles singer sued the US government, alleging that he and his lawyer were bugged and wiretapped.
a) John Lennon b) Paul McCartney c) Ringo Starr
John Lennon
600
This squash can be used in place of pasta by the same name.
What is spaghetti? Spaghetti squash and butternut squash are examples of winter squash.
800
This is one of October’s birthstones.
What is opal? Opal derives from the Greek word opallios, which means “to see a change of color.”
800
This is the generic name for a hot alcoholic beverage.
What is hot toddy? Hot buttered rum is an example of a hot toddy.
1000
Lighter summer spaghetti dishes are fortified by adding this protein.
What is beef or meat? Meatballs added to spaghetti make it a heartier dish for colder days.