The Weather
Apples
Tennis
Fall
Famous Faces
Jokes
100
When does the Atlantic hurricane season officially begin?
Hurricane season starts June 1 and runs to November 30 in the Atlantic Region.
100
During which season apple flowers bloom?
Spring
100
Which two male tennis players have won the most Grand Slam singles titles?
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal with 20 titles each.
100
What date is the start of fall?
September 22
100
Dwayne Johnson
100
Why did a scarecrow win a Nobel prize?
He was outstanding in his field!
200
Where did the deadliest US hurricane on record in the 1900's make landfall?
Galveston, TX 8,000 lives were lost on Sep 8, 1900 when a 15 foot wave and 130 MPH winds struck and devastated the Texas coastal island.
200
During which season apple fruits ripen?
Autumn
200
What Oscar winning child star married professional tennis player John McEnroe in 1986?
Tatum O’Neal
200
What does the start of Fall mark the start of in the Southern Hemisphere?
Spring
200
Marilyn Monroe
200
What did the duck say after she bought chapstick?
Put it on my bill!
300
When tropical storms reach wind speeds of 74mph in the North Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal what are they called?
Cyclones
300
Which is the kingdom of apple?
Plantae
300
Who was the first Asian woman tennis player to be ranked world number one?
Naomi Osaka.
300
What is another term for the start of fall?
Autumn equinox
300
Daniel Radcliffe
300
What’s red and smells like blue paint?
Red paint!
400
What is the first official stage of a potential hurricane called?
Tropical Depression
400
Which is the phylum of apple?
Magnoliophyta
400
In tennis, what does ATP stand for?
Association of Tennis Professionals
400
What are the three months of Fall in the Southern Hemisphere?
March, April, May
400
RuPaul
400
What’s the difference between a hippo and a Zippo?
One is very heavy, the other is a little lighter!
500
Hurricanes are labeled on a category scale from 1 to 5. What is the name of this scale?
Saffir-Simpson
500
Apples are low in what?
Sodium
500
Which female tennis player has won the most Grand Slam singles titles?
Margaret Court with 24 titles
500
What green pigment in leaves breakdown, which results in their colors appearing yellow and orange?
Chlorophyll
500
Jim Carrey
500
What do you call an illegally parked frog?
Toad!
600
What part of a hurricane is the most dangerous?
The eyewall
600
When does an apple tree begin to bear fruit?
6 to 8 years
600
Which Grand Slam tennis tournament is played on red clay courts?
The French Open
600
What Fall activity was once a British courting ritual?
Bobbing for apples
600
Benedict Cumberbatch
600
Why can’t you send a duck to space?
because the bill would be astronomical!
700
Hurricanes are devastating to property and lives. What hurricane was the most costly, in monetary terms, to hit the US between 1910 and 2010?
Katrina
700
Apple trees can live to be how old and still produce apples?
over 200 years
700
Which tennis star was stabbed by a deranged man during a match in 1993?
Monica Seles
700
What can you do for good luck according to an old Fall superstition?
Catch a falling leaf
700
Elizabeth Taylor
700
What do you call an elephant that doesn’t matter?
An irrelephant!
800
What component of hurricane damage causes the most loss of life?
A storm surge occurs when a hurricane makes landfall and creates a wall of water that can be as high as 20 feet.
800
United States apple orchards produce how many bushels of apples each year?
220,000,000 bushels
800
What former tennis player is Steffi Graf married to?
Andre Agassi.
800
According to a Journal of Consumer Research study, what type of movie is watched more in the fall?
Romantic movies
800
Julia Child
800
how many sides does a perplexigon have
I don't know its perplexing
900
What direction does the air circulate in a cyclone in the Southern hemisphere?
Clockwise
900
How many apple varieties are known around the world?
7,000
900
Where is the French Open tennis tournament held?
The Stade Roland-Garros in Paris.
900
What Autumn month is known for having more births than any other time in the year?
September
900
Nichelle Nichols
900
Why did the pony get sent to his room?
He wouldn’t stop horsing around!
1000
Hurricanes are named when sustained wind speeds of 74 miles per hour are achieved. Severe storms have their names retired. Which frequently used names for hurricanes has NOT been retired?
Arlene
1000
John Chapman became famous for planting apple trees throughout the Midwest. He was also known as whom:?
Johnny Appleseed
1000
In 1988, who won the Grand Slam and the Olympic gold medal in tennis?
Steffi Graf.
1000
What was the weight of the largest pumpkin pie ever made?
3,699 pounds
1000
Cat
1000
How do you keep a bull from charging?
Take away its credit card!