Fall Foods
This orange vegetable is commonly carved into jack-o'-lanterns.
What is a pumpkin?
This outdoor fall activity involves jumping into piles of fallen leaves.
What is leaf jumping?
This character from the Peanuts waits for the "Great Pumpkin" every Halloween.
Who is Linus?
Trees lose their leaves in fall to prepare for this season.
What is winter?
This fall beverage is made by pressing apples.
What is apple cider?
In the U.S., children dress up in costumes and go door-to-door asking for candy during this Halloween activity.
What is trick-or-treating?
This classic horror movie, named after a fall holiday, features a masked villain named Michael Myers.
What is Halloween?
These animals collect and store food like nuts and acorns to prepare for the colder months.
What are squirrels?
Pumpkin pie is often flavored with this spice blend, featuring cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
What is pumpkin spice?
Farmers and communities often build these human-shaped figures made of straw to protect crops in fall.
What is a scarecrow?
This Harry Potter movie has a pivotal scene set during Halloween in the Great Hall.
What is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone?
This natural phenomenon occurs when the length of day and night are nearly equal, marking the first day of fall.
What is the autumn equinox?
These nuts, commonly harvested in the fall, are the key ingredient in a pie often served at Thanksgiving.
What are pecans?
This fall festival event involves using a long pole to knock fruit from trees.
What is apple picking?
In this 1993 Halloween movie, three witches return to Salem after a young boy lights the Black Flame Candle.
What is Hocus Pocus?
These large birds are known for their long migration south during the fall.
What are Canadian geese?
This hearty fall dish, made with roasted vegetables and beef, is traditionally prepared in a slow cooker.
What is a pot roast?
Families gather to watch this event, often featuring large balloons and floats, held in New York City on Thanksgiving morning.
What is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
This popular Netflix show includes a memorable fall-themed scene where Eleven dresses up as a ghostbuster for Halloween.
What is Stranger Things?
The scientific term for trees that shed their leaves in autumn is this.
What are deciduous trees?