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100

This festival originated in Munich, Germany, and is the world’s largest beer festival.

What is Oktoberfest?
100

Mixing red with this primary color creates autumn's signature orange.

What is yellow?

100

Bobby Pickett scored a graveyard smash with this classic Halloween banger.

What is “Monster Mash”?

100

In 2025, Americans spent 3.9 billion dollars on this.

What is Halloween Candy?

100

This tart apple was named for Maria Ann Smith, who first cultivated it in Australia during the 1800s.

What is the Granny Smith apple?

200

Considered the precursor to modern-day Halloween, this festival began thousands of years ago as a Celtic festival marking the end of the summer harvest season.

What is Samhain?

200

Taylor Swift sings of autumn leaves falling "like pieces into place" in her song "All Too Well" from this colorful album.

What is Red?

200

In the 1986 film The Worst Witch, this Rocky Horror star performed “Anything Can Happen on Halloween.”

Who is Tim Curry?

200

Every Halloween, this Peanuts character waits faithfully in a pumpkin patch for the Great Pumpkin.

Who is Linus?

200

To create the Thanksgiving monstrosity known as a turducken, name the three birds from innermost to outermost.

What are chicken, duck and turkey?

300

This major Hindu festival falls between October and November and signifies the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil.

What is Diwali?

300

There are seven colors in the fall color palette: red, orange, yellow, green, plum, cream, and this.

What is brown?

300

This Guns N’ Roses power ballad shares its title with some particularly gloomy late-fall weather.

What is “November Rain”?

300

The Great Square, a prominent pattern in the autumn night sky, forms the body of this winged-horse constellation.

What is Pegasus?

300

When fresh, this tart fall fruit can float (and even bounce) thanks to pockets of air inside them.

What are cranberries?

400

Grab your broom! In Spain, Halloween is often called El Día de las ______

What is Brujas (Witches)?

400

This pigment gives carrots, sweet potatoes and pumpkins much of their orange color.

What is beta-carotene?

400

Billie Eilish encounters nightmares and sleep paralysis in this 2019 song with a title fit for Halloween.

What is “Bury a Friend”?

400

During Día de los Muertos, families create these decorative altars to welcome and honor deceased loved ones.

What are ofrendas?

400

On Friends, Ross’s beloved Thanksgiving-leftover sandwich contains a gravy-soaked slice of bread in the middle that he calls this.

What is the “Moist Maker”?

500

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also called this, is celebrated in China, Vietnam, and other East Asian countries, and falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month - no eclipse needed!

What is the Moon Festival?

500

Cool fall nights can help leaves produce this pigment responsible for vivid red, crimson, and purple colors.

What is anthocyanin?

500

Known as “Lady Day,” this jazz legend recorded the seasonal standard “Autumn in New York.”

Who is Billie Holiday?

500

Botanically speaking, a pumpkin isn’t merely a fruit. It’s this special type of berry with a thick, hard rind

What is a pepo?

500

Introduced in the late 1800s with a rooster on its package, this divisive autumn candy was originally marketed as “Chicken Feed.”

What is candy corn?