Halloween Movies
This 1993 stop-motion movie features Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
This Wisconsin city is the future home to Derse’s headquarters.
Oak Creek
This term describes the seasonal movement of animals from one region to another, often in response to changing temperatures or food availability.
Migration
According to traditional vampire lore, this plant is often used to ward off vampires.
Garlic
This fall harvest fruit has a tough outer shell and is often roasted, mashed, or used in soups.
Butternut Squash
This is the name of the masked killer in John Carpenter's 1978 horror film Halloween.
Michael Myers
These are four requested items for Derse's Hygiene Supply Drive. (No peeking!)
Toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, mouthwash, facial tissues, soap, wet wipes, hair brush, feminine products
These colorful trees lose their leaves each fall as daylight decreases and temperatures change.
Deciduous Trees
I have a cap but no head, grow after rain, and often appear among fallen leaves.
Mushroom
This spice blend commonly includes cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves.
Pumpkin spice
In the 1988 movie Beetlejuice, you must say the title character's name this many times to summon him.
Three
This year marks the founding of Derse, originally as a sign painting business.
1948
This bird, which inspired a popular winter coat brand, is famous for migrating south in autumn and forming large V-shaped flocks.
Canada Goose.
DAILY DOUBLE!!
This word can mean both a tree's seed and a small amount of money paid in advance to secure a deal.
This is the name for the edible seeds removed from pumpkins and often roasted as a snack.
Pepitas
This 1996 slasher movie begins with a frightening phone call to a teenager named Casey Becker.
Scream
Derse has facilities in two German and Polish cities. Name either city.
Hamburg, Germany or Poznan, Poland
This astronomical event marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere.
Autumnal Equinox
This warm autumn drink is traditionally made by simmering wine with spices, citrus, and sometimes sugar.
Mulled Wine
This is the name for the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox.
Harvest Moon
In The Addams Family (1991), this disembodied hand serves as the family’s loyal assistant.
Thing
Through Derse’s United Way campaign, employees can make this type of commitment to contribute a little at a time through regular paycheck deductions throughout the year.
2027 Pledge
This German autumn festival, famous for traditional clothing, music, and large beer tents, originated in Munich in 1810.
Oktoberfest
This pigment creates yellow and orange colors in leaves and becomes more visible as green chlorophyll fades.
Carotenoids
DAILY DOUBLE!!
This state produces the most pumpkins in the United States, generating over 533 million pumpkins annually, which accounts for nearly 40% of the nation's total pumpkin production.