Autumn
Fall Science
Name That Tree!
Fall Beverages
Things We Didn't Learn in School
100
In Autumn, these begin to change color.
What are the leaves?
100
Leaves change color in fall becasue the lack of sun and the cold slowly stops the production of this, the chemical that makes the leaves green.
What is chlorophyll?
100
What is a maple leaf?
100
You know it's fall when Starbucks starts selling this type of coffee flavoring.
What is pumpkin spice?
100
Halloween is thought to have originated in this country, most famous for its leprechauns.
What is Ireland?
200
Autumn begins on Sept 22nd, also known as this.
What is Autumnal Equinox or Autumn Equinox?
200
The more content of this in a tree, the darker the hue on its' leaves will be. That is why maple leaves are so red.
What is sugar?
200
What is an oak leaf?
200
The best apple to use for this fall beverage is a Honeycrisp.
What is apple cider?
200
Every Halloween, Charlie Brown helps his friend Linus wait for what character to appear?
Who is The Great Pumpkin?
300
This popular butterfly leaves most parts of North America and migrates to warmer climates during the months of Autumn.
What is the Monarch butterfly?
300
According to NASA, being able to see this natural phenomenon is about twice as frequent during the fall.
What is the aurora borealis?
300
What is a crab apple?
300
Alpine Mountains appear on the label of this popular hot cocoa brand.
What is Swiss Miss?
300
As many seek to avoid celebrating the violent colonial legacy in the Americas, this holiday has been making headway as an alternative for Columbus Day.
What is Indigenous Peoples' Day?
400
This State in the Pacific Northwest is the Largest producer of Apples.
What is Washington state?
400
Researchers say that the lack of this vitamin that we get from the Sun may cause weight gain and depression.
What is Vitamin D?
400
What is weeping willow?
400
Daily Double!!!!
Category: Thanksgiving
Concerned that the shortened Christmas shopping season might dampen the economy, This U.S. President issued a Proclamation moving Thanksgiving to the second to last Thursday of November
400
Experts agree that there was definitely none of this dessert at the first Thanksgiving since the settlers had none of the necessary ingredients.
What is pie?
500
In October this many tons of candy is sold in the United States.
What is 300 Thousand tons?
500
This characteristic about the Earth is why we have seasons in the first place.
What is the tilt of it's axis?
500
What is an aspen leaf?
500
This brand of cranberry juice recently went viral in a tiktok video along with a Fleetwood Mac song.
What is Oceanspray?
500
Christopher Columbus was not looking for the "New World" or trying to prove the Earth was round. He did however make this mistake when trying to find a sea route to Asia. (Other than not knowing about the Americas)
What is underestimating the size of the Earth? (By about a third) This is embarrassing as Earth's true size had already been known since at least the 3rd century BC.