Dates/Holidays
What day is Halloween celebrated?
October 31st
Is pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit
What do we carve on Halloween?
Pumpkins
True or False: The moon landing was in a autumn month.
False. It was in July
True or false: More babies are born in September than in any other month.
True
What day is Thanksgiving celebrated?
Second Monday in October (October 13th)
What bug flies south to Mexico for the winter during the fall months?
Butterflies
What percentage of a pumpkin is water?
94%
What fall month did World War II end?
September (1945)
Why do leaves change colors in the fall?
Less sunlight so less chlorophyll
What is the first official day of fall?
September 22nd
Why do we see more large spiders around Halloween?
It is mating season
If you throw a pumpkin in water, will it sink or float?
Float
The titanic sank during a fall month? True or False.
False. It happened in April 1997
What sport do most people gather to watch that starts in the fall months?
Football (NFL)
Daylight Saving Time ends each November. Do we gain an hour or lose an hour?
We gain an hour because we set our clocks back
What fall month will you see a full corn moon?
September
What was candy corn originally called?
Chicken feed
Which President first pardoned a turkey?
John F. Keneddy
What do you call a male turkey?
A gobbler
What month is American Thanksgiving?
November
What is the natural colour of leaves?
Yellow and orange (green is due to chlorophyll)
Best two apples for making apple pie are?
Granny Smith and Honey Crisp
What country started the tradition of pumpkin carving?
Ireland
What was fall originally called?
Harvest