FALL FACTS
FALL FOOD
THANKSGIVING
HALLOWEEN
NATURE OF FALL
100
What garden tool is used to move leaves in the yard.
RAKE
The earliest example of a garden rake was in 1874, patented by Edmund Brown. In the patent, he described his device as, “an automatically clearing attachment for iron tooth door-yard rakes, which shall remove all matter that may be collected between the teeth by simply raising the rake from the ground”.
100
You know it's fall when people start drinking this flavor of coffee?
Pumpkin Spice
FUN FACTS:
1. Who invented pumpkin spice coffee?
Peter Dukes is often referred to as "the Father of the Pumpkin Spice Latte". During his tenure at Starbucks, he led the team that created the company's most popular seasonal beverage ever.
2. When testing out what recipe to use, the Starbuck's team poured espresso on top of pumpkin pies. They wanted to be sure they had the right spice blend to accent their coffee. They ended up using a recipe with cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. The PSL didn't actually contain any pumpkin when it was initially released.
100
What holiday is always on a Thursday?
A. Thanksgiving B. Halloween
THANKSGIVING
FUN FACT: The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621, but it wasn't observed as a national holiday until 1863. Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday on October 3, 1863
100
Name the two colors most associated with Halloween
Orange and Black
Also, the same colors as the Oregon Panthers!
100
What gets shorter in the fall?
A. People. B. Daylight C. Night
DAYLIGHT
200
What is another name for fall?
Harvest or Autumn
Autumn
FUN FACT: Why does this season have two vastly different names? Autumn and fall are used interchangeably as words for the season between summer and winter. Both are used in American and British English, but fall occurs more often in American English. Autumn is considered the more formal name for the season.
200
Honey Crisp apples is the best apple for this fall beverage.
Hot chocolate, Apple Pie drink, Apple Cider
Apple Cider
FUN FACT:
Cider was so important to early Americans that one in every ten farms in New England operated its own cider mill by the time of the American Revolution.
200
TRUE OR FALSE- Thanksgiving is the busiest holiday for traveling.
TRUE
FUN FACT: Nearly 50 million Americans traveled more than 50 miles on Thanksgiving.
#2 4th of July #3 Christmas Eve #4 NYE
200
What is another name for a carved pumpkin?
JACK-O-LANTERN
Why is it called a jack-o-lantern?
Its name comes from the reported phenomenon of strange lights flickering over peat bogs, called will-o'-the-wisps or jack-o'-lanterns. The name is also tied to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a drunkard who bargains with Satan and is doomed to roam the Earth with only a hollowed turnip to light his way.
200
What butterfly migrates during Fall?
A. Swallowtail B. Karner Blue C. Monarch
MONARCH
Each fall, North American monarchs travel from their summer breeding grounds to overwintering locations. East of the Rocky Mountains, monarchs travel up to an astonishing 3,000 miles to central Mexico
300
Which two months of the year take place entirely in fall?
OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER
300
In 2019, 59% of this fruit grown in bogs and are native to Wisconsin.
CRANBERRIES
FUN FACT: The 5 states known for growing cranberries are: Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington.
300
Which turkeys do NOT gobble?
Females or Males?
FEMALES
FUN FACT: Each gobbler has a unique call that he uses to attract females during breeding season. Female turkeys also make distinct noises, but they sound more like chirps and clucks.
300
What is the most popular Halloween costume?
A. Witch B. Vampire C. Ghost
WITCH
#2 Spider man #3 Dinosaur
300
TRUE OR FALSE- The red, orange and yellow colors are in the leaves all year long but only show themselves in the Fall.
TRUE
As night length increases in the autumn, chlorophyll production slows down and then stops and eventually all the chlorophyll is destroyed. The carotenoids and anthocyanin that are present in the leaf are then unmasked and show their colors.
400
What is the Autumnal Equinox?
First day of Fall
What is the official first day of fall? Most years, you can expect it to occur on September 22 or 23. Every now and then, it could happen on September 21 or 24, but the last time we had a September 21 fall equinox was over a thousand years ago!
400
Is a pumpkin a fruit or vegetable?
FRUIT
FUN FACT: a pumpkin is a fruit simply because anything that starts from a flower is botanically a fruit.
400
What is the most popular side dish served at Thanksgiving?
A. Mashed potatoes B. Stuffing C. Green Bean Casserole
A. MASHED POTATOES
Mashed potatoes are a staple side for many families throughout the year, but Thanksgiving is really time for these creamy, fluffy, pillowy piles of heaven to shine. The mashed potato is a beautiful binder for picking up the perfect forkful of turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and (yes) corn.
400
In which country is Halloween thought to have originated?
A. France B. Ireland C. England
IRELAND
The Halloween holiday has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced “SAH-win”), a pagan religious celebration to welcome the harvest at the end of summer, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.
400
What kind of trees do not change the color of their leaves during the fall but stay green all year long?
Evergreens
Coniferous trees are what you might generally refer to as pine or evergreen trees; they have thin, waxy needles instead of broad leaves. In stark contrast to they're deciduous counterparts, conifers needles don't change colors and aren't shed annually, but only every few years.
500
What is the name of the moon that only occurs in the fall?
A. Blue Moon B. Blood Moon C. Harvest Moon
Harvest Moon
FUN Fact:
The Harvest Moon allowed farmers to utilize the extra light that the full moon provided after sunset to extend their harvest for a few days. This made it possible to gather as many crops as they could before autumn, and eventually, winter, would set in.
500
What is the color order of a candy corn?
Yellow (base), orange then white (top)
500
Who was the first President to pardon a turkey?
A. John F. Kennedy B. Richard Nixon C. Franklin Roosevalt
KENNEDY (unofficially) Officially, Ronald Reagan
Kennedy was the first to spare a Thanksgiving bird in 1963. Despite a sign hanging around the turkeys neck that read "Good eating, Mr. President," Kennedy sent the gobbler back to the farm.
500
What famous magician dies on Halloween in 1926?
A. Harry Houdini B. David Copperfield C. Mark Wilson
HARRY HOUDINI
Although Houdini claimed to have been born on April 6, 1874 in Appleton, Wisconsin, he actually was born on March 24, 1874 in Budapest, Hungary. Recently discovered ship's logs indicate that the Weiss family moved to Appleton when Houdini was a toddler.
500
Do leaves change color because of cold weather or lack of sunlight?
lack of sunlight