Autumn nature facts
Birds migrate this direction in autumn
South
This holiday celebrates the dead
Dia De los Muertos
Autumn is derived from which Latin word?
This tricolor candy is the usa's least favorite
Candy corn
farmers plant billions of pounds this fruit every year for autumn
pumpkins
the middle ages
The Feast of Saint Martin, celebrated in France and Germany, commemorates what?
The Death of Saint Martin
The first day of autumn is called what?
The Autumn equinox
This Halloween candy is the most popular
Reeses peanut butter cups
the lack of what in leaves makes them turn from green to yellow during autumn?
chlorophyll
The holiday "All souls day" was introduced by which group?
Christians, Christian missionary's.
Oktoberfest, the worlds largest folk festival, is annually held where?
Munich/Bavaria, germany
The full moon closest to the equinox is called what?
The harvest moon
Starbucks sells this many pumpkin spice lattes every year
20 million
Meteorological autumn begins on what date?
September 1st.
Wearing costumes on halloween originated to ward off what?
Ghosts
The Hungry Ghost festival is celebrated in which continent?
Asia
The Game "bobbing for apples" was invented by which country?
The UK, The british
This is when "fun size candy" was invented.
1930
Trees shed their leaves for this reason in autumn
(Multiple answers)
-To conserve water
-To spend less energy
-For protection
The colors black and orange have been linked to halloween trace back to the old celtic tradition. what do the colors represent?
Black=Death and orange=summer
Autumn festivals are usually centered around what?
Harvest, changing of seasons
Carving pumpkins originated in Ireland, however, they did not always use pumpkins. They used this vegetable instead.
Potatoes
This popular pie originated in England in the 1300's and contained figs or raisins in the earliest recipe.
Apple pie