Autumn Colors
Autumn Animals
Autumn Random
Autumn Sports and Activities
All things Autumn
50

What is the color of an Apple?

Red, Green or Yellow

50

Animals that hibernate will eat lots of food. The extra fat on their bodies keeps them warm and gives them energy.  Name an animal that hibernates.

 bears, bats, skunks, chipmunks, and groundhogs

50

Riddle: What Vegetable is yellow 

Is shucked before cooking

Has Ears and stalks

Corn


50

What activity is this?

Autumn Hiking

50

Why do many favorite fall fruits like pumpkins, apples, and cranberries float?

Many favorite fall fruits have a lot of air. This is why pumpkins, apples, and cranberries will float.

100

What is the color of pumpkins?

Orange 


100

Riddle:

Who lives in the Scary Hundred Acre Woods?  

Winnie the BOO!

100

What is the number one food eaten on Thanksgiving?

Turkey

100

What fruit do families trend to pick in the fall?

Apples, Grapes or Pumpkins

100

Name 2 Holidays that occur in Autumn

Halloween, Thanksgiving, Veteran Day,  Rosh Hashanah, Dia De Muertos/Day of the Dead, Columbus Day, 

150

What is the color of a pinecone?

Brown

150

What do animals do in the Autumn?

gather and store food

migrate

150

In what month does Autumn Start?

September

150

Where do you go to pick a pumpkin?

A Pumpkin Patch

150

A favorite sticky sweet crunchy autumn treat made with an apple at its core?

Candy/Caramel Apple

 

200

What are the colors of Halloween?

Orange and Black


200

What do bees do to prepare for Winter?

Bees are busy in the fall. They need to make and store enough honey for winter.

200

Autumn is known or referreed to as what other season by farmers?

Harvest Season

200

What Favorite sport do people watch on TV or attend in a stadium in the Autumn? Take part in tailgating parties.

Football

200

What holiday do family and friends gather to eat and give thanks?

Thanksgiving

250

Color of leaves (name 2)

Green        Gold/Yellow             Brown

Red/Crimson            Orange


250

What Butterfly migrates to Mexico in the Autumn?

Monarch Butterfly

Unlike other butterflies that can overwinter as larvae, pupae, or even as adults in some species, monarchs cannot survive the cold winters of northern climates.

250

Superstition says that catching a falling leaf is?

Good Luck

250

What sport plays in the World Series in October?

Baseball

250

True or False

Pumpkin spice drinks like lattes contain no actual pumpkin, just all the spices you find in pumpkin pie.

True:  There is no actual pumpkin in them

300

Color of Frost

White

300

Furry animals fur in autumn  changes how to keep them warm through winter. This is called their 'Winter Coat'

Grow thicker fur

300

Riddle:

If money really did grow on trees, what would be everyone’s favorite season?

Fall

300

 

What activity is this?

Go to a Corn Maze

300

Where was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?

Bonus: What year was the first Thanksgiving? (300 points)

Plymouth, MA (1621)

350

Color of Cranberries

Red

350

Why do Birds migrate to warmer places in autumn?

They migrate because cold weather means no seeds or insects for them to eat.

350

True or False

People who live near the equator don’t have an autumn season.

True

The temperature stays almost the same all year.

350


people Crave Pumpkins

Make Jack-o-lanterns

350

The Autumn Equinox marks the start of fall. Autumn lasts until the Winter Solstice in December.

What is the Autumn Equinox?

There is less sunlight during autumn, so days are shorter and nights are longer.

500

Color of Candy Corn

yellow, orange, white

500

When squirrels are hiding nuts for winter, their brains get bigger.  Why do their brains grow bigger?

This helps them remember where they hide their food.

500

In autumn, the leaves finally turn into their real colors. The real colors hide behind the green in spring and summer. What causes the leaves to change colors?

Leaves get less sun in autumn and stop making chlorophyll. Reduction in Chlorophyll.

Autumn leaves are also different colors because of sugar. Sugar from the tree gets trapped in leaves. More sugar means brighter red and purple colors.

500

What Moon happens around the Autumn Equinox. Its bright moonlight helped farmers harvest crops before there was electricity.

Harvest Moon


500

Why were orange and black chosen as the colors of Halloween?

Orange respresents Harvest/Pumpkins

Black respresents Night/ Darkness/Cold of Winter Coming