Fall Facts
They come in various colors, sizes and fall on the ground. If you're lucky you can step on them and hear a crispy crunchy sound.
What are leaves?
A warm autumn staple, this unfiltered, unpasteurized beverage is made by pressing fresh apples, giving it a cloudy appearance and tangy flavor.
What is apple cider?
Beginning in Munich, Germany in 1810 to celebrate a royal wedding, this world-famous autumn festival actually begins in mid-to-late September.
What is Oktoberfest?
Played every October, Major League Baseball's championship series goes by this seasonal nickname.
What is the Fall Classic (or the World Series)?
Held every Thanksgiving morning since 1924, this New York City event is famous for its giant character balloons and marching bands.
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Technically a winter squash, this orange gourd is the star ingredient in both jack-o'-lanterns and classic Thanksgiving pies.
What is a pumpkin?
Native to North America, these tart red berries grow in sandy bogs and are harvested in autumn by flooding the fields so the fruit floats to the surface.
What are cranberries?
These places are super popular for social media posts, they have games, food and of course pumpkins...
What are pumpkin patches?
This sport involves moving an oblong-shaped pigskin from one end of the field to the other.
What is football?
The Friday after Thanksgiving is very popular for consumers because that day is called...
What is Black Friday?
Every fall, millions of these orange-and-black insects migrate up to 3,000 miles from Canada and the northern U.S. to overwinter in central Mexico.
What are monarch butterflies?
Introduced by Starbucks in 2003, this seasonal espresso beverage has become an autumn cultural juggernaut, selling hundreds of millions of cups worldwide.
What is the Pumpkin Spice Latte (or PSL)?
The Oak Glen Apple Orchards are very popular this time of the year for...
What is apple picking?
This sport requires ice skates, a skating ring and protective gear...
What is Hockey?
This U.S. president made Thanksgiving a national holiday...
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
In most of the United States, Daylight Saving Time ends on the first Sunday of this month, when clocks "fall back" one hour.
What is November?
Originally called "Chicken Feed" when invented in the 1880s, this tri-colored Halloween candy resembles kernels of maize.
What is candy corn?
This tradition began in Ireland, where people originally carved scary faces into turnips and potatoes to ward off wandering spirits.
What is carving jack-o'-lanterns?
According to a well-known NHL statistical trend, teams sitting in a playoff spot by which November holiday have roughly a 75% to 80% chance of making the postseason?
Thanksgiving
Once the fall maze season is over, the corn stalks are...
A.) Burned to clear the field
B.) Left standing until spring
C.) Harvested for livestock feed or plowed back into the soil
D.) Sold to paper mills
C.) Harvested for livestock feed or plowed back into the soil
These creatures hide thousands of acorns and nuts in scattered spots all over their territory to prepare for the cold winter months.
What are squirrels?
Which apple variety, known for its sweet-tart flavor and crisp crunch, was developed in Minnesota in 1991?
What is Honeycrisp?
Corn Mazes in the UK are called what?
A.) Stalk Labyrinths
B.) Maize Mazes
C.) Harvest Puzzles
D.) Barley Paths
B.) Maize Mazes
This player holds the all-time regular-season record with 649 passing touchdowns.
Who is Tom Brady?
The full moon closest to the autumnal equinox—which historically gave farmers extra evening light to gather crops—is known by this name.
What is the Harvest Moon?