General Fall Trivia
What day was the Autumnal Equinox this year?
September 22
What do you call a baby hedgehog?
Hoglet
What year did Starbucks introduce the Pumpkin Spice Latte?
2003
The song "This is Halloween" is from what popular Halloween movie?
The Nightmare Before Christmas
This year, Halloween is on the same day as what holiday?
Diwali!
In what month does fall start in Australia?
March! When it's fall in the Southern Hemisphere, it's spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
Bats can have a wingspan of up to how long?
6 feet
True or false: Grapes are actually berries!
True
Continue the lyrics!
He did the Mash
He did the Monster Mash
He did the Mash
It was a graveyard smash
In what country did trick-or-treating originate?
The UK! It started as a British tradition.
What do you call a tree where its leaves do NOT change color in the fall?
Evergreen tree
How many turkey subspecies are there?
6 (Eastern, Osceola, Rio Grande, Merriam's, Ocellated, and Gould's)
The wood from which fall fruit is used to make furniture?
Pears
When did Hocus Pocus 2 come out? (Month and year)
September 2022
Modern Halloween costumes started to evolve in the early 1900s! What were the first costumes to become popular?
Spooky stuff (witches, ghosts, skeletons, etc.)! It wasn't until later that people dressed up as characters and animals.
What do you call a tree whose leaves DO change color in the fall?
Deciduous
October is Squirrel Awareness Month! What is the world's largest squirrel?
Malabar Giant Squirrel. It is only found in forests in India.
Sugar pumpkins are used to make pumpkin pie! How many inches do they usually measure in diameter? (within 2 inches)
6 to 8 inches
The store Spirit Halloween has locations in all 50 US states and Canada! In what state did the first store open?
California
M&M's are a popular Halloween candy! This M&M color was discontinued due to customer concerns and was then brought back in 1987. Name the color!
Red. Customers were concerned that red M&M's contained the dangerous dye amaranth. However, they did not actually contain the dye, and after many requests, they were brought back.
The word "autumn" comes from what language?
French! It comes from the French word "autompne", which comes from the Latin word "autumnus".
A group of this animal is called a skulk or a leash. Name the animal!
Foxes
In total, approximately how many varieties of apples are there? (within 100)
Over 7,500!
In this Halloween movie, three kids find a 300-year-old mummy who is brought to life and they have to return him to his coffin. Name the movie!
Under Wraps
Before carving pumpkins, people carved faces into what vegetables?
Turnips and potatoes