Fall
What season begins on September 22?
FALL
What holiday is on the 4th Thursday of November
Thanksgiving
What do people give kids when they trick or treat?
Candy
When did Columbus land in America?
1492
Labor means the same thing as:
WORK
What should you wear in the fall when you go outside?
jacket boots long pants
According to an age-old fashion rule, Labor Day is the last day you can wear _____.
White. After it became a federal holiday, the fashion industry adopted Labor Day as the natural endpoint for summer fashion, making it the last day when it was acceptable to wear white.
Another name for a pumpkin with a candle in it is:
JACK O LANTERN
Which native group did Columbus encounter when he landed?
The Taino
Labor Day is the unofficial end of Hot Dog season: True or False?
TRUE
If it is fall in New Jersey, what season is it in Australia?
SPRING
What day is Indigenous Peoples Day?
Monday October 10
Halloween is the last day of October. True or False?
True
Christopher Columbus is the explorer’s real name. True or False?
This is the Anglicized version of his real name, Cristoforo Colombo.
The first Labor Day Parade was in:
1882
What colors do leaves turn in the fall?
RED ORANGE YELLOW
How heavy is the heaviest pumpkin ever recorded in the world?
The pumpkin currently holding the Guinness World Record for the heaviest pumpkin is 2,624.6 lb (1,190.49 kg) and was grown by a man in Belgium.
Halloween comes before July 4th. True or False?
False
Most educated Europeans in the 1490’s still believed the world was flat. True or False?
False. Most actually thought the world was round.
Which President signed the bill making Labor Day a federal holiday?
Grover Cleveland. On June 28, 1894, just six days after the end of the deadly Pullman strike that left 30 workers dead and 57 wounded, President Grover Cleveland signed the bill into law.
Why do the leaves change color in the fall?
As the season changes, temperatures drop and days get shorter. Trees get less direct sunlight, and the chlorophyll in the leaves breaks down. The lack of chlorophyll reveals yellow and orange pigments that were already in the leaves but masked during the warmer months.
What state in the USA is home to the largest corn maze in the world?
California. In Dixon, California, Cool Patch Pumpkin holds the Guinness World Record for the largest corn maze in the world at 60 acres. It’s common for people to call 911 because they can’t find their way out.
Is a pumkin a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit
Which city hosts the largest Columbus Day parade?
NYC
What was the first state to make Labor Day an official holiday?
In 1887, Oregon was the first state to make it an official public holiday.