Fall Odds & Ends
The most popular sport played during the fall season.
What is football?
"This team is your ____."
What is Family?
This rich, chocolatey drink is often topped with marshmallows and becomes especially popular when temperatures start to drop.
What is Hot Chocolate?
The seasonal movement of fowl to warmer climates.
What is Migration?
A volunteer spends weeks organizing a fall festival, bringing energy and enthusiasm that inspires others to get involved.
What is Show Your Fire?
Apple, pumpkin, and pecan are three popular varieties of this fall dessert.
What is pie?
"How do you like them ___?"
What is Apples?
Made from pressed apples and often served warm, this beverage is a staple of orchards, hayrides, and autumn festivals.
What is Apple Cider?
A basket-shaped symbol for a bountiful harvest or abundance.
What is a Cornucopia?
Several student organizations join forces to host a harvest celebration that is bigger and better than any could have created alone.
What is Better Together?
This term is used for colorful autumn leaves; or alternatively, a collective of trees and plants.
What is Foliage?
This Earth, Wind & Fire song asks listeners to remember a memorable night during the ninth month.
What is September?
This espresso drink gained a cult following thanks to its blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and pumpkin flavors.
What is a Pumpkin Spice Latte?
The scientific name for a tree that loses its leaves annually.
What is Deciduous?
You share an umbrella with someone caught in a fall rainstorm.
What is We Care?
Known for its vibrant red, orange, and yellow foliage, this New England state is a popular destination for leaf peepers each autumn.
What is Vermont?
This Green Day hit uses the end of September as a metaphor for grief and remembrance.
What is Wake Me Up When September Ends?
This warm drink is made with black tea, steamed milk, and a blend of spices including cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves.
What is chai tea latte?
This noun refers to the scientific study and observation of recurring seasonal events, such as leaves changing color or birds migrating.
What is Phenology?
A gardener experiments with a new method of protecting plants from an early frost, helping the garden thrive despite changing conditions.
What is Be Curious?
This is the process by which leaves detach from trees.
What is Abscission?
This song recorded by The Mamas & the Papas describes brown leaves and a gray sky.
What is California Dreamin'?
This spiced beverage is made by heating red wine with citrus, cloves, and cinnamon.
What is mulled wine?
Derived from a Latin word meaning "to ripen" or "to mature," this season's name is commonly used outside North America.
What is Autumn?
As autumn approaches, shorter daylight hours trigger deciduous trees to stop producing chlorophyll. Once chlorophyll breaks down, two other pigments become visible, creating many of the yellow and orange colors associated with fall foliage.
What are Carotenoids?