Halloween
Fall Facts
Fall Holidays
Fall Music
Pumpkin Facts
100

What’s the most popular Halloween candy? (also according to mom)

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

100

What happens to leaves after they change color in fall?

They fall

100

What animal is typically served on Thanksgiving?

Turkey

100

Which Canadian singer-songwriter released the 1992 album Harvest Moon?

Who is Neil Young?

100

What color are pumpkin associated with?

Orange
200

Which Canadian-born comedian co-wrote and starred in Ghostbusters?

Who is Dan Aykroyd?

200

Which Canadian province doesn't "fall back" when daylight savings ends?

What is Saskatchewan? (Yukon also skips it)

200

What is the autumnal equinox?

The first day of fall when the day and night are equal in length.

200

Which smooth-voiced crooner had a 1955 hit with the standard "Autumn Leaves"?

Who is Nat King Cole?

200

What vitamin is found in pumpkins and is good for your eyes?

Vitamin A

300

Which Canadian candy bar is a chocolate-covered wafer with coffee-flavoured cream?

Coffee Crisp

300

Name 2 of the 3 fall zodiac signs?

Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius

300

What day is All Saints' Day on?

Nov 1

300

Which Italian composer wrote The Four Seasons, which includes a concerto called "Autumn"?

Who is Vivaldi?

300

In which province's town of Windsor do people paddle giant hollowed-out pumpkins across a lake in a regatta?

What is Nova Scotia?

400

What Halloween spending category was expected hit a record high in 2022?

Pet Spending

400

Which province produces most of Canada's maple syrup, using the trees famous for their fall colours?

What is Quebec?

400

 What large autumn festival started in 1972 in Albuquerque, New Mexico?

International Balloon Fiesta

400

Which Canadian folk legend wrote a famous song about a freighter that sank in Lake Superior in November 1975?

Who is Gordon Lightfoot? (Song: "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald")

400

What country holds the record for the largest pumpkin ever, weighing in at almost 2,702 pounds in 2021?

Italy

500

On average, what percentage of Canadians carve a pumpkin for Halloween?(within 5%)

45%

500

What is the ancient Greek Goddess Demeter known for?

The Goddess of Harvest

500

Which explorer held a feast in Newfoundland in 1578, often called the first Thanksgiving in North America?

Who is Martin Frobisher?

500

Which Ontario twin cities host Canada's biggest Oktoberfest, full of polka and oompah music?

What is Kitchener-Waterloo?

500

Which U.S. state has a city that is known as the “Pumpkin Capital of the World”?

Illinois, Morton