Fall Jeopardy

Fall Holidays

100

What region in the United States is it most popular to go leaf-peeping in the fall?

What is New England

200

Which US state raises the most turkeys?

What is Minnesota

300

What country was the first to celebrate Halloween?

What is Ireland

400

Which President was the first to establish Thanksgiving as a national holiday?

What is Franklin D. Roosevelt

500

Despite it's name, this fall holiday is celebrated at the end of September.

What is Oktoberfest

Fall Facts

100

Another name for heat waves, or summer weather that can happen, later into the fall season.

What is an Indian Summer

200

These trees stay the same color during fall?

What is the Evergreen tree

300

Which US state is the largest pumpkin grower?

What is Illinois 

400

Which US President began the tradition of ‘pardoning a turkey?

Who is John F Kennedy

500

In what year did the U.S Postal Service launch an official Thanksgiving stamp?

What is 2001

Fall Food

100

Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?

What is a fruit

200

True or false: Pumpkins are about 60% water.

What is false: pumpkins are about 90% water.

300

What root vegetable was traditionally used to carve Jack-O-Lanterns?

What are turnips

400

What meat was likely consumed on the first Thanksgiving instead of turkey?

What is Venison (deer)

500

Approx. how many pumpkin pies will be eaten on thanksgiving in the U.S.?

What is an estimated 50 million pumpkin pies

Fall Activities

100

What is the most popular Halloween candy handed out in the U.S.?

What are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups 

200

When is Día de los Muertos celebrated?

What is November 1st & 2nd

300

What fall month will you see a full corn moon?

September

400

When is Canadian Thanksgiving?

When is the second Monday in October

500

What was the first balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

What is Felix the Cat