Fantastic Fall Facts
What season comes after summer?
Fall (or Autumn)
What color are most pumpkins?
Orange
What animal do many people eat on Thanksgiving?
Turkey
What falls from trees in Autumn?
Leaves
What holiday do kids dress up and get candy on?
Halloween
What color(s) do most tree leaves turn in the fall?
Red, orange, or yellow
What holiday do people carve pumpkins for?
Halloween
What sound does a turkey make?
Gobble gobble
What do leaves make for trees during spring and summer?
Food
What do kids say at the door to get candy?
Trick or treat!
What holiday do we celebrate in November where we eat turkey?
Thanksgiving
What do people call a carved pumpkin with a face and a light inside?
A Jack-o'-lantern
What month is Thanksgiving in?
November
What tool do you use to gather fallen leaves?
A rake
What do ghosts say?
BOO!
What do people often rake up in their yards during fall?
Leaves
What do pumpkins grow on?
What is the red dangly thing on a turkey's neck called?
A wattle
What do trees do when all their leaves fall off?
They go dormant (rest for winter, hibernate)
What two things do vampires not like?
Sunlight and garlic
Which equinox signifies the first day of fall?
The Autumnal Equinox
What part of the pumpkin do we eat in pumpkin pie?
The inside (the flesh)
True or False: Only boy turkeys "gobble."
True! (Girl turkeys make different sounds)
What kinds of trees do NOT lose their leaves in the fall?
Evergreen trees (pine, spruce, cedar, and/or holly)
How many pounds of candy is given out on Halloween?(Closest guess)
745 million pounds! (About the weight of 14 Statue of Liberty's)