Fall traditions
What colour are the most trees leaves in fall?
Red, Yellow or Orange.
What is a common Thanksgiving dessert?
Pumpkin Pie.
The changing color of leaves from green to red, orange, and yellow is caused by the drop in temperature and what other natural change that happens in the fall?
Less sunlight (or shorter daylight hours)
What do most children do on Halloween?
Trick or Treat.
What types of mazes are you most likely to do in fall?
Corn maze
What bird is traditionally consumed at Thanksgiving dinner?
Turkey
What sport is typically played during fall?
Football
What was the most popular costume in 2023?
Barbie.
What is the name of the traditional fall activity where people visit an orchard to pick their own fruit, often apples or pumpkins?
Apple picking or Pumpkin picking (or visiting a pumpkin patch)
This orange vegetable is a staple in autumnal pies and soups?
Pumpkin or squash
What warm, spiced beverage made from crushed apples is a popular treat to drink at apple orchards and pumpkin patches in the fall?
Apple Cider.
What is one of the most popular Halloween songs?
Monster Mash.
Walking under this item is considered to bring bad luck.
A ladder
Who wrote the classic horror novel, Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
When is Thanksgiving weekend every year in Canada?
The second Monday of every October.
What Halloween character is used to scare birds away from farm fields?
Scarecrow
When does Fall start?
September 22cd
What spice will you NOT find in Mexican hot chocolate?
Ginger
This horn-shaped basket, often used as a centerpiece for Thanksgiving, is filled with fruits, vegetables, and flowers to symbolize a bountiful harvest. What is this decoration called?
A cornucopia.
What year was the movie "The Nightmare Before Christmas" made? (closest to the year wins!)
2007