Fall Foods
This fruit is often picked at orchards in the fall.
Apples
This spooky holiday is celebrated on October 31.
Halloween
Leaves often turn this color in autumn.
Red / Orange / Yellow
This bird is commonly served at Thanksgiving dinner.
Turkey
This month is the first official month of fall in the U.S.
September
This warm drink is commonly flavored with cinnamon and nutmeg in fall.
apple cider
People often carve this orange vegetable into jack-o'-lanterns.
Pumpkin
This season comes immediately after summer.
Fall or Autumn
Thanksgiving is celebrated on this day of the week.
Thursday
This fall activity involves riding in a wagon filled with straw or hay.
Hay Ride
This dessert is traditionally made with apples and a crumbly or pastry topping.
apple crumble/apple crisp
This creature is traditionally said to turn into a vampire and is associated with Halloween.
Bat
This process causes leaves to change color and eventually fall from trees.
changing color / leaf senescence
This famous parade takes place in New York City on Thanksgiving morning.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
In the Northern Hemisphere, fall begins around this astronomical event.
autumnal / fall equinox
This spice is commonly associated with pumpkin-flavored fall foods and drinks.
pumpkin spice
According to legend, this animal is often associated with witches.
This phenomenon occurs when animals move to warmer areas for the winter.
Migration
This Native American group is traditionally associated with the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth.
Wampanoag
This sport involving touchdowns is especially popular during the fall.
Football
This classic American dessert is made with a fruit that is often called the "fall fruit."
apple pie
In Bram Stoker's famous novel, this character is the vampire Count.
Count Dracula
This term describes trees that lose their leaves each year.
deciduous trees
This U.S. president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Abraham Lincoln
This traditional fall festival is celebrated in Germany and is famous for its beer, food, and large public celebrations.
Oktoberfest