Autumn History & Traditions š
Thanksgiving in the U.S. was first celebrated by the Pilgrims in this year.
What is 1621?
Fall is also called this season.
What is autumn?
This poet wrote Ode to Autumn in 1819.
Who is John Keats?
Pumpkin pie is most often eaten at this holiday.
What is Thanksgiving?
Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in this month.
What is October?
This American sport is most associated with fall weekends.
What is football?
This U.S. president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Leaves change color in autumn because this pigment breaks down.
What is chlorophyll?
Washington Irvingās ghost story set in Sleepy Hollow features this headless figure.
Who is the Headless Horseman?
This hot drink, made from apples and spices, is a fall favorite.
What is apple cider?
Chinese families eat mooncakes at this autumn festival.
What is the Mid-Autumn Festival?
The World Series is the championship of this sport.
What is baseball?
The Celtic festival of Samhain inspired this modern holiday.
What is Halloween?
In September, this event marks equal day and night worldwide.
What is the autumnal equinox?
To Kill a Mockingbird begins in the fall in this Southern state.
What is Alabama?
This nut is the star of a pie popular in the American South.
What is pecan
The Japanese tradition of viewing autumn leaves is called this.
What is momijigari?
Harvard and Yale meet each fall in a rivalry known simply as this.
What is āThe Gameā?
In England, November 5th is remembered with bonfires and fireworks on this day.
What is Guy Fawkes Night (Bonfire Night)?
This bird migrates from Canada to Mexico each fall in a āVā formation.
What are geese (or Canadian geese)?
This American poet wrote āWhen I look into the sky, I see the signs of autumn fly.ā
Who is Emily Dickinson?
Cranberries are harvested in bogs, mostly in these two states.
What are Wisconsin and Massachusetts?
Diwali, sometimes in autumn, is known as the Festival of this.
What is the Festival of Lights?
This marathon, held each November, is one of the largest in the world.
What is the New York City Marathon?
In colonial America, āIndian cornā referred to this autumn crop.
What is maize (corn)?
Trees that lose their leaves in autumn are called this.
What are deciduous trees?
All the Kingās Men takes place during an autumn election in this state.
What is Louisiana?
The cornucopia, symbol of abundance, comes from this ancient cultureās mythology.
What is Greek mythology?
Day of the Dead in Mexico combines Catholic faith with beliefs from this civilization.
What is the Aztec (or Mayan) civilization?
hese musical groups perform at halftime during college football games.
What are marching bands?
The word āharvestā comes from Old English meaning this.
What is āautumnā (or āfallā)?
This plant hormone triggers leaf drop in fall.
What is ethylene (or abscisic acid)?
Vivaldiās Four Seasons includes a concerto for autumn written for this instrument.
What is the violin?
Pumpkins, gourds, and squash all belong to this plant family.
What is the gourd (cucurbit) family?
The Jewish holiday of Sukkot commemorates this historical event
What is the Israelitesā wandering in the desert after the Exodus?
The ArmyāNavy football game has been played every fall since this decade.
What is the 1890s?