Fall-idays (fall holidays)
Fall Science
Fall Traditions
Fall Sports
Fall Misc.
100

This holiday is celebrated on October 31st

Halloween

100

Name two ways nature changes in fall.

Poss. answers: days get shorter, night gets longer, leaves change on trees, weather gets cooler, some birds fly south

100

Name two Halloween traditions

Poss. answers: trick or treating, carving pumpkins, roasting pumpkin seeds, passing out treats/candy, dressing up, putting up spooky decorations

100

This sport starts its season in early August and goes until February.

American Football
100

What is another word for fall?

Autumn

200

This holiday started at the first harvest in the "New World," after European settlers came over on the Mayflower.

Thanksgiving

200

True or false: Some animals' brains grow in the fall.

True. Squirrels and black-capped chickadees, to name a couple, have their hippocampus grow 15-30%. This helps their memory & storing food for the winter

200

Name two Thanksgiving traditions

Poss. Ans: turkey dinner, gathering with family, naming what you're thankful for, Thanksgiving day parade, watching football game, playing football in the yard

200

This sport has its playoffs season in the fall

Baseball
200

True or false: fall is the most common time to have your birthday

True. September, specifically, is the most common month to be born in.

300

Thanksgiving is celebrated on this day every year (though the DATE changes)

The 4th Thursday in November (sometimes there are 5 Thursdays in Nov!)

300

What compounds are responsible for leaves changing their color?

A. chlorophyll

B. carotinoids

C. anthocyanin

D. all of the above

D. All of the above - a decrease in chlorophyll (the green compound) makes the carotinoids and anthocyanin (red & yellow) more visible

300
This German beer festival actually starts in September.

Oktoberfest

300

This fall sport also goes by "football" in most countries, though we call it ___.

Soccer

300

Pumpkins grow on every continent except this one

Antarctica 

400

True or false: Halloween has some of its roots in the Catholic church

True. November 1st was declared "All Saints Day" by Pope Gregory III in the 8th century, with the night before (October 31st) being "All Hallows Eve." Spirits and "ghosts" are still a part of Halloween tradition!

400

Fall "officially" begins on this date in 2024

September 22nd

400

This fall activity originally started as a game for young people looking for romance and marriage. (hint: you'll probably want a new shirt after you play)

Bobbing for apples

400

Which baseball team holds the record for most World Series wins?

The New York Yankees

400

"Fall" is short for what?

"Fall of the leaf" - an old English turn of phrase for autumn
500

Name one Jewish holiday that occurs in September (there are two)

Rosh Hashanah and/or Yom Kippur

500

Fall begins on the 22nd with the autumn equinox. What is an equinox?

The sun appears directly at the earth's equator / the sun crosses the equator / day and night are the same length on this day (12 hrs each)

500

This European isle started the tradition of carving pumpkins.

Ireland. Irish mythology said "Stingy Jack" roamed the earth forever, having been kicked out of heaven and hell. "Jack-o-lanterns" with spooky faces were meant to scare him away from your home.
500

What decade did the Vikings become a team and play their first season?

the 60s! They became a team in 1960 and played their first season in '61

500

If the months were re-named now, based on The Old Roman calendar, October would be named:

a. September

b. November

c. December

d. May

C. December. Decem = Latin for 10 = tenth month. The old Roman calendar started the year in March, making October the 8th month (octo = 8). This changed in 153 B.C., but the names of the months stayed the same.