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100

In Mean Girls, what does Karen dress up as for Halloween?

A mouse

100

What is the most popular apple based fall beverage?

Apple cider

100

What vegetable is traditionally used to make Jack-o-Lanterns?

Pumpkins

100

Cranberries grow in water. True or false?

False. They grow on vines.

100

Each October, the Trailing of the Sheep Festival takes place in which US state? 

(Idaho, Wyoming, Arkansas, Maine)

Idaho

200

In the famous novel, "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, is Frankenstein the scientist or the monster)

The scientist

200

What meat is likely to be consumed on Thanksgiving OTHER than turkey?

Deer

200

What mineral is said to keep evil spirits out of your house on Halloween?

Salt

200

What day in September do the Autumn Equinox (the beginning of Fall) start?

The 22nd

200

What weed pollen causes the most common fall allergies?

(Pigweed, Goldenrod, ragweed, sagebrush)

Ragweed

300

In "The Nightmare Before Christmas", who is Jack Skellington's long time rival?

Oogie Boogie

300

Are pumpkins a vegetable or a fruit?

Fruit

300

Where did Halloween originate?

Ireland

300

What type of tree stays green all year round?

Pine trees

300

“Wake Me Up When September Ends” is a 2005 hit single for which alternative rock band? 

(Lumineers, Black Keys, Green Day, Pearl Jam)

Green Day

400

What did the trick or treaters say Spongebob's costume was in the Halloween episode?

The haunted mattress

400

What is the least popular Thanksgiving side dish?

Candied yams

400

Which US President began the tradition of ‘pardoning a turkey?

John F. Kennedy

400

Which president made Thanksgiving a national holiday.

(Hint: It became an official national holiday in 1863.)

Abraham Lincoln

400

What pigment decreases in plants during autumn, making them lose their green color? 

(Chlorophyll, Xanthophyll, Chloroplast)

Chlorophyll

500

What family friendly Halloween movie came out in 1995, making about $298M as of 2021?

Casper

500

What is the brand of cookie that makes Ghost and Jack-O-Lantern themed cookies?

Pillsbury

500

How long does it take to inflate a Macy's Day Thanksgiving parade balloon?

90 minutes

500

What happens if hay bales get too wet?

The combust

500

In colonial times, what were apples called?

Winter Bananas