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Fall begins in this month.
September.
What months are considered to be "Fall Months".
September
October
November
What is another word for Fall?
Autumn.
What happens to trees and many other plants in the fall?
Their leaves change color and begin to fall off.
This is the most celebrated Holiday in Fall.
Thanksgiving Day.
True or False, In the Atlantic Basin, Hurricane Season is mainly in the fall.
True. Fall is a very active time for hurricanes to develop in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Day after Thanksgiving is called _______.
Cackling, yelping and purring are the sounds a turkey makes.
True or False?
True. The male turkeys are known for the gobble, gobble noises, but female turkeys are known to make different noises including cackling, yelping and even purring.
*This question can be answered by all*
These three vegetables have orange in them and are very popular in the fall.
You get points for answering one, and an extra hundred points for each question you answer correctly as well.
Pumpkins
Sweet Potatoes
Carrots
Fall sometimes has freezing temperatures. What temperature does water freeze at?
32 degrees Fahrenheit
OR
0 degrees Celsius.
*Questions for all.*
These seasonings are more popular in Fall and are considered Fall seasonings:
(You will get 300 points for answering a question correctly and 100 points for every additional answer.)
cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, sage, pumpkin spice and allspice
The Monday after Thanksgiving is called ________.
Cyber Monday.
What Holidays occur in Fall?
Columbus Day/Indigenous People's Day.
Halloween.
Veteran's Day.
Thanksgiving.
Fall officially ends on this date of this month.
*Double points if you can state when it ends on the astronomical and meteorological calenders.*
December. 20th/21st (Astronomical Calendar)
November 30th (Meteorological Calendar)
What are three sports traditionally played in the fall?
Football
Golf
Swimming
Soccer
Tennis
Volleyball
Lacrosse
Football
Lacrosse
Soccer
In the fall, the days begin to get ________ and the nights begin to get _________.
Word Bank:
Shorter, Faster, Slower, Taller, Longer, Skinnier,
Shorter
Longer
The most popular bone found in a Turkey is called a ________.
A. Wishbone
B. Giblet
C. Jiblet
D. Femur
E. Stonebone
Wishbone.
The Saturday after Thanksgiving is called _______.
A. Thankful Saturday
B. Small Business Saturday
C. Red Saturday
D. Windy Saturday
E. Breezy Saturday
F. Super Business Saturday
Small Business Saturday.
In the fall, Farmers begin to collect their ________.
Collect their Harvest / Harvest their crops.
*ALL CAN ANSWER*
If you at least answer one, you get the points. You get 100 more for every correct answer.
Red
Orange
Yellow
Brown
Purple/Violet
What bug flies to Mexico during the Fall months?
A. Wasps (Specifically the Emperor Wasp)
B. Butterflies (Specifically the Monarch Butterfly
C. Moths (Specifically Venomoth)
D. Bees (Specifically Killer Bees)
B. Butterflies.
Specifically, the Monarch Butterfly.
What is the Autumnal Equinox?
(For Double points, what date does it usually fall on.)
A. The beginning of fall.
B. The end of fall.
C. The middle of fall.
D. The Wednesday directly before Thanksgiving.
It marks the beginning of fall, and usually occurs on September 23.
What is a Turducken?
A. A turkey stuffed inside of a duck.
B. A duck stuffed inside of a turkey.
C. A chicken stuffed inside of a duck, presented on Thanksgiving for people who don't eat turkey.
D. A chicken stuffed inside of a duck stuffed inside of a turkey, hence the name "tur" - "duck" - "ken".
A. A duck stuffed inside of a turkey.
What is the Winter Solstice?
For double points, when does this usually occur in the United States?
The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, and it signifies the official start of winter. For the Northern Hemisphere, this happens around December 21 or 22.
How big was the largest Pumpkin Pie on record?
A. 50 feet in diameter
B. 23 feet in diameter
C. 12 feet in diameter.
D. 10 feet in diameter.
E. 3 miles in diameter.
12 feet in diameter.