Fall Trivia 1
How many pies can a bushel of apples make?
A) 21
B) 30
C) 15
A) 21 pies
What do you call a male turkey?
A. Gobbler
B. Tom
C. Tag
A. Gobbler
How much did the largest pumpkin in the world weigh?
A. 4702 pounds
B. 2702 pounds
C. 3702 pounds
B. 2702 pounds
How much candy is bought for Halloween?
A. About 400 million pounds!!
B. About 500 million pounds!!
C. About 600 million pounds!!
C. About 600 million pounds!!
How long does it take to inflate a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon?
A. 50 MINUTES
B. 90 MINUTES
C. 60 MINUTES
B. 90 minutes!
What fall month will you see a full corn moon?
A) October
B) September
C) November
B) September
What pigment is responsible for trees with red and purple leaves?
A. Chlorophyll
B. Anthocyanins
B. Anthocyanins
True or False : Pumpkins are a vegetable
False - They are a fruit because they come from the flowers of their plant and have seeds inside
What percentage of a pumpkin is water?
A. 95%
B. 94%
C. 96%
B. 94%
True or False : There were mashed potatoes served at the first Thanksgiving
False
Which U.S state has named apple cider their official state drink?
A. New Hampshire
B. Texas
C. Washington
A. New Hampshire
What was Johnny Appleseed's real name?
A. John Chapman
B. John Smith
C. John Walker
A. John Chapman
In what country did the tradition of pumpkin carving originate?
A. Transylvania
B. Africa
C. Ireland
C. Ireland
What do you call a fear of pumpkins?
A. Ablutophobia
B. Tokophobia
C. Cucurbitophobia
C. Cucurbitophobia
What was the name of the Native American tribe that was invited to the first Thanksgiving?
A. Seminole
B. Cherokee
C. The Wampanoag Indians
C. The Wampanoag Indians
What bug flies south to Mexico for the winter during the fall months?
A. Butterflies
B. Lady Bug
C. Dragon Fly
A. Butterflies
True or false: There are more heart attacks on the Monday in fall after the shift to Daylight Savings Time.
False!
In the United States, what day is typically observed on November 11th?
Veteran's Day
What year did Christopher Columbus land in America?
A. 1493
B. 1492
C. 1494
B. 1492
Where was Christopher Columbus from?
A. Italy
B. Spain
C. France
A. Italy
Who was the first group of people in history to use scarecrows?
A. Greeks
B. Persians
C. Egyptians
C. Egyptians
What is the smell of the first rain of fall called?
A. Kalopsia
B. Dysania
C. Petrichor
C. Petrichor
Where is the Pumpkin Capital of the World?
A. Springfield, Illinois
B. Rockford, Illinois
C. Morton, Illinois
C. Morton, Illinois
Which President first pardoned a turkey?
A. John F. Kennedy
B. Franklin Roosevelt
C. Benjamin Franklin
A. John F. Kennedy
Alaska is the one place in the world where you can't find pumpkins.
True or False
False! Antarctica