Fall Holidays
The holiday that lands on October 31st each year.
Halloween
This activity involves a squash, scoop, and a carving knife
Pumpkin carving
Why do trees hate going to school?
Because they're easily stumped
Most popular fall fruit
Apples
Four most common colors associated with fall
What is red, yellow, orange and brown
How many varieties of apples are there in the world?
A. 2,500
B. 5,200
C. 7,500
C. 7,500 types in total.
There are about 2,500 varieties grown in the US and 7,500 varieties grown worldwide.
The month that contains the first day of fall
September
These are made for fun but also to scare off birds from damaging or eating crops
Scarecrow
How do you fix a pumpkin?
With a pumpkin patch
Most common dish served at Thanksgiving
Turkey
Another name for fall
Autumn
______ forget about the majority of nuts they bury, which helps regrow forests.
A. Squirrels
B. Ants
C. Rabbits
A. Squirrels
Throughout the fall, squirrels spend their days collecting and "caching" nuts, meaning they hide the tasty treasures away in spots where they hope to find them later. One 1998 study by the University of Richmond found that squirrels fail to recover up to 74 percent of the nuts they bury, which is likely responsible for oak forest regeneration.
Holiday celebrated by Canadians and Americans on different days.
Thanksgiving
This activity can involve pitching, roasting, grilling, fishing, and telling stories.
Camping
What kind of vest do you wear in the fall?
Har'VEST'
A popular baked pastry dish made with either fruit or meat and vegetables.
Pie
The one type of tree that never loses it's leaves or color (Hint is in the name)
An evergreen tree
Americans buy enough candy during Halloween week to fill six ____.
A. Titanics
B. Football Fields
C. Grocery Stores
A. Titanics
On Halloween, we spend an estimated $9 billion on it. In fact, according to Vox, "If you took all the candy that's sold during Halloween week and turned it into a giant ball … it'd be as large as six Titanics and weigh 300,000 tons."
Day after a holiday where people shop some of the best deals of the year.
Black Friday
Families most commonly go out to pick these two food items in the fall
Pumpkins and apples
Why shouldn’t you tell a secret in a cornfield?
Because the corn has ears
Hearty soup-like meal that is popular in the fall
Name 2 of the 3 most consumed fall drinks.
Hot Chocolate, Apple Cider, Pumpkin Spice Latte
True or False:
Catching a falling leaf can bring you good luck
True
The month that contains the last day of fall
What sport plays a game every Thanksgiving?
How do trees get onto the internet?
They 'log' in
A sticky treat made specially during Halloween and fall harvest (Hint: it is served on a stick)
Candy apple
Animals do this during the fall to prepare for winter
Hibernate and/or store food
The sun rises perfectly in the ______ and sets perfectly in the ______ on the Autumn Equinox.
A. West, East
B. East, West
C. South, North
D. North, South
B. East, West
The sun rises perfectly in the east and sets perfectly in the west on the Autumn Equinox.
This holiday honors people who fought for our country
Veterans Day
This fall sport is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world
Soccer (Futball)
I’m tall when I’m young, I’m short when I’m old, and every Halloween I stand up inside Jack-o-lanterns. What am I?
A candle.
A pumpkin is made up of approximately how much water?
A. 45%
B. 60%
C. 80%
C. 80% Pumpkins are 80-90% water
Besides pies, what were pumpkins also used for in the old days?
A. to remove freckles
B. to cure snake bites
C. to make soap out of
D. to put outside the front door for protection
A. and B.
To remove freckles and cure snake bites!
The largest pumpkin pie ever weighed nearly ____ pounds.
A. 3,700
B. 2,500
C. 1,000
A. 3,700
According to Guinness World Records, the pie measured 20 feet in diameter, weighed 3,699 pounds, and required 440 sheets of dough. It was made by the New Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers in Ohio in September 2010.