Fall Trivia
What fall activity involves dressing up, ringing doorbells, and seeking candy?
Trick or treat
What is the most popular fall fruit?
Apples
Is pumpkin a fruit or vegetable?
fruit
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Squash
What are the natural colors of leaves?
Yellow and orange. The green is produced thanks to chlorophyll.
How many varieties of apples are grown worldwide?
A. 2,500
B. 10,200
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.
These animals forget about the majority of nuts they bury, which helps regrow forests.
Squirrels
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Which US state produces the most pumpkins annually?
Illinois
What is one of the most popular baked pastry dish that can be made with either fruit, meat or vegetables.
BONUS: What is America's favorite type of this dish?
Pie
BONUS: Apple. The clear winner for the United States as a whole was (not surprisingly) apple pie with more than 27% of sales going to the traditional flavor.
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.
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If you throw a pumpkin in water, will it sink or float?
Float!
Popular seasonal drink flavor served in the fall that came about in 2003 from Starbucks. Today, Starbucks reports over 20 million are sold in latte form each year
Pumpkin spice
The largest pumpkin ever grown weighed
a. 580 pounds
b. 2,749 pounds
c. 150 pounds
b. 2,749 pounds
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What is the one place in the world you cannot find pumpkins?
Antarctica
A sticky treat made specially during Halloween and fall harvest (Hint: it is served on a stick)
Candy apple
Do male or female turkeys gobble
just males gobble, females cackle.
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Scarecrow
Who was the first group of people in history to use scarecrows?
The Egyptians
A pumpkin is made up of approximately how much water?
A. 45%
B. 60%
C. 80%
C. 80% Pumpkins are 80-90% water
How much did the heaviest turkey weigh?
(Points given if you're within 20 pounds)
86 lbs.
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