It's Fall Y'all!

Fall Holidays

500

Which month contains the first day of fall

September

600

This Mexican holiday is celebrated on November 1st and November 2nd each year in the USA and across Latin America.

Dia De Los Muertos (Day Of The Dead)

700

What is a holiday celebrated by Canadians and Americans on different days?

Thanksgiving!

In Canada it is on October 9th, while here it will be on November 23rd

800

What is the name of the day where people shop some of the best deals of the year? 

Black Friday

900

Which month contains the last day of fall?

December

1000

This holiday honors people who fought for our country (USA) and may still be alive.

Veterans Day

Fall Activities

500

These are made for fun but also to scare off birds from damaging or eating crops.

Scarecrow

600

This fall activity involves a squash, a scoop, and a carving knife. 

Pumpkin carving or carving!

Take away 2 blocks from any player!

700

This activity can involve pitching, roasting, grilling, hiking, fishing, and telling stories.

Camping

800

On how many continents can you grow pumpkins?

a) 3

b) 5

c) 6

d) 7

e) 8

6

No matter where you are in the world, you'll be able to find a pumpkin (unless you plan to visit Antarctica). These squash grow on every single continent except the southernmost one. The top producers of pumpkins include China, India, Ukraine, the United States, Egypt, and Mexico. And, fun fact, the top pumpkin-producing U.S. state is Illinois.

900

What are the two most common food items that families/friends most commonly go out and pick during September and October.  Free Hint:  They're common fruits in the fall and one of them is the most common fruit that everyone eats all year long.

Pumpkins and apples

1000

Which of the following 2 fall activities can promote heart health?

a) visiting a haunted house

b) eating candy corn

c) watching scary movies

d) carving pumpkins

A &C

Some medical professionals believe that an innocent scare now and then (say while visiting a haunted house or watching a scary movie) can, in fact, promote heart health. 

Michael Castine, cardiologist at Ochsner Medical Center, explained that when scared, a person's adrenaline triggers the blood vessels to contract and re-direct blood toward the heart and lungs, in a "flight or fight" response. The result? "This can train your heart to pump more blood with every stroke—increasing your cardiac output up to eight times its resting capacity," Castine explained.

Fall Science

500

Name four colors seen with fall leaves.

Red, orange, yellow, and brown 

600

What is the name of the full moon that occurs closest to the start of autumn?  Free Hint:  It's a procedure that you do when crops have been fully grown.

 Harvest moon 

700

Which part of the U.S. is best known for beautiful fall foliage? 

Phoenix, Arizona

Dallas, Texas

New England, Massachusetts

Honolulu, Hawaii 

Seattle, Washington

New England, Massachusetts

800

If a group of apples is called a bushel, and a celery is called a stalk, then what do you call a single corn?

Ear of Corn

900

How did “fall” get its name?

A) From an explorer named James Falls

B) A famous general named Henry Fall

C) A famous queen names Henrietta Fallon

D) From leaves falling from trees during the season

From leaves falling from trees during the season.

 

1000

What happens to the amount of daylight in the fall?

It gets shorter.

Take one block from any player!

Fall Food

500

What is the most common main dish served at Thanksgiving?

Turkey

88% of Americans surveyed by the National Turkey Federation eat turkey on Thanksgiving.

600

What is the most popular fall fruit, that comes in over 2,500 varieties in America alone.  Free Hint:  Don't overthink it, and it's used to make one of America's most popular pies.

Apples

700

What is one of the most popular baked pastry dish that can be made with either fruit, meat or vegetables.

Free hint: It is America's favorite type of dish that is usually made in a circle shape

Pie

 

Take one block from any player

800

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.  Free Hint:  It's a spice flavor that is mainly popular in coffee.

Pumpkin spice

The pumpkin spice flavour profile has been around for centuries. The earliest-known “pumpkin spice” reference dates back to a British recipe from 1675 with pepper, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Other recipes also contain ginger and/or all spice

900

A sticky treat made specially during Halloween and fall harvest (Hint: it is served on a stick)

Candy apple

1000

A pumpkin is made up of approximately how much water?

A. 25-45%

B. 50-60%

C. 80-90%

D. 100%

E. 0% - No water at all

C. 80% Pumpkins are 80-90% water

Fall Random

500

This fluttering fella is the only insect that migrates up to 2,500 miles for nicer weather.

A) Monarch Butterfly

B) Raven

C) Flamingo

D) Bald Eagle

E) Cardinal

Monarch Butterfly

The Monarch butterfly dislikes winter so much that it’ll fly South from America to the warmth of Mexico and parts of California at a speed between 12 and 25 miles per hour

600

Which country invented bobbing for apples?

a) America

b) Australia

c) England

d) Germany

Although the modern version is now typically played by people bobbing into buckets of water to catch an apple with their mouth, the original game was actually once a British courting ritual. Males were assigned an apple, whilst the female would bob for them, hoping to get the right apple from the man she wanted. If she did, it was a sign that they were destined to be together.

700

The one type of tree that never loses it's leaves or color (Free hint: The hint is in the name of the tree)

A) Pine tree

B) Palm Tree

C) Evergreen Tree

D) Apple Tree 

An evergreen tree

800

True, False or No such things exists: Autumn babies live longer

True

Although the days might be getting shorter, those born in Autumn could live longer, according to a study carried out by the Journal of Aging Research. The study found that 30% of US centenarians born during 1880-1920 were born in the Autumn season.

900

How many countries call it fall instead of autumn?

a) 1

b) 3

c) 5

d) 7

e) All countries in the world

1. Good ole USA

The season was originally just called harvest and autumn came around much later in the 1300s, according to CNN. When English poets started using the phrase “the fall of leaves” it became very fashionable to call the season fall. But by the mid-1800s, after the split of the colonies from England led to language change,  England reverted back to Autumn and the American upstarts retained fall. 

1000

Besides pies, what were pumpkins also used for in the old days? (You must pick 2 answers)

a) remove freckles

b) cure snake bites

c) soothe a tooth ache

d) help fingernails shine

e) help hair grow

A & B) To remove freckles and cure snake bites.

Fall Facts

500

______ forget about the majority of nuts they bury, which helps regrow forests.
A. Squirrels

B. Ants

C. Rabbits

D. Gophers

E. Birds

A. Squirrels

 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.

600

What is Foliage?

A) Foil

B) The different colors of leaves to a tree or plant 

C) To fool someone

D) To know someone's age

B) The different colors of leaves to a tree or plant

Take away 2 blocks from any player!

700

How many children, on average, did the pilgrims have?

2, 4, 6, 8,or 10

10

800

How long was the first thanksgiving?

1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, or 6 days

3 days

900

In what month did the first Thanksgiving celebration happen?

August, September, October, November, or December

September

Surrender all of your blocks to the judge!

1000

What is the name of the famous parade that has been televised on Thanksgiving Day every year since 1924? (Free hint:  It's named after a famous department store)

Macy's Thanksgiving Parade