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Fall Holidays

Fall Activities

Fall Science

Fall Food

Fall Random

100

This holiday honors people who fought for our country (USA).

Veterans Day

100

What fall activity involves a scoop and a carving knife?

Pumpkin carving

100

What is the name of the full moon that occurs closest to the start of autumn?

Harvest moon

100

What is the most popular fall fruit?

Apples

100

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.

200

Which month contains the first day of fall

September

200

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

Scarecrow

200

Name four colors seen with fall leaves.

Red, orange, yellow, and brown

200

What is the most common main dish served at Thanksgiving?

Turkey

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

200

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

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

300

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

Black Friday

300

On how many continents can you grow pumpkins?

a) 1

b) 3

c) 4

d) 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.

300

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

300

What is a popular seasonal drink flavor served in the fall?

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

300

True or false: The first day of fall is always on the same day.

False

The first day of fall is determined by the date of the autumnal equinox, which varies from year to year.

400

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

400

What is the most popular sport to watch in fall?

Football

400

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

Phoenix, Arizona

Dallas, Texas

New England, Massachusetts

Honolulu, Hawaii

New England, Massachusetts

400

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

Pie

400

The one type of tree that never loses it's leaves or color

A) Palm Tree

B) Evergreen Tree

C) Apple Tree

An evergreen tree

500

Which month contains the last day of fall?

December

500

What are the two most common food items picked during October?

Pumpkins and apples

500

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.

500

Name a sticky treat made specially during Halloween and fall harvest

Candy apple

500

How many countries call it fall instead of autumn?

a) 1

b) 3

c) 5

d) 7

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.

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)