It's Fall Y'all!

Fall Holidays

100

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)

200

Which month contains the first day of fall?

September

300

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

Black Friday

400

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

Thanksgiving!

In Canada it was on October 13, while here it will be on November 27.

500

Which month contains the last day of fall?

December

600

This November 11 holiday honors people who fought for our country.

Veterans Day

Fall Activities

100

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

Pumpkin carving

200

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

Scarecrow

300

On how many continents can you grow pumpkins?

a) 1

b) 3

c) 4

d) 6

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. 

400

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

Camping

500

What are the two most common food items that families/friends most commonly go out and pick during September and October? 

Pumpkins and apples

600

What is the most popular sport to watch in fall?

Football

Fall Science

100

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

 Harvest moon 

200

Name four colors seen with fall leaves.

Red, orange, yellow, and brown 

300

True or False?

A typical cob of corn always has an even number of rows.

True!

400

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

A.) Phoenix, Arizona

B.) Dallas, Texas

c.) New England, Massachusetts

Honolulu, Hawaii 

New England, Massachusetts

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

D.) From leaves falling from trees during the season.

 

600

What happens to the amount of daylight in the fall?

It gets shorter.

Fall Food

100

What is the most popular fall fruit, that comes in over 2,500 varieties in America alone?

Apples

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.

300

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 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

400

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

Pie

 

500

A sticky treat made with an apple especially during Halloween and fall harvest (Hint: it is served on a stick)

Candy apple

600

A pumpkin is made up of approximately how much water?

A. 45%

B. 60%

C. 80%

C. 80% 

Pumpkins are 80-90% water

Fall Facts

100

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

200

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

B. Ants

C. Rabbits

D. Gophers

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.

300

As it gets colder in the Fall, what is the degrees at which water freezes?

32 Degrees Fahrenheit

400

Americans buy enough candy during Halloween week to fill six ____.
A. Titanics

B. Football Fields

C. Grocery Stores

D. Buses

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."

500

What is that term called when birds fly South for the winter?

Migration

600

Babies born in the fall are more likely to live to be how old?

A.) 65 Years old

B.) 77 Years old

C.) 89 Years old

D.) 100 Years old

D.) 100 Years old

FALL RIDDLES

100

If money really did grow on trees, what would be everyone’s favorite season?

Fall

200

Each Halloween I stand up inside Jack-o-lanterns. When I’m tall when I'm young and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

Candles

300

I’m a cozy layer, knitted or sewn, worn when the fall winds have blown. What am I?

A Sweater

400

I hide my treasure in the ground, my tail is big and fluffy. If you spot me in a tree, please don’t call me scruffy. What am I?

A squirrel

500

There are 3 apples in the basket and you take away 2. How many apples do you have now?

You have 2 apples. You took away 2 apples and left 1 in the basket.

600

What is a scarecrow’s favorite fruit?

Straw-berries.