It's Fall Y'all!

Fall Holidays

Fall Activities

Fall Science

Fall Food

Fall Random

Fall Facts

FALL RIDDLES

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)

100

Where did pumpkin carving start?

A. The Irish brought it C. New York in 1910

B. The Germans brought it. D. New York in 1923

The Irish brought it in 1845- 1870

100

What season comes after summer?

Fall (autumn)

100

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

Apples

100

What orange vegetable do people turn into spooky decorations?

PUMPKINN

100

What is another word for fall?

Autumn

100

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

Fall

200

When is the first day of Fall

Hint September *20 something*

September 22nd

200

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

Scarecrow

200

In fall leaves change color what chemical leaves to achieve these colors?

A. Chlorophyll C. photosynthesis

B. Carotenoids D. chloroplasts

Chlorophyll makes the orange/red and yellow colors of fall leaves

200

What is the most common Halloween candy?

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups: Ranked number one nationwide across major delivery and retail data like Instacart and DoorDash.

200

What animal might steal your acorns if you aren't watching?

A squirrel

200

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

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.

200

I’m tall when I'm young and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

Candles

300

People would get up early to shop deals at their favorite stores What is the name of this day?

Black Friday

300

What activity challenges you to find your way through tall corn?

Corn Maze

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

Popular seasonal drink flavor served in the fall that came about in 2003 from Starbucks.

Can you name the spices in it?

*name at least 3*

Pumpkin spice.

cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves

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.

300

What are the three traditional fall months in the Northern Hemisphere?

September, October, and November

300

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

A Sweater

400

What is a fall 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

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

Camping

400

If a tree loses all its leaves in fall, does that mean the tree is dead?

No! Many trees become dormant during winter and grow new leaves in spring.

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 (Hint is in the name)

A) Palm Tree C. Deciduous trees

B) Evergreen Tree D. Maples

An evergreen tree

400

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

B. Football Fields 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."