Fall-idays
This holiday is celebrated by Canadians and Americans on different days.
What is Thanksgiving?
In Canada, it is on October 13th, while here it will be on November 27th.
This German beer festival actually starts in September.
What is Oktoberfest?
What is the most common name of King Aurthur's Sword?
Lancelot
Excalibur
Camelot
Excal
Excalibur
March comes in like a lion and out like a .....
Lamb
Great base for vegetable soups in the winter
This popular beach is in South Florida on a man-made island
What is Miami Beach?
The city is bordered by two national parks, Biscayne National Park and the Everglades National Park, so there’s plenty of nature to explore.
This is the iconic color of Elizabeth Taylor’s eyes
What is purple (violet)?
In addition to starring in many films, Taylor also guest stars on some 1980s soaps, including All My Children and General Hospital.
What is the name of the festival that celebrates the Mexican Day of the Dead?
Día de los Muertos
This activity can involve pitching, roasting, grilling, fishing, and telling stories.
What is Camping?
What was the first Empire to use aqueducts?
Chinese
Babylonian
Greek
Roman
Babylonian
Many people think the Romans were the first to use aqueducts but there is evidence that the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia used them long before Rome was even built.
Green, white, or purple, crown, native to the Mediterranean, long tips
Asparagus
The crowns can be planted in trenches and eventually will yield more!
This landmark was built in France for the 1889 celebration of the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution
What is the Eiffel Tower?
Originally, it was built to last only 20 years. Its antenna was used during World War I to jam German communications
According to Sherwin-Williams, popular earthy colors of the 1970s included Jute Brown and this muted green shade named for a stone fruit.
What is Avocado?
Sherwin-Williams connects the popularity of earthy browns, greens, and yellows to the environmental movement of the ’70s
This holiday originated from the Gaelic festival of "Samhain".
What is Halloween?
Celebrated over 2,000 years ago in Ireland, Scotland, and northern France. This festival marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter, a time when it was believed that the boundary between the earthly realm and the Otherworld was especially fragile, allowing spirits to cross into the human world
These are made for fun but also to scare off birds from damaging or eating crops.
What is a Scarecrow?
Count Dracula is said to have been based on a prince of the Middle Ages called Vlad the Impaler. The dense forests of Transylvania were famous as the source of vampire legends and are in which present day country?
Austria
Hungary
Romania
Switzerland
Romania
Transylvania formerly belonged to Hungary (11th Century until 1918) until it was made apart of Romania in 1947.
Folk tales of this veggie say that cutting one around the house can absorb viruses such as the flu!
Onions
One of Greece’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites, this temple dedicated to the goddess Athena Parthenos sits atop the Acropolis in the heart of Athens
What is the Parthenon?
The country is full of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. One of the most impressive is Meteora, a unique landscape of towering rock formations with Byzantine monasteries perched on top.
This 1987 novel by Fannie Flagg is named for fried tomatoes of this color
What is green?
Friend Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café is about interconnected stories in a small Alabama town
This month contains the last day of Fall.
What is December?
This year's Winter Solstice falls on December 21
This fall activity originally started as a game for young people looking for romance and marriage.
What is Bobbing for apples?
It was originally a fortune-telling game, where it was believed that the first person to catch an apple would be the next to marry
English is an official language in how many countries of the world?
7
57
27
127
57
1.35 billion people worldwide speak English
360 million people globally speak English as their first language
The recipe for this fairground treat probably originated in Germany, with batter being poured into hot oil.
Funnel Cake
This European country has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world.
What is Italy? It has 60 sites. The runner-up is Germany (54), followed by France (53)
This 1984 film stars Prince in a semi-autobiographical tale about a young musician on the rise
What is Purple Rain?
Prince once had a nightmare that movie critics would hate the film, but Siskel and Ebert both loved it
This holiday was first celebrated in 1992 and is the same day as another holiday
What is Indigenous Peoples Day?
As of 2025, 17 states and Washington, D.C. officially recognize Indigenous Peoples Day, often in place of or alongside Columbus Day.
This European Isle started the tradition of carving pumpkins.
What is Ireland?
What country to do the Galapagos Islands belong to?
Chile
Ecuador
Spain
Brazil
Ecuador
They are situated about 560 miles from the Ecuadorian mainland. The population is about 33,000 people.
What Italian dessert custard is made from egg yolks, sugar, and wine?
Zabaglione
The Serengeti National Park is in this country
What is Tanzania?
The name translates to “endless plain,” and it’s the location of the world’s largest animal migration, involving more than one million wildebeest, antelopes, and zebras. In addition to its huge population of animals, it is also known for its geological wonders.
A 1987 crime noir novel by James Ellroy is named after this color of dahlia.
What is black?
The Black Dahlia is based on a real-life unsolved case in Los Angeles.