AUTUMN
GAME ON
7-LETTER WORDS
CURRENT EVENTS
LET'S TAKE A WALK
100

IN 2022 A POSSIBLE 7th GAME OF THIS, BASEBALL'S "FALL CLASSIC", WOULD BE PLAYED NOV. 5, THE LATEST DATE EVER

WHAT IS THE WORLD SERIES ?

100

A WOMAN IN CANADA USED AN EXISTING R TO PLACE "QUIZZERS" ON 2 TRIPLE WORD SCORES TO HELP SCORE 365 POINTS AT ONCE IN THIS GAME

WHAT IS SCRABBLE ?

100

IN JUDAISM, OBSERVANCE OF THIS SEVENTH DAY OF THE WEEK BEGINS JUST BEFORE SUNSET ON FRIDAY 

WHAT IS SHABBAT ?

100

ON AUG. 8, 2022 FBI AGENTS EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT HERE, WHICH DONALD TRUMP CALLS "MY BEAUTIFUL HOME"

WHAT IS MAR-A-LAGO ?

100

A SONY EXEC WANTING TO HEAR OPERA WAS THE ORIGINAL IMPETUS FOR THIS PORTABLE CASSETTE PLAYER

WHAT IS A WALKMAN?

200

ITS GROWER SAYS THE AUTUMN GLORY TYPE OF THIS FRUIT HAS "SUBTLE NOTES OF CARAMEL", SO IT MUST BE GOOD FOR MAKING CARAMEL ONES

WHAT IS AN APPLE ?

200

FOR ME, IT'S LEFT HAND, GREEN, RIGHT FOOT, BLUE & LEFT HAMSTRING, PULLED PLAYING THIS HASBRO GAME

WHAT IS TWISTER ?

200

IT CAN MEAN BOTH 

CLOTHES TO WASH & 

A PLACE TO DO IT

WHAT IS LAUNDRY ?

200

This team won the 2025 Super Bowl, held in New Orleans.

WHAT ARE THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ?

200

CAPTAIN HOOK MADE PRISONERS DO THIS INVOLVING A BOARD LEADING OVER THE WATER;

REAL LIFE PIRATES, 

NOT SO MUCH

WHAT IS WALK THE PLANK ?

300

AUTUMN IS THE SEASON FOR THIS GATHERING OF CROPS FOUND IN THE TITLE OF THE PAINTING SEEN HERE

WHAT IS THE HARVEST ?

300

IN 2021 

A WISCONSIN TEEN PULLED 32 OF THESE BLOCKS & PLACED THEM BACK ATOP A TOWER OF THEM IN ONE MINUTE WITHOUT TOPPLING IT

WHAT IS JENGA ?

300

SAUERKRAUT IS FERMENTED THIS

WHAT IS CABBAGE ?

300

THIS 3-DIGIT NATIONAL HOTLINE PHONE NUMBER FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION WENT LIVE IN 2022

WHAT IS 988 ?

300

SOMEONE GOING HOME EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN SATURDAY NIGHT CLOTHES IS TAKING THIS STROLL

WHAT IS THE WALK OF SHAME ?

400

THE COLORS OF AUTUMN'S LEAVES ARE FROM CAROTENOIDS, SUCH AS THIS GREEK-LETTER ONE THAT ALSO TURNS CARROTS ORANGE

WHAT IS BETA CAROTENE ?

400

IN THE 2022 U.S. OPEN, LIKELY THE LAST TOURNAMENT OF HER INCREDIBLE CAREER, SHE LOST IN A VALIANT THIRD-ROUND MATCH

WHO IS SERENA WILLIAMS ?

400

AS THE SONG SAYS, LIFE IS A THIS, A RESTAURANT WITH BOOZE & LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

WHAT IS A CABARET ?

400

In April 2025, France experienced massive protests over this government decision.

What is the conviction and political ban of Marine Le Pen?

400

THERE'S TENSION IN THE WIRE & AMONG THE CROW WHEN THESE CIRCUS PERFORMERS TAKE THEIR WALK HIGH IN THE AIR

WHAT IS A TIGHTROPE WALKER ?

500

This professional sports league starts its season in late October.

What is basketball ?

500

CRICKET, 501 & AROUND THE WORLD ARE GAMES INVOLVING TOSSING THESE, PERHAPS IN A BAR

WHAT ARE DARTS ?

500

THIS PAIN RELIEVER WENT ON THE MARKET IN 1899, LONG BEFORE IBUPROFEN

WHAT IS ASPIRIN ?

500

SUBJECTED TO ISLAMIST DEATH THREATS SINCE THE 1980s, THIS AUTHOR WAS SAVAGELY ATTACKED AT A SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT in 2022

WHO IS SALMAN RUSHDIE ?

500

WHEN NANCY SINATRA SANG "THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING" SHE PROBABLY MEANT THESE REPETITIVE BOOTS SHE FAVORED 

WHAT ARE GO-GO BOOTS ?