October Happening
Halloween
October Babies
October Music
Fall Fare
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Every year, Canada celebrates this holiday on the second Monday of October, and the United States celebrates the same holiday on the fourth Thursday of November.
What is Thanksgiving?
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This is the spookiest date of the year for children.
What is October 31? Halloween is full of ghosts, goblins, and trick-or-treating. It began as a Celtic tradition marking the end of summer.
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Born October 11, 1884, she was the wife of one American president and the niece of another.
a) Jackie Kennedy b) Eleanor Roosevelt c) Barbara Bush
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
Her husband was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and her uncle was Theodore Roosevelt. She championed racial equality, women’s rights, war refugees, and children. She wrote a daily newspaper column and was a delegate for the United Nations.
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This October baby sang and danced The Twist.
a) Don Oh b) Chubby Checker c) Elvis Presley
Chubby Checker
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Apples dipped in this sweet, melted topping are a fall
favorite.
What is caramel? After dipping, you can sprinkle
with nuts and other toppings.
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True or False: October was the eighth month in the Roman calendar.
True. October was the eighth month before January and February were added.
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This vegetable is part of a tradition the night before Halloween.
a) Cabbage b) Carrot c) Acorn Squash
Cabbage is often used in pranks on Mischief Night, sometimes called Cabbage Night. People would sometimes leave stinky, rotten cabbage near neighbors' doors.
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Bill Gates was born October 28, 1955. What company did he co-found?
a) Microsoft b) Pear c) Singsong
Microsoft
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This "Blueberry Hill" singer passed away October 24, 2017 at age 89.
a) Jerry Lee Lewis b) Fats Domino c) Johnny Black
Fats Domino
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This orange king of winter squashes is used to make
jack-o-lanterns.
What is pumpkin? By the time October rolls around, you’ll see everything pumpkin in the stores—pumpkin beer, nuts, muffins, pumpkin spice latte, etc.
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The largest beer festival in the world which happens in Bavaria every fall
What is a Oktoberfest?
Held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, it's a 16-18 day folk festival running from mid-September to around the first Sunday in October, with more than six million visitors attending the event.
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This is the only holiday that surpasses Halloween in annual consumer sales.
a) Easter b) Christmas c) Hannukka
Christmas
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This October baby was a bigtime slugger on the ballfield, known as "The Mick".
a) Mickey Mouse b) Mickey Mantle c) Mick Jagger
Mickey Mantle
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This "Queen of Rock and Roll" relinquished her US citizenship in October 2013. She lived in Switzerland until she died there in May 2023.
a) Diana Ross b) Tina Turner c) Whitney Houston
Hint: She divorced her husband and only wanted to keep her last name. Popular hit song "Proud Mary"
Tina Turner
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These sprouts make their debut in fall.
What are brussels sprouts? Did you know they’re miniature cabbages?
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Henry Ford introduced the Model T on October 1, 1908. What color was it?
a) White b) Black c) Blue d) Red
Black. Henry Ford said, "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black."
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This famous magician and escape artist passed away on Halloween, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan.
a) David Copperfield b) Tommy Cooper c) Harry Houdini
Who is Harry Houdini?
Perhaps ironically, the bronze casket Houdini created for his stunt "Buried Alive" was used to transport his body from Detroit to New York following his death.
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Born October 31, 1936, he starred in three popular TV series: Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, and Highway to Heaven.
a) Michael Landon b) Michael Jordan c) Hank Williams
Who is Michael Landon?
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This Beatles singer sued the US government in October 1973, alleging that he and his lawyer were bugged and wiretapped.
a) John Lennon b) Paul McCartney c) Ringo Starr
John Lennon
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This squash can be used in place of pasta by the same name.
What is spaghetti? Spaghetti squash and butternut squash are examples of winter squash.
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On October 17, 1939, he starred in the movie Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. However, you may also recognize his post-WWII work as the lead actor in It’s a Wonderful Life, and Alfred Hitchcock classics such as Rear Window and Vertigo.
a) Henry Fonda b) Jimmy Stewart c) James Dean
Who is Jimmy Stewart?
A licensed amateur pilot, Stewart enlisted in the Army Air Forces soon after the US entered the Second World War in 1941. After action in Europe, he attained the rank of colonel and received several awards for his service.
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This famous Halloween candy was created in the 1880's and was originally named "Chicken Feed".
a) Twizzlers b) Swedish Berries c) Candy Corn
What is Candy Corn?
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Artist Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881. What was his nationality?
a) Russian b) Canadian c) Spanish
Spanish. He was Spanish but spent most of his adult life in France.
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This singer's "I Want to Be Wanted" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October 1960.
a) Madonna b) Brenda Lee c) Ricky Nelson
Brenda Lee
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This is the generic name for a hot alcoholic beverage.
What is hot toddy? Hot buttered rum is an example of a hot toddy.