Fall-idays
This holiday is celebrated on October 31st.
Halloween
Name two ways nature changes in fall.
Days get shorter, nights gets longer, leaves change on trees, weather gets cooler, some birds fly south
Name two Halloween traditions.
trick or treating, carving pumpkins, roasting pumpkin seeds, passing out treats/candy, dressing up, putting up spooky decorations
This sport starts its season in early August and goes until February.
American Football
What is another word for fall?
Autumn
This holiday started at the first harvest in the "New World," after European settlers came over on the Mayflower.
Thanksgiving
True or False: Some animals' brains grow in the fall.
True. Squirrels and black-capped chickadees, to name two, have their hippocampus grow 15-30%. This helps their memory & storing food for the winter!
Name two Thanksgiving traditions.
turkey dinner, gathering with family and friends, naming what you're thankful for, Thanksgiving day parade, watching football games, playing football in the yard, Black Friday shopping
This sport has its playoffs season in the fall.
Baseball
True or False: Fall is the most common time to have your birthday.
True! September, specifically, is the most common month to be born in.
Thanksgiving is celebrated on this day every year (though the date changes).
The 4th Thursday in November (sometimes there are 5 Thursdays in November!)
This green pigment breaks down in autumn, revealing the yellow and orange colors in leaves.
Chlorophyll
Oktoberfest
This fall sport also goes by "football" in most countries, though we call it __________.
Soccer
Pumpkins grow on every continent except this one.
Antarctica
True or false: Halloween has some of its roots in the Catholic church.
True. November 1st was declared "All Saints Day" by Pope Gregory III in the 8th century, with the night before (October 31st) being "All Hallows Eve."
Fall "officially" begins on this date in 2025.
Monday, September 22
This fall activity originally started as a game for young people looking for romance and marriage.
Bobbing for apples
Which baseball team holds the record for most World Series wins?
The New York Yankees
"Fall" is short for what?
Name one Jewish holiday that occurs in September (there are two).
Rosh Hashanah and/or Yom Kippur
This astronomical event in late September marks the first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere, when day and night are nearly equal in length.
The autumnal equinox
This European isle started the tradition of carving pumpkins.
Ireland. Irish mythology said "Stingy Jack" roamed the earth forever, having been kicked out of heaven and hell. "Jack-o-lanterns" with spooky faces were meant to scare him away from your home.
This professional basketball league begins its regular season each October, making it a big part of fall sports.
The NBA
The first official U.S. Thanksgiving was proclaimed in 1863 by this President, during the middle of the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln