Food and Beverage
This coffee chain invented the PSL.
What is Starbucks?
Halloween is derived from "Hallow E'en" or All Hallows Eve, which denoted the evening before what Christian holiday honoring saints celebrated on November 1st in western Christianity?
What is All Saint's Day?
In what Asian country is there a water festival of Fall?
What is Cambodia?
The Halloween classic "Hocus Pocus" is set in what guessable Massachusetts city?
What is Salem?
Celebrated by many on November 13th, what holiday on which women ask men out originated from the Al Capp comic strip, "Li'l Abner?"
What is Sadie Hawkins Day?
Pumpkin fruits are a type of botanical berry known as __________.
What is Pepo?
Which Jewish holiday, celebrating the Jewish near year, takes place in the fall?
What is Rosh Hashanah?
This holiday honor late family members throughout Central America.
What is Día de los Muertos?
Known as Fright Fest at all U.S. locations, but known as Festival de Terror in Mexico, the Halloween-oriented haunt event with attractions and themed "Scare Zones" is an annual staple at what chain of theme parks?
What is Six Flags?
The United States celebrates Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November. Which of these countries celebrates Thanksgiving in October?
What is Canada?
October's most famous holiday is probably Halloween. There are many customs associated with this holiday; one is the carving of jack o'lanterns. This practice was brought to America by Irish immigrants. They didn't have pumpkins in Ireland, though. Out of what did they carve their jack o'lanterns back in Ireland?
What are turnips?
Which Hindu festival takes place in the fall?
What is Diwali?
This African country was first recorded to use scarecrows.
What is Egypt?
Although a staple of the holiday, candy corn is also often considered a polarizing sweet and is even considered "Halloween's most contentious sweet" by Vox. In the vast majority of tri-colored pieces of candy corn, what color is the middle section of the sweet?
What is Orange?
Each month of the year is associated with a full moon. The full moon that occurs in October is called what?
What is a Hunter's Moon?
Eating a bucket of KFC will make you just as sleepy as a big ol' helping of Thanksgiving turkey, since most poultry contains about the same amount of what T-word amino acid?
What is Tryptophan?
In Ancient Greece, who was the goddess of harvest?
Who is Demeter?
Which African country hosts the Hermanus Whale Festival in late September?
What is South Africa?
What autumn holiday was described by writer O. Henry as "the one day that is purely American?"
What is Thanksgiving?
What pigment decreases in plants during autumn, making them lose their green color?
What is Chlorophyll?
Let's start at a logical place, the first day of the month. October 1 is a holiday that ranchers and butchers may not like, but it has its adherents. You can leave your grill at home and celebrate what holiday on October 1?
What is World Vegetarian Day?
China uses a lunar calendar, so the dates of its holidays and festivals change from year to year by our Julian calendar. But there is one celebration that usually falls in October. It is known as the Chongyang Festival, but since it falls upon the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, what do you think another name for it might be?
What is the Double Ninth Festival?
In what German city did Oktoberfest originate?
What is Munich?
In 1870, which president who was a commanding general during the Civil War signed legislation to make Thanksgiving, Independence Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day federal holidays?
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
How many seeds does one sunflower produce?
What is around 1000?