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100

Born September 5, 1946, this Queen singer performed “We Are the Champions.”

Who was Freddie Mercury?

100

While autumn begins in Canada, which country begins its spring?

What is Australia.

100

Birds make this seasonal journey to warmer regions before winter.

What is migration?

100

This classic dessert combines sliced apples with a pastry crust.

What is apple pie?

100

What is the center of a pencil?

What is a lead made of graphite and clay ?

200

Born September 9, 1966, this comedian played Happy Gilmore.

Who is Adam Sandler?

200

Germany’s famous autumn festival features music, food, traditional clothing and beer.

What is Oktoberfest?

200

Squirrels often collect and store these oak-tree seeds.

What are acorns?

200

Apples are pressed to produce this popular autumn drink.

What is apple cider?

200

This science studies plants, animals and other living things.

What is biology?

300

Born September 21, 1947, this author wrote The Shining and It.

Who is Stephen King?

300

The Japanese tradition called momijigari involves admiring these colourful autumn sights.

What are autumn leaves?

300

As autumn approaches, the amount of this decreases each day until the winter solstice.

What is daylight?

300

This Swiss folk hero supposedly shot an apple from his son’s head with a crossbow.

Who was William Tell?

300

A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word is called this.

What is a synonym?

400

Born September 25, 1944, this actor played Luke Skywalker in Star Wars.

Who is Mark Hamill?

400

This East Asian celebration features lanterns, family gatherings and mooncakes.

What is the Mid-Autumn Festival?

400

This astronomical event marks the official beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere.

What is the autumnal equinox?

400

This apple variety was discovered in Ontario and named after the farmer who found it.

What is the McIntosh apple?

400

In geography, this imaginary line divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

What is the equator?

500

Born September 7, 1533, this English ruler was known as the “Virgin Queen.”

Who was Queen Elizabeth I?

500

These bright orange flowers commonly decorate altars during Mexico’s Day of the Dead.

What are marigolds?

500

Many deciduous trees form this protective layer where each leaf joins its branch, eventually causing the leaf to fall.

What is the abscission layer?

500

This part of an apple contains its seeds?

What is the core?

500

In the traditional Roman numeral system, this letter represents the number 500.

What is D?