Back To School
This traditional holiday occurs on the first Monday of September and honours the country's workers.
A) Victoria Day
B) Labour Day
C) All Saints Day
B) Labour Day
This sticky, sweet liquid is gathered by tapping maple trees, though the main boiling season happens in spring.
A) Nectar
B) Molasses
C) Sap
C) Sap
Born September 20, 1934, this stunning Italian actress won an Oscar for her role in the 1960 movie Two Women.
A) Audrey Hepburn
B) Sophia Loren
C) Brigitte Bardot
B) Sophia Loren
Unlike clear apple juice, this popular fall beverage is traditional, cloudy, and completely unfiltered.
A) Apple nectar
B) Apple cider
C) Apple mead
B) Apple Cider
Named after the Greek word for "star," this colorful, daisy-like bloom is the official birth flower of September.
A) Marigold
B) Aster
C) Chrysanthemum
B) Aster
In the mid-20th century, school children often carried their lunch to class in metal boxes decorated with pictures of this popular singing cowboy and his horse Trigger
A) Roy Rogers
B) Gene Autry
C) The Lone Ranger
A) Roy Rogers
During the September equinox, the sun passes directly over this imaginary line that divides the Earth into North and South.
A) Prime Meridian
B) Tropic of Cancer
C) Equator
C) Equator
Born September 23, 1930, this legendary blind soul musician and pianist recorded the definitive version of "Georgia on My Mind."
A) Stevie Wonder
B) Fats Domino
C) Ray Charles
C) Ray Charles
This incredibly popular, crisp variety of apple is famous for its sweet-tart crunch.
A) Honeycrisp
B) Red Delicious
C) Granny Smith
A) Honeycrisp
This deep blue gemstone is the traditional birthstone for anyone born in September.
A) Ruby
B) Emerald
C) Sapphire
C) Sapphire
This dark, grey mineral is the core material inside a standard yellow wooden pencil.
A) Charcoal
B) Graphite
C) Lead
B) Graphite
This bright, full moon occurs closest to the autumn equinox and gave farmers extra light to work late into the evening.
A) Harvest Moon
B) Hunter's Moon
C) Wolf Moon
A) Harvest Moon
Born September 26, 1898, this brilliant American composer famously blended jazz and classical music to write Rhapsody in Blue.
A) George Gershwin
B) Irving Berlin
C) Cole Porter
A) George Gershwin
This pear-shaped winter squash has a pale tan skin, bright orange flesh, and a sweet, nutty flavor when baked.
A) Acorn squash
B) Spaghetti squash
C) Butternut squash
C) Butternut Squash
On September 1, 1980, this Canadian hero was forced to end his Marathon of Hope near Thunder Bay, Ontario, after his cancer returned.
A) Terry Fox
C) Rick Hansen
B) Steve Fonyo
A) Terry Fox
Long before plastic binders, students used this leather or canvas strap to bundle their heavy schoolbooks together.
A) Book strap
B) Satchel tie
C) Slate cord
A) Book Strap
The word "equinox" comes from Latin and means that day and night are this length.
A) Equal
B) Longer
C) Shorter
A) Equal
This reclusive Swedish-born Hollywood legend famously said, "I want to be alone" in the 1932 film Grand Hotel.
A) Marlene Dietrich
B) Greta Garbo
C) Ingrid Bergman
B) Greta Garbo
This tart, reddish-green stalk vegetable is often baked into early autumn pies with a lot of sugar, earning it the nickname "pieplant."
A) Celery
B) Rhubarb
C) Swiss chard
B) Rhubarb
In September 1972, Canada's top NHL players faced off against the Soviet Union in an iconic eight-game hockey tournament known by this peak title.
A) The Stanley Cup Finals
B) The Summit Series
C) The Canada Cup
B) The Summit Series
This specific metal alloy—a mix of copper and tin—was traditionally used to cast heavy schoolhouse bells.
A) Pewter
B) Brass
C) Bronze
C) Bronze
This is the scientific name for the green pigment in leaves that fades away in autumn, revealing bright fall colors.
A) Photosynthesis
B) Chlorophyll
C) Carotene
B) Chlorophyll
This author captured the glitz and glamour of the Roaring Twenties in his 1925 masterpiece The Great Gatsby.
A) Ernest Hemingway
B) John Steinbeck
C) F. Scott Fitzgerald
C) F. Scott Fitzgerald
This purple variety of grape, famous for its intense jelly flavor and easily peeling skin, is harvested in September.
A) Concord
B) Muscat
C) Thompson
A) Concord
In September 1620, this historic ship set sail from England to the New World.
A) Mayflower
B) Niña
C) Santa Maria
A) Mayflower