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100

This donut store's "HOT DOUGHNUTS NOW" are America's favorite.

What is Krispy Kreme?

100

This seasonal drink has been sold over 200 million times since it was launched in 2003.

What is a (Starbucks) pumpkin spice latte?

100

This exclamation is defined in the dictionary as, "expressing frustration that one has said or done something foolish."

What is "D'oh"?

100

Although it is the 10th month of our calendar, the month of October is actually named after this Latin number.

What is "octo" or "8".

100

In 1966, this comic strip debuted a prime time animated television special, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!"

What is 'Peanuts'?

200

In 2018, this famous donut chain changed it's name to emphasize their sale of coffee, other drinks, and sandwiches, in addition to donuts.

What is Dunkin / Dunkin Donuts?

200

This vegetable-themed, tri-color confection was originally called "Chicken Feed" when first produced in the late 1800s.

What is Candy Corn?

200

This type of bread gets its distinct taste from bacteria that produces lactic acid.

What is sourdough?

200
This modern country is where the first Oktoberfest was held in 1810.

What is Germany?

200

The practice of setting our clocks to "Fall back" on the first Sunday of November signals the end of this seasonal adjustment.

What is Daylight Saving Time?

300

This famous actress claims to have eaten 20 donuts a day as part of her weight-gain regimen for the big screen role of "Bridget Jones".

Who is Renee Zellweger?

300

According to the Hershey Chocolate Co., this #1 selling Halloween candy has annual sales above $500 million.

What are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?

300

This ticklish advertising mascot is officially called Poppin' Fresh, but most people call him by this name.

What is Pillsbury Doughboy?

300

This iridescent gem is most-commonly considered the birthstone for the month of October.

What is the opal?

300

John Chapman's famous nickname, earned as he walked through large swaths of America planting a specific type of fruit tree, has inspired many a Fall festival across the country.

Who is Johnny Appleseed?

400

This famous New-Orleans donut is square-shaped, deep fried, and generously sprinkled with confectioner's sugar.

What are beignets?

400

Of the 2500 varieties of this fall-harvested fruit in America, this green, firm, tart variety is the most popular for making pies.

What is Granny Smith?

400

This is name of the first three notes in a music scale, as well as a song in "The Sound of Music."

What is "Do-Re-Mi"?

400

The month of October serves as the birth month for this many U.S. presidents, more than any other month of the year.

What is "6"?  (Adams, Hayes, Arthur, Roosevelt, Eisenhower and Carter)

400
This Fall day is one of two days each year when day and night are both about 12 hours long everywhere on planet earth.

What is the Autumn/Fall Equinox?

500

This author of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", was the first writer to describe donuts in print, as "balls of sweetened dough, fried in hog's fat, and called doughnuts, or olykoeks."

Who is Washington Irving?

500

Pepitas are snack-seeds that are commonly served toasted and salted, and are harvested from specific varieties of this fruit.

What is a pumpkin?

500

This flightless bird was native to a West African island until it became extinct in the 1600s.

What is a dodo?

500

October ends on the same day of the week as this month, every year, even Leap Year.

What is February?

500

As Fall days become shorter, this green pigment, found in leaves, begins to break down, causing leaves to change color.

What is Chlorophyll?