The Great War
The Great Pumpkin
Famous Frenemies
Fall Back
Take Your Chances
100

The assassination of this person is popularly credited for beginning the war.

Who is the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria?

100

Who said "There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin."

Who is Linus van Pelt of the Charlie Brown cartoons?

100

He was the first US Ambassador to France.

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

100

Until about 1500 AD, Autumn was just called this.

What is Harvest?

100

This college football team has won the most national championships.

What is Alabama?

200

This category of weapon was first used during World War I.

What are chemical weapons?

200

What Simpson's character waits in a pumpkin patch for something great to happen?

Who is Milhouse?

200

Everyone knows the French gave the US the Statue of Liberty. But what gift did France most recently give to President Trump?

What is an oak sapling from a WW1 battlefield?

200

Levels of this hormone are higher in both men and women during the fall.

What is testosterone?

200

What N.Y. Yankee baseball outfielder who played 12 times in the World Series was born on Oct. 21, 1931?

Who is Mickey Mantle?

300

The US joined the war after 128 American citizens were among 1,195 people killed when a German submarine sunk this British passenger ship.

What is the Lusitania?

300

The colonials used the term "pumpkin head" as an insult that connoted what?

What is a dork with short hair cut all around? (recorded as an insult in America as early as 1781)

300

This Harry Potter love interest was coerced into betraying Dumbledore's Army.

Who is Cho Chang?

300

The full moon closest to the autumn equinox is called this.

What is the Harvest Moon?

300

Fill in the last 6 syllables to this Johnny Mercer classic..."I miss you most of all my darling, When __ __ __ __ __ ___"

What is "autumn leaves start to fall"?

400

This country switched sides during the war.

What is Italy?

400

What do adults sound like when they talk, according to Charles Schulz?

What is "wah, wah, wah"?

400

Who was Kenan Thompson's Nickelodeon comedy collaborator in the 90s, but is now not on speaking terms?

Who is Kel Mitchell?

400

This fall holiday celebrating life and death is older than Christmas.

What is Dia De Los Muertos? (which was being celebrated 1,000 years before the birth of Christ.)

400

When is the usual deadline for submission of applications at colleges for students seeking early decision?

What is November 15th?

500

This offensive was a spectacular failure for the French army in Aug-September 1949, with over 300,000 casualties.

What is the Battle of the Frontiers?

500

In 1584, an explorer in North America reported finding “gros melons,” which was translated into English as “pompions,” and then evolved into the modern “pumpkin". What country was the explorer from?

What is France? (Jacques Cartier)

500

A magical potion in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare causes these two best friends to go at it.

Who are Helena and Hermia?

500

According to Greek legend, autumn begins when?

What is when Persephone returns to Hades in the underworld?

500

Thanksgiving eve is the most popular day for ordering Dominos Pizza in the US. True or False?

False. Thanksgiving Eve is actually the 4th highest day for pizza orders in the US, surpassed by New Year’s Eve, Super Bowl Sunday & New Year’s Day. However, that was not Laura's experience in her first job as "phone girl" at John's Pizza.