History is Cool!
When is Thanksgiving every year?
The fourth Thursday of November.
What country started the tradition of pumpkin carving?
Ireland
Is a Pumpkin a Vegetable or Fruit?
Fruit
What Holiday is celebrated on October 31st?
Halloween
What do you call a male turkey?
A Gobbler or Tom
What American Holiday is celebrated on November 11?
Veterans Day
This holiday symbolizes (broadly) the spiritual triumph of light over darkness. Observed by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs, it usually falls between October and November on western calendars.
Diwali
What mammal is known to gather nuts and seeds to store for winter?
Squirrel (Or Chipmunk)
Where do people usually go to look for and choose their perfect pumpkin?
A Pumpkin Patch
What do you call a pumpkin that has been hollowed out, carved, and has a lit candle inside?
A Jack-O-Lantern
Before it was known as "Autumn" or "Fall" what was this season called?
Harvest
What famous leaf shape and type of tree provides syrup and is closely associated to our neighbor to the north?
Maple
Which large mammal is famous for hibernating in the winter?
Bear
What American sport is traditionally played on Thanksgiving.
Football or (American Football)
What are Fall's 3 Zodiac Signs?
Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius
What traditional Fall food was first cultivated by Native Americans over 7000 years ago.
Corn.
What Mexican Holiday usually falling on November 1st and 2nd, honors loved ones and ancestors that have passed away?
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
This insect flies from Canada and North America down south to Mexico for the winter months.
Butterfly
What upbeat and catchy song by Earth, Wind, and Fire is like an anthem for celebrating the arrival of fall?
September
In what month does fall begin in the southern hemisphere?
March
What Celtic tradition does Halloween stem from?
Samhain
What is the term for the Canadian holiday that falls on the second Monday of October, and promotes giving thanks for the harvest and blessings of the past year?
Canadian Thanksgiving
What is the natural behavior where animals move from one place to another for food and warmer climates.
Migration
What Green Day song from their 2004 album has become synonymous with the beginning of fall and the passage of time?
"Wake me up when September Ends"
Another name for gourd, this fruit native to the America's also shares a name with an English sport played with Rackets.
Squash