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Fall Trivia 2020

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Another word for Fall is...

a)

Spring

b)

Autumn

c)

Eastertide

d)

Invierno

2.

Fall is caused by...

a)

Earth's tilt

b)

Earth's distance from the sun

c)

Global warming

d)

Alien computer games

3.

Weight gain in colder months can be in some part due to...

a)

Lack of Vitamin C

b)

Raking leaves

c)

Lack of Vitamin D

d)

More Excercise

4.

True or False: Pumpkin Spice actually has nothing to do with pumpkins.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The more red in the leaf, the more ____ the leaf is storing.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Pumpkin

c)

Calcium

d)

Sugar

6.

In Celtic tradition, people wore costumes to _____.

a)

Attract a spouse

b)

Win a contest at a festival

c)

Hide from ghosts

d)

Honor their king

7.

Fall tourism brings in about $3 _____ in money for New England states.

a)

thousand

b)

million

c)

billion

d)

trillion

8.

Superstition says catching a falling leaf can...

a)

Bring good luck

b)

Bring bad luck

c)

Cause bad weather

d)

Cause injury

9.

Harvest moons appear when...

a)

Wolves are hungry.

b)

Earth's equator is furthest from the sun's center.

c)

Earth's equator lines up closest to the sun's center.

d)

Hurricanes remove too much moisture from the air.

10.

True or False: Some animals, such as Chickadees, actually get smarter in the fall due to a swelling in the hippocampus.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

In Greek mythology, the fall death of crops is said to be caused by a Goddess's (Demeter) grief over the loss of her _________.

a)

Mother

b)

Dog

c)

Daughter

d)

Husband

12.

True or False: Some cardiologists believe that a good scare, such as in a Haunted House, can NEVER have a positive impact on your heart.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What was Johnny Appleseed's real name?

a)

John Doe

b)

John Chapman

c)

John Wayne

d)

John Kennedy

14.

The Northern Lights are _____ in the fall.

a)

Weaker

b)

Stronger

c)

Non-existent

d)

Only Orange

15.

What US State grows the most pumpkins?

a)

Nebraska

b)

California

c)

Illinois

d)

South Carolina

16.

Monarch butterflies migrate almost 3000 miles from US/Canada to Mexico in the Fall. To stay warm, they _____.

a)

Fly faster

b)

Eat more sugar

c)

Fly closer to the sun

d)

Cluster together

17.

Squirrels...

a)

Forget where they bury a lot of their nuts.

b)

Remember the location of every nut.

c)

Mark the location of their stash of nuts.

d)

Do not eat nuts.

18.

Americans buy enough candy during Halloween to fill ___ Titanics.

a)

1

b)

3

c)

6

d)

500

19.

A name for the rustling of leaves is....

a)

simera

b)

psithurism

c)

lepto

d)

makrinos

20.

The word "pumpkin" comes from a Greek word that means....

a)

Candy maker

b)

Large melon

c)

Orange fruit

d)

Small gourd

21.

Pumpkins are grown on every continent EXCEPT....

a)

Antarctica

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

22.

A pumpkin is a _____ (according to botanists).

a)

Vegetable

b)

Meat

c)

Fruit

d)

Root

23.

True or False: You canNOT eat certain parts of a pumpkin such as the stem.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Pumpkins are _____ % water.

a)

100%

b)

90%

c)

50%

d)

10%

25.

What is the favorite pie flavor in America?

a)

Apple

b)

Cherry

c)

Pumpkin

d)

Pecan