Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Fall 2022 Trivia

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

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.

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

a)

Oxygen

b)

Pumpkin

c)

Calcium

d)

Sugar

4.

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

5.

Superstition says catching a falling leaf can...

a)

Bring good luck

b)

Bring bad luck

c)

Cause bad weather

d)

Cause injury

6.

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.

7.

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

8.

What was Johnny Appleseed's real name?

a)

John Doe

b)

John Chapman

c)

John Wayne

d)

John Kennedy

9.

The Northern Lights are _____ in the fall.

a)

Weaker

b)

Stronger

c)

Non-existent

d)

Only Orange

10.

What US State grows the most pumpkins?

a)

Nebraska

b)

California

c)

Illinois

d)

South Carolina

11.

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

12.

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.

13.

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

a)

simera

b)

psithurism

c)

lepto

d)

makrinos

14.

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

a)

Candy maker

b)

Large melon

c)

Orange fruit

d)

Small gourd

15.

Pumpkins are grown on every continent EXCEPT....

a)

Antarctica

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

16.

A pumpkin is a _____ (according to botanists).

a)

Vegetable

b)

Meat

c)

Fruit

d)

Root

17.

Pumpkins are _____ % water.

a)

100%

b)

90%

c)

50%

d)

10%

18.

Jack-o-lanterns were originally carved from:

a)

turnips

b)

carrots

c)

apples

d)

acorn squash

19.
Which is the correct order of colors for a piece of candy corn?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
20.

Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) originated in this Spanish-speaking country:

a)

Bolivia

b)

Mexico

c)

Cuba

d)

Costa Rica

21.
In the 1966 TV special, 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,' Charlie Brown gets these while trick-or-treating:
a)
apples
b)
clumps of dirt
c)
rocks
d)
shoes
22.
When Goelitz Confectionery Company began making candy corn in the late 1800s, the treat was commonly called:
a)
sweet niblets
b)
candy kernels
c)
sweetie corn
d)
chicken feed
23.
Which of these was the first "fun size" candy?
a)
Hershey's
b)
Kit Kat
c)
Twix
d)
Snickers
24.

True or False? The monster in Mary Shelley's book 'Frankenstein' is a vegetarian.

a)

True

b)

False

25.
This scene is from the movie-
a)
Scarecrow Adventure
b)
Witches 
c)
Halloween
d)
Hocus Pocus
26.

What happens on Autumn Equinox?

a)

The amount of light and dark are the same

b)

A full moon occurs

c)

The earth is furthest from the sun

d)

Pumpkins turn orange

27.

In which play by Shakespeare do three witches say, “Double, double, toil and trouble”?

a)

King Lear

b)

Hamlet

c)

Macbeth

d)

The Tempest

28.

Who is said to haunt the White House Rose Garden?

a)

President Grover Cleveland

b)

First Lady Abigail Adams

c)

First Lady Dolley Madison

d)

President George Washington

29.

Fill in the Lyrics.... "He did the mash, he did the ________ mash"

a)

Monster

b)

Pumpkin

c)

Mania

d)

Potato

30.

In 2004, the city of Hollywood banned the use of what party item on Halloween?

a)

Slime

b)

Smoke Machines

c)

Eggs

d)

Silly String

31.

The average kid consumes how many calories on Halloween night?

a)

1000

b)

3000

c)

5000

d)

7000