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It's Fall Harvest Time!
It's Fall Harvest Time!
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1
What causes red and purple leaves?
The extreme heat from the sun in the fall
The sugars from the sap that is trapped inside the leaves
The iron in the soil being absorbed by the tree
The overabundance of chlorophyll in the leaves
2
Why don't evergreen trees lose their leaves (needles) like deciduous trees?
The evergreen's sticky sap retains the needles on the branch
Needles are covered with wax, protecting them from freezing
They never go into a dormant stage
Green leaves don't fall from trees
3
Which of these birds do NOT migrate in autumn?
Swallows
Storks
Hummingbirds
Ravens
4
What is the official end of Autumn?
The Winter Crest
The Winter Equinox
The Winter Solstice
Thanksgiving
5
Birds migrate using what markers for direction?
The moon
Empty fields
Telephone poles
The sun and stars
6
What fruit is freshest in the Fall?
Pineapple
Oranges
Apricots
Apples
7
What language does the word "Autumn" come from?
French
Italian
Russian
German
8
"Pumpkin" comes from the word “pepon” which means...
October harvest
To carve
Large melon
Bright orange
9
What term refers to the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox?
Reap Moon
Red Moon
Bright Moon
Harvest Moon
10
Halloween has ________ origins.
Celtic
Greek
Roman
German
11
What is the name of the harvest festival celebrated in China close to the autumnal equinox?
Sun Festival
Dragon Festival
Lantern Festival
Moon Festival
12
What is the oldest autumn festival?
Asian Mid-Autumn Festival
UK's Guy Fawkes Night
Mexico’s Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Germany's Octoberfest
13
What is Halloween also known as?
All Saints Day
Day of Treats
All Hallow's Eve
All Witches Day
14
What is the first day of fall called?
Harvest Equinox
October Equinox
Autumnal Equinox
Full Moon Equinox
15
What insect migrates in the Fall up to 2,500 miles for nicer weather.
Dragon fly
Fruit fly
Butterfly
Horse-fly
16
What word was commonly used before the 16th century to refer to the autumn season?
Crop
Reap
Fall
Harvest
17
What is a Harvest Moon?
The full moon closest to Thanksgiving
A full moon that appears golden
The moon that happens during a harvest
The full moon closets to the Autumn Equinox
18
In the Southern Hemisphere, the first day of autumn occurs in what month?
March
September
April
October
19
The leaves of which type of tree change color?
Oak trees
Deciduous trees
Pigmentum trees
Coniferous trees
20
Why do leaves change color in the autumn?
Loose oxygen resulting in them dying and falling off
Loose cholorphyll causing their other pigments to be exposed
Become cold and use red to pull in the heat from the sun
Gain cholorphyll causing them to change to red and yellow
21
What is the cone shaped item used to hold fruit and vegetables?
Cornucopia
Megaphone
Funnel
Autumn hat
22
In the Autumn in Columbus, do we turn our clocks ahead or back?
We don't change time
Ahead
Back
Time is relative
23
The term "equinox" is defined as _________
A Honda SUV
When day and night are equal in length
When the Earth's two poles meet
When the sun is furthest from the equator
24
On the first day of autumn in the northern hemisphere, the sun is directly over the:
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
Arctic Circle
25
Americans and Canadians both celebrate this holiday in the fall, but not on the same day.
Thanksgiving
Remembrance Day
Halloween
Columbus Day
