Love a Challenge? Try Our Fall Trivia

Autumn, is this Fella’s favorite season of the year. OK, to make things easier, I will use "Fall" instead of “Autumn." In the fall, I don’t have to worry too much about a bad sunburn or working up a sweat walking 15 steps to my mailbox and back.

Fall brings refreshing temperatures, brisk evenings, the changing of the leaves, and of course, football. It brings hay rides, corn mazes, Halloween, scarecrows, Thanksgiving, and tasty fall drinks like Old Fashioneds, Wassail, hot rum drinks, and so many others.

Even though I am terrible at trivia, it is something that most people enjoy, and often we learn a few things along the way. So, this Fella decided to put together a little Fall Trivia to get the ball rolling or keep it rolling as you sip your favorite drink by the firepit. Good luck with these, and yes the answer key is at the bottom, but... no peeking.

Here is a question just to get you started, it is not in the answer key but the answer is provided down below...... What people first started carving turnips, (yes turnips!!), before they started carving pumpkins?  Enjoy!!!!

 

Madda Fella Fall Trivia Quiz

A.   Based on sales, what is the MOST POPULAR Halloween Candy in the US?

1. Original M&M’s
2. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
3. Milky Way
4. Skittles

B.   Based on sales what is the MOST POPULAR Halloween Candy in Florida? (Since we are Key West based!!!)

1. Original M&M’s
2. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
3. Milky Way
4. Skittles

C.  In what state is Apple Cider the Official State Drink?

1. Massachusetts
2. Rhode Island
3. Vermont
4. New Hampshire

D.  A young male turkey is called a “Gobbler,” but is also known as...

1. A Joey
2. A Jimmy
3. A Jerry
4. A Jake

E.  What is a young female turkey called?

1. A Jenny
2. A Julie
3. A Jessie
4. A Jill

F.  What country started the tradition of carving pumpkins?

1. Scotland
2. Poland
3. Hungary
4. Ireland

G.  What was ‘Candy Corn’ originally called?

1. Corny Treats
2. Chicken Feed
3. Tempting Triangles
4. Halloween Heaven

H.  If you throw a pumpkin into water it will…

1. Sink
2. Break apart
3. Float
4. Shrink (or “Shrinkage” as on Seinfeld ... "I was in the pool!!!")

I.  In what month does the “full corn moon” occur?

1. September
2. October
3. November
4. December

J.  Who was the first 'First Lady' to decorate the White House for Halloween?

1. Jackie Kennedy Onasis
2. Barbara Bush
3. Mamie Eisenhower
4. Bess Truman

K.  What was the most popular Halloween costume in 2023?

1. Barbie
2. A witch
3. A princess
4. A fairy

L.  What year did the song “Monster Mash” come out?

1. 1960
2. 1962
3. 1964
4. 1966

M.  What is the Most Popular fall cocktail according to “Half Baked Harvest?”

1. Bourbon Pumpkin Smash
2. Vanilla Cinnamon Maple Whisky Sour
3. Ginger Apple Moscow Mule
4. Honey Bourbon Old Fashioned

N.  What group of people first made/used scarecrows?

1. Romans
2. Greeks
3. Egyptians
4. Native Americans

O.  What happens when Hay Bales get too wet?

1. They fall apart when moved
2. They produce an extremely foul odor
3. They become too heavy to move
4. They spontaneously combust

P.  How many pounds of candy does the average child bring home on Halloween?

1. A little over One Pound
2. A little over Two Pounds
3. A little over Three Pounds 
4. A little over Four Pounds

Q.  What type of tree holds on to its leaves the longest in the fall?

1. The Oak
2. The Maple
3. The Poplar 
4. The Birch

 

TIME IS UP!!!! Put those number 2 pencils down, you have made it to the end of the quiz. Just by playing you have passed the quiz. No one fails here. 

Now to answer the question about the people who carved turnips before carving pumpkins. I am a descendant of this wonderful group of people known as ......the Irish!!!! Maybe because we like to drink Guinness we thought we were carving pumpkins!!!!!

Hope you found this fun, and a little challenging. Below are the answers, upside down of course, to make things a little harder for those 'cheaters' with wandering eyes!!! Cheers and enjoy another fantastic fall!!!!!