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Getting to the Bottom of Autumn quiz


I might need to change my name to the Queen of Quizzes! I got 6 out of 10!







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Leaves change colors in the fall because








a)
The summer’s bright sun dries them out




b)
They produce less chlorophyll, which keeps them green




c)
The plant sucks the green in to use as strength for the winter, much in the same way Popeye eats his spinach



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b

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Yeah, b

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B

Happy First Day of Fall

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You are all correct!










Since the Middle Ages, some communities have celebrated the harvest with a symbolic item made of grain. What is it?








a)
A scarecrow




b)
A wreath




c)
A doll



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a?

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No sir, please try again!

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It's a wreath.

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yes, B

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Nope sorry!


The tradition of making a “corn dolly,” a symbolic or decorative figure made of straw, comes from pagan harvest festivals. People believed that the doll contained the spirit of a successful harvest.


 


 




The first person to propose the idea of daylight savings time was








a)
Benjamin Franklin




b)
Sir Isaac Newton




c)
Seth Thomas



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Ben did.

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Correct Molly!


 







The full moon that follows the harvest moon is called








a)
The hunter’s moon




b)
The root moon




c)
The blue moon



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Hunter's moon. A blue moon is two full moons in a month.

-- Edited by Molly at 13:04, 2005-09-22

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Finally, my type of quiz. Sorry for hogging it all, I'm just liking that I can beat Thumper and Sparky at this one!

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Correct and no apology needed! I am there with you sister!!!


 







The Native American tribe who brought food to the Pilgrims, inspiring the Thanksgiving tradition, were








a)
Cree




b)
Wampanoag




c)
Mohawk



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Not Mohawk. I want to say it was the Cree...

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You were right and wrong, it was not Mohawk, but it was not Cree!


 







The Autumnal Equinox is








a)
One of 2 days a year when day and night are of equal length




b)
One of the three horse races that comprise the Triple Crown




c)
The date when the sun is closest to the earth



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A.

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Woo Hoo the girls rule!!


 










In Greek mythology, the goddess of the harvest is








a)
Hestia




b)
Demeter




c)
Hera



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Demeter. Her daughter, Persephone, was kidnapped by Hades. So, to make a long story short, in the half of the year when Hades gets Persephone, Demeter makes everything die, hence winter.

Haven't I mentioned something before about being on a Mythology forum?

-- Edited by Molly at 14:03, 2005-09-22

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Cool Molly and correct!!!







Which of the following meteor showers occurs in November?








a)
Perseids




b)
Eta Aquarids




c)
Leonids



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C. Leonid

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Hm, I think you see the Aquarius constellation in fall, right? So I'm guessing Eta Aquarids.

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Sparky was correct Molly, but I guessed the same as you!


I remember this from grade school!







In Latin, cornucopia means








a)
Lots of corn




b)
Horn of plenty




c)
Basket of fruit



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B. plenty Horn....

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And I just want to say that Sparky and I know most of this but we are giving the other forum members a chance



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True Dat True Dat. Plus it's fun to manipulate the answers around to make funnies.

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Correct!


 


And finally-


 







 



 




The first jack-o-lanterns were made from








a)
Pumpkins




b)
Turnips




c)
Loaves of bread



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Turnips

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Darn phone call made me miss a question!

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