Autumn Trivia

1. What is the first day of fall known as?
2. What month is the first day of autumn?
3. What is the harvest moon?
4. Why do the leaves change colors in the autumn?
5. Who is the Goddess of Harvest?
6. When does the Autumn Equinox start in the Northern Hemisphere?
7. When does the Autumn Equinox start in the Southern Hemisphere?
8. How many apple varieties are there?
9. Are days longer or shorter during the autumn?
10. Which butterfly species migrates from the United States to Mexico during the fall? 

1. What is the first day of fall known as? Autumnal Equinox
2. What month is the first day of autumn? September
3. What is the harvest moon? The first full moon before the Autumnal Equinox
4. Why do the leaves change colors in the autumn? The leaves stop making food due to the daylight and temperature changes. It is a lack of chlorophyll.
5. Who is the Goddess of Harvest? Demeter
6. When does the Autumn Equinox start in the Northern Hemisphere? September 23
7. When does the Autumn Equinox start in the Southern Hemisphere? March 21
8. How many apple varieties are there? 8,000 plus
9. Are days longer or shorter during the autumn? Shorter
10. Which butterfly species migrates from the United States to Mexico during the fall? Monarchs

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