Discover the fall

Autumn has arrived. Heaven and earth transformed. The leaves change color, the weather is cold, the clock also slows down. But do you know the story behind the transfer signs this season? Try exploring the following interesting information.

Extremely interesting discoveries about autumn

1. Leaves change color in autumn because:

a) Sunlight makes the leaves wither
b) Leaves that produce less chlorophyll have the effect of keeping green leaves.
c) Trees absorb green matter to have enough vitality for the winter.

2. From the Middle Ages, some ethnic groups celebrated the harvest with a symbol made of cereal trees. What is that?

a) Scarecrow
b) Laurel wreath
c) Dolls

3. The first person to come up with the idea of ​​adjusting the clock when the fall is :

a) Benjamin Franklin
b) Sir Isaac Newton
c) Seth Thomas

4. The first full moon after the Mid-Autumn Festival is called:

a) The hunter's moon
b) The root moon
c) The blue moon

5. The Indian tribe brought food to the first British settlers in the United States, creating a tradition of Thanksgiving, which is:

a) Cree
b) Wampanoag
c) Mohawk

6. Collecting is:

a) 1 in 2 days of the year when the day and night are equal
b) 1 of 3 race horses makes a Triple Crown
c) Solar day is closest to the earth

7. According to Greek legend, the god of harvest is:

a) Hestia
b) Demeter
c) Hera

8. What meteor shower happened in November?

a) Perseids
b) Eta Aquarids
c) Leonids

9. In Latin, from cornucopia (fruit goat horn, used for Thanksgiving) means:

a) A lot of corn
b) Abundance and richness
c) Fruit basket

10. In the beginning, the ghost lamps used on Thanksgiving Day were made of:

a) Pumpkin
b) Turnip
c) Bread loaf

Answer:

1. B - They produce less chlorophyll to keep the leaves green

In autumn, plants produce less chlorophyll, which gives green leaves. There is no chlorophyll, some leaves are the color of the remaining substances, they are different in different plants, thus creating a variety of colors in the fall.

2. C - Dolls

The custom of making dolls made of straw comes from harvest festivals. It is believed that the doll bears the soul of a bumper harvest.

3. A - Benjamin Franklin

It was not Isaac Newton, the author of gravity theory, nor the clock inventor Seth Thomas. Benjamin Franklin came up with the first idea of ​​adjusting the seasonal watch in 1784.

4. A - The hunter's moon

The hunter's moon is the first full moon after the mid-autumn, and like the full moon night, shines a lot of light. The full moon is the moon that appears closest to the date of collection.

5. B - Wampanoag

Members of the Wampanoag tribe joined the first British settlers in the United States on the day of the festival, opening the Thanksgiving tradition.

6. A - 1 for 2 days of the year when the day and night are equal

Collecting, occurs every year around September 23, is 1 in 2 days (the other day is in the spring) when the position of the sun makes the day and night long equally everywhere on the earth.

7. B - Demeter

Demeter is the god of harvest in Greek legend.

8. C - Leonids

Leonids meteoric rain occurs in November, usually between 14 and 20. People can observe Leonids and other meteor showers with their eyes without a telescope.

9. B - Rich abundance

Cornucopia - baskets shaped with horns full of fruits - are a symbol of bumper crops on Thanksgiving.

10. B - Turnip

The first ghost lights on Thanksgiving were created from radish.