Fall This or That Questions for September, October and November

Fall pairs for warm-ups and daily polls, with separate lists for September, October and November.

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  7. Autumn this or that questions for adults
  8. How to play the fall this or that game
  9. Tips for fall themed this or that
  10. Frequently asked questions

Fall food and drinks

Food pairs work for every age. Most people have a firm favorite autumn flavor.

  1. Pumpkin spice latteorApple cider?
  2. Caramel appleorCandy apple?
  3. Apple cider donutsorPumpkin bread?
  4. Butternut squash souporChili?
  5. Hot apple ciderorHot chocolate by the fire?
  6. Roasted pumpkin seedsorKettle corn?
  7. Apple crisporApple turnover?
  8. MapleorCinnamon?
  9. Pumpkin muffinsorBanana bread?
  10. Pot roastorBeef stew?
  11. Chai latteorMaple latte?
  12. Honeycrisp applesorGranny Smith apples?
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Fall this or that questions about weekends and activities

  1. Apple pickingorCorn maze?
  2. Pumpkin patchorHayride?
  3. Jump in leaf pilesorRake the leaves?
  4. BonfireorFireplace?
  5. Football gameorSoccer game?
  6. Fall hikeorScenic drive?
  7. Farmers marketorOrchard?
  8. Carve a jack-o'-lanternorDecorate with gourds?
  9. Fall festivalorCounty fair?
  10. Camping in the coldorCabin with a fireplace?
  11. Leaf peeping in the mountainsorFall colors at the park?
  12. Bake a pieorMake a soup?

This or that fall edition: cozy clothes and home

  1. FlannelorFleece?
  2. BootsorSneakers in the leaves?
  3. ScarforBeanie?
  4. Puffer vestorDenim jacket?
  5. Pumpkin candleorApple candle?
  6. Wool socksorFuzzy socks?
  7. Fall wreathorPorch pumpkins?
  8. Blanket on the couchorBlanket by the fire pit?
  9. Rainy fall dayorCrisp sunny fall day?
  10. PlaidorCorduroy?

September this or that

These this or that September pairs fit the first weeks of school and the last warm weekends.

  1. New backpackorLast year's backpack?
  2. Labor Day cookoutorLabor Day beach trip?
  3. New pencilsorNew markers?
  4. Last swim of the yearorFirst bonfire of the year?
  5. Morning busorMorning carpool?
  6. Shorts until OctoberorJeans on September 1?
  7. Back-to-school nightorFirst football game?
  8. SunflowersorMums?
  9. Late summer peachesorEarly fall apples?
  10. Iced latte in SeptemberorHot latte in September?

October this or that

  1. Pumpkin carvingorPumpkin pie baking?
  2. Scary movieorFunny Halloween movie?
  3. Haunted houseorHaystack maze?
  4. Peak fall colorsorFirst frost?
  5. Costume shoppingorHomemade costume?
  6. Candy cornorCaramels?
  7. Spooky decorationsorCozy fall decorations?
  8. Big pumpkinorTiny pumpkins?
  9. Ghost storiesorCampfire songs?
  10. Bobbing for applesorDoughnuts on a string?

November this or that questions

Use these this or that November pairs once the leaves are down and Thanksgiving is close.

  1. Extra hour of sleeporExtra hour of daylight?
  2. Bare treesorLast colorful leaves?
  3. First snow in NovemberorMild November?
  4. Turkey sandwichorTurkey soup?
  5. Gratitude journalorThankful jar?
  6. Start holiday shopping earlyorWait until December?
  7. Puzzle nightorMovie night?
  8. Sweater weatherorCoat weather?
  9. Soup seasonorStew season?
  10. Warm tea at sunsetorHot cocoa at sunset?

Autumn this or that questions for adults

These pairs suit a team chat, a book club or a fall dinner party.

  1. Mulled ciderorPumpkin ale?
  2. Weekend at a cabinorWeekend in the city?
  3. Fall weddingorFall road trip?
  4. Book by the fireorFootball on TV?
  5. Clean the guttersorRake the yard?
  6. Plant fall bulbsorClear out the garden?
  7. Dinner partyorPotluck?
  8. Wine tastingorCider tasting?
  9. New fall TV seasonorRewatch an old favorite?
  10. Darker eveningsorColder mornings?

How to play the fall this or that game

  1. Choose 10 to 20 fall themed this or that questions from the sections above. Match the month you are in.
  2. Read a pair aloud: "Pumpkin patch or Hayride?"
  3. Players point to one side of the room or hold up one or two fingers.
  4. Ask one person on each side for a quick reason.
  5. In class, run one pair each morning. Track the votes on a paper pumpkin or leaf chart on the wall.
  6. At work, post one pair a day in chat and let people vote with emoji reactions.

Tips for fall themed this or that

  • Write your own this or that fall questions with 1 to 3 words per side.
  • Swap pairs as the season moves. A pumpkin pair in late November feels stale.
  • For kids under 8, use food and activity pairs. They answer faster when they have done both.
  • Keep Halloween pairs light at school and at work. Some families skip Halloween.
  • Print the page with your browser's Print button for a substitute teacher or a party host.
  • Use the random picker at /this-or-that-generator to draw pairs in a new order each day.

Frequently asked questions

What is fall this or that?

Fall this or that is a set of two-choice questions with an autumn theme, such as "Apple picking or Corn maze?" or "Flannel or Fleece?". Teachers use them as a morning warm-up, teams post them as a daily poll, and families play them on the drive to the orchard. Pick pairs by month: school in September, pumpkins in October, cozy nights in November.

Good fall this or that questions pair two autumn favorites, such as Apple picking or Corn maze, Flannel or Fleece, and Caramel apple or Candy apple. Mix food, clothes and weekend activities so everyone has an opinion on most pairs.

There is no difference. Fall and autumn name the same season, and Americans tend to say fall. Autumn this or that questions and fall this or that questions use the same pairs, so search either word.

Ask food and weekend pairs, such as Pumpkin spice latte or Apple cider and Fall hike or Scenic drive. Post one a day in your team chat. Skip pairs that assume people celebrate Halloween or Thanksgiving.

Good november this or that questions cover cold weather, gratitude and the run-up to Thanksgiving. Try Extra hour of sleep or Extra hour of daylight, Sweater weather or Coat weather, and Gratitude journal or Thankful jar.

Use pumpkin, leaf and costume pairs, such as Carve a jack-o'-lantern or Decorate with gourds and Costume shopping or Homemade costume. Keep scary pairs mild for young grades, and offer fall pairs instead of Halloween pairs if families opt out.

A fall this or that game with 15 pairs takes about 10 minutes for a group of 10 to 20 people. One pair as a morning warm-up takes under a minute.

Yes. Use your browser's Print button or Save as PDF, and the page prints in a clean layout. The site does not offer a separate download or image files. To make a themed sheet, paste pairs into Google Docs or Canva.

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