Pumpkin Trivia
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit
What does "Spill your guts" mean?
Tell what you know
If a haunted house is described as vacant, it means it is...
empty
This word describes a noun, such as a glowing jack-o'-lantern
Adjective
The United States isn’t the only place that celebrates Halloween
True
Does the world’s heaviest pumpkin on record weigh more or less than 2,000 pounds?
More
It weighs 2,820 pounds
What does "Come back to haunt you" mean?
Make a mistake that will come back and affect you later in life
Cat is to meow as owl is to ________.
Hoot
In the phrase "The witch brewed a green potion," the word brewed functions as this part of speech
Verb
Pumpkins have always been used to carve jack-o’-lanterns
False
The tradition started with turnips, not pumpkins.
What country started the tradition of pumpkin carving?
a) United States
b) Ireland
c) Africa
d) Canada
Ireland
What does "Skeleton in your closet" mean?
Secrets
What is an antonym for the word emerge in the following sentence
"We watched the mysterious black cat suddenly emerge out of the thick fog."
disappear, vanish
Fill in the blank with to, too, two
"The ________ ghosts were ________ terrified ________ float through the walls."
two, too, to
Surveys consistently show more trick-or-treaters reach for gummy or hard candy over chocolate
False
Chocolate beats every other Halloween candy, by a mile.
Where is the Pumpkin Capital of the World?
a) France
b) Illinois
c) England
d) Mexico
Illinois
What does "Ghost Town" mean?
It is empty
What does the word potent mean in the following sentence
"The witch's potion was potent; just a single drop caused the entire castle to fall into a deep sleep."
powerful, strong, or highly effective
Make a sentence using the words "after" and "Halloween"
open response
Halloween is the second-highest-spending holiday in the United States
True
Christmas is the first-highest-spending holiday in the United States
What do you call a fear of pumpkins?
a) Cucurbitophobia
b) Arachibutyrophobia
c) Nomophobia
d) Xanthophobia
Cucurbitophobia
What does it mean to "Let the Cat out of the Bag?"
Let a secret/surprise out that was supposed to stay hidden
This 5-letter word means scary, creepy, or weird in a way that makes you feel uneasy, like walking past a dark graveyard at night
Eerie
Combine these two sentences into one by adding only one word
"The skeleton danced around the bonfire. The music played loudly."
The skeleton danced around the bonfire while the music played loudly
The skeleton danced around the bonfire and the music played loudly
The skeleton danced around the bonfire then the music played loudly
Americans are expected to spend $13.5 billion on Halloween in 2026
True