All About Pumpkins
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True or False
Pumpkins are a vegetable.
False. Pumpkins are a fruit
100
Full moon closest to the Autumn Equinox is...
a. Hunters Moon b. Full Moon
c. Harvest Moon
c. Harvest Moon
100
What weed pollen causes the most allergies in the fall?
ragweed
100
What is the name of Wisconsin's state fish.
Musky (Muskellunge)
100
True or False.
The first Stop signs were yellow, not red.
True. They were changed to red in 1954
200
Pumpkins originally came from?
a. Central America b. Africa
c. Asia
a. Central America
200
This fresh fruit ripens in the early fall and grows well in Wisconsin.
Apple
200
In autumn, do you turn your clocks ahead an hour or back an hour?
back
200
What is the number one type of farming in Wisconsin?
a. corn b. rye
c. soybeans d. dairy
d. Dairy
200
What is wasabi made from?
a. the leaf of a plant b. recycled rubber
c. the root of a plant d. cotton
c. the root of a plant
300
The heaviest pumpkin in the weighed in at how many pounds?
a. 229 b. 540
c. 1,080 d. 2,624
d. 2,624...Over 1 ton! This is the pumpkin recorded in Belgium
300
Grapes, grain, fish, timber are all things you can....
a. eat b. catch
c. harvest d. make wine
c. Harvest
300
During which month does summer end and autumn begin?
September
300
What is the name of the professional baseball team that played in Milwaukee before the Brewers.
Milwaukee Braves
300
How can you tell how old a tree is?
chop it down and count the rings in the trunk
400
Pumpkin seeds are also known as:
a. Pummies b. Pepitas
c. Pumps
b. Pepitas
400
A tool used to Harvest grain that is also carried by the Grim Reaper.
a sickle
400
Why do leaves change color in fall?
a. they lose chlorophyll b. they are tired of being green
c. the angle of the sun changes d. they gain chlorophyll
a. they lose chlorophyll
400
The longest river in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin River
400
What four states border Wisconsin?
Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Michigan
500
Besides the seeds and the pumpkin itself, what other part of the pumpkin plant is popular to eat?
the flowers.
500
This country produces more apples than anywhere in the world.
a. Peru b. China
c. United States
b. China
500
True or False.
The autumnal equinox marks the first day of fall.
True.
500
The name of the southwestern area of Wisconsin which was not covered by glaciers.
Driftless area
500
What part of the body contains the most bones?
a. the feet b. the hands
c. the ears d. the legs
b. the hands
(54 out of 206 bones are located in the hands)