All About Pumpkins
Halloween
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Autumn trivia
100
True or False
Pumpkins are a vegetable.
False. Pumpkins are a fruit
100
Where does Halloween come from?
a. Father Christmas' birthday
b. celebrate the dead
c. the start of the pumpkin harvest
b. celebrate the dead
100
What does Dracula transform himself into?
a. a cat b. a bat
c. a goat d. a dog
b. a bat
100
Which two colors are traditionally associated with Halloween?
a. red and green b. black and blue
c. orange and black
c. Orange and Black
100
Full moon closest to the Autumn Equinox is...
a. Hunters Moon b. Full Moon
c. Harvest Moon
c. Harvest Moon
200
Pumpkins originally came from?
a. Central America b. Africa
c. Asia
a. Central America
200
Before people used pumpkins, what were Jack O' Lanterns made out of?
a. potatoes b. carrots
c. turnips
c. turnips
200
What animal was once considered bad luck to cross paths with on Halloween?
A black cat!
200
In which country did Halloween originate?
a. Ireland b. Mexico
c. Japan d. United States
a. Ireland
200
What state in the USA is home to the largest corn maze in the world
California. In Dixon, California, Cool Patch Pumpkin holds the Guinness World Record for the largest corn maze in the world at 60 acres. It’s common for people to call 911 because they can’t find their way out
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
Where is Transylvania?
a. Greece b. Romania
c. America d. nowhere...it's just made up.
b. Romania
300
What brought Frankenstein's monster to life?
Lightening
300
Do pumpkins grow in the ground, on vines, or on trees?
vines
300
In what city was the first OktoberFest held?
Munich, Germany in 1810. It started as a celebration for a royal wedding between a prince and princess. The celebration became a yearly tradition every year afterward
400
Pumpkin seeds are also known as:
a. Pummies b. Pepitas
c. Pumps
b. Pepitas
400
Which of these would be most useful if a werewolf attacked you?
a. a gun loaded with silver bullets
b. a pair of good running shoes.
c. a wooden cross
a. gun loaded with silver bullets
400
When do werewolves transform themselves?
a. during a lunar eclipse
b. at sun down
c. during a full moon
c. during a full moon
400
With which Catholic holiday is Halloween associated?
a. All Saints Day b. Lent
c. Passover
a. All Saints Day
400
What makes leaves change to either a red or purple color?
Sugar!
Sugar is trapped in the leaves causing the red and purple colors
500
Besides the seeds and the pumpkin itself, what other part of the pumpkin plant is popular to eat?
the flowers.
500
The history of Halloween includes a lot of romance
True or False?
True!
Scottish girls hung wet sheets in front of the fire on the holiday to see images of their future husband. Young women would also peel an apple, often at midnight, in one strip and throw it over their shoulder. The strip was supposed to land in the shape of the first letter of her future husband's name. In colonial America, Halloween's bobbing for apples was a fortune-telling game: the first person to get the apple without using his or her hands would be the first to marry
500
What are mummies wrapped up in?
a. silk b. linen cloth
c. plastic
b. linen cloth
500
According to legend, what does it mean if you see a spider on Halloween?
a. you will get lots of candy
b. you will live another 20 years
c. a loved one is watching over you
c. a loved one is watching over you
500
This country produces more apples than anywhere in the world.
a. Peru b. China
c. United States
b. China