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Pumpkins are 90% water.
True or False?
True!
What is the thin hairlike part attached to the stem ?
(a) rind
(b) tendril
(c) pulp
(d) vine
B
A pumpkin pie is the easiest pie you will ever make. Which ingredient is missing?
Ingredients:
pumpkin pulp
What is the job of the tendrils on a pumpkin?
It anchors the vine and protects it from the wind.
What colours can a pumpkin be? (name at least 3)
orange, white, yellow, red, green
A pumpkin is a vegetable.
True or False?
False!
A pumpkin is a fruit. Most people think of it as a vegetable.
For every rib on a pumpkin there is a row of seeds on the inside.
Every single part of a pumpkin is edible.
Yes or No?
Yes.
What TWO things trigger a pumpkin seed to grow?
moisture and warmth
What is the process in which plants make their own food?
A) chlorophyll
B) carotenoids
C) photosynthesis
C
Pumpkins originated in Asia.
True or False?
False!
Pumpkins originated in Central America.
It keeps disease and bugs out of the pumpkin.
What other foods belong in the same food group as the pumpkin?
watermelon, squash, and cucumbers
How many kinds of pumpkins are there?
There are more than 45 different varieties of pumpkin.
What continent will you NOT find a pumpkin growing?
Antarctica
The longer on the vine the more seeds a pumpkin has.
True or False?
True!
What causes the green color of a growing pumpkin?
A) carotenoids
B) leaves
C) chlorophyll
C
How does making pumpkin pie different than making pumpkin soup?
What does the name pumpkin mean in Greek?
The name pumpkin comes from the Greek word ‘pepon’, meaning ‘large melon’.
What is known as the "meat" of the pumpkin?
pulp
At the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621, the pilgrims made a pumpkin pie.
True oe False?
False!
At the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621, the pilgrims did not serve pumpkin pie, they made pumpkin stew.
What is the inside of pumpkin called?
cavity
The largest pumpkin pie ever baked weighed more than 1500 kilos.
Yes or No?
Yes.
Why shouldn't you pick up a pumpkin by its handle?
It can easily break and the pumpkin will not get its nutrients then.
Name 3 parts of a pumpkin.
seeds, pulp, shell