Orange food
Is cantaloupe a fruit or vegetable?
It is a fruit, and it is related to the squash and cucumber families.
Does the "pumpkin spice" blend contain actual pumpkin?
No
Do squashes have seeds inside or outside?
inside
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
It's a fruit! Because it has seeds inside, just like a watermelon or an apple.
Do pumpkins grow on a vine in a patch or on a tree?
On a vine in a patch.
Carrots weren't always orange.
What other colors can carrots be?
Purple/yellow/white/red
What day of the year do a lot of people eat pumpkin pie?
Thanksgiving
Is a squash technically a fruit or a vegetable?
fruit
What color are pumpkins before they turn orange?
Green
When harvesting cranberries, farmers flood their fields with water. Will cranberries sink or float in water?
float
Do oranges float in water?
Yes
What spice do we often use in apple pie to make it smell and taste yummy?
Cinnamon
What part of the squash plant can you eat besides the main fruit?
You can eat the flowers!
Can you eat every part of a pumpkin plant?
Yes! You can eat the skin, the flesh, the seeds, and the flowers.
When you see a corn or soybean field that looks brown and dry in the fall, does it mean the plants are dead?
No, it means they are ripe and ready to be harvested.
Is sweet potato is a type of potato?
No
What is the fluffy meringue on top of key lime pies made from?
egg whites
What type of squash has flesh that looks like noodles when cooked?
Spaghetti squash
About how many seeds are in a medium-sized pumpkin?
Around 500 seeds
Which long, green vegetable is mostly just water (about 96%)?
cucumber
Which part of the mango tree is toxic to animals?
leaves
What ingredient was too expensive for people to use in the very first apple pie recipes?
Sugar. They used sweet fruits like figs and raisins instead.
What are the two main types of squash called?
summer squash and winter squash
Pumpkins can grow almost anywhere in the world except for one very cold continent. Which one?
Antarctica
What big machine do farmers use to help cut and collect lots of grain crops very quickly?
A combine harvester