Pumpkins
Are pumpkins a vegetable or a fruit?
Fruit
Which holiday is pumpkin pie mostly eaten in the U.S.?
Thanksgiving
Pumpkins grow on every continent except...?
Antarctica
Now used to represent fall, this cheerful icon was originally built to scare birds from crops.
Scarecrow
This machine revolutionized wheat farming by combining reaping, threshing, and winnowing.
The Combine Harvester
What do you call a pumpkin after carving it and displaying it for Halloween?
Jack-O'-Lantern
Other than the inner flesh, what part of the pumpkin is edible?
Seeds
The world's heaviest pumpkin weighed over how many thousand pounds?
Over 2,000 pounds; the heaviest pumpkin weighed just a bit over 2,700 pounds
This farming tool, often held by The Reaper, is one of the earliest tools still used today
Scythe
Used when producing high-quality wine, what non-mechanical method is used for harvesting grapes?
Picking by Hand
This fairytale character rides to the ball in a pumpkin that was turned into a carriage.
Cinderella
Pumpkin Pie Spice is a blend of nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and what?
What are the three most common colors of a pumpkin?
Orange, White, Yellow
This symbol of fall is said to have been used at the first Thanksgiving, featuring a goat's horn overflowing with fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
Cornucopia
These berries are harvested by flooding bogs, causing the berries to float to the top for easy collection.
Cranberries
In which month is National Pumpkin Day celebrated in the U.S.?
October; October 26th
Around which decade did pumpkin spice lattes become a fall staple?
The Early 2000's
About how many months do pumpkins take to grow?
3-4 months; 90-120 days
This full moon is closest to the autumn equinox and provides extra nighttime light for farmers.
Harvest Moon
Olives in Mediterranean regions are harvested by doing what to trees so that they fall into nets?
Shaking the Tree
Pumpkins are what percent of water?
90%
Pumpkins are rich in this vitamin.
Vitamin A
Which Midwest state is the Pumpkin Capital of the World?
Illinois; Morton, Illinois produces 80% of the world's canned pumpkin
Who is the Greek Goddess of the Harvest?
Demeter
The word harvest comes from the Old English "haerfest" which means what?
Autumn