Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About PUMPKINS and Then Some....

created by Susan M. Ross

Use these sites to complete the questions on your Pumpkin Worksheet.

Pumpkin Facts
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/pumpkins/facts.html

1. What is done to pumpkin seeds before they are eaten as a snack?
2. What vitamin is found in pumpkins?
3. Can you eat the flower on a pumpkin vine?
4. Where did pumpkins originate?
5. From what Greek word did the word pumpkin originate?
6. What percent of a pumpkin is made up of water?
7. Are pumpkins a vegetable or a fruit?
8. What was the weight of the largest pumpkin ever grown?
9. Is it true that pumpkins were recommended for curing snake bites?
10. Is it true that pumpkins were recommended for removing freckles?

The Pumpkin Patch
http://www.pumpkin-patch.com/facts.html

11. How many pounds of cooked pumpkin were used in the largest pumpkin pie ever made?
12. Where is the Pumpkin capital of the world?
13. On what continent will pumpkins not grow?
14. What group of people brought the tradition of pumpkin carving to America?
15. What did Native Americans call pumpkins?
16. What were 2 ways Native Americans used pumpkins?

Pumpkin Chuckin
http://pumpkinnook.com/facts/chuckin.htm

17. How are pumpkins launched in a Pumpkin Chuckin Contest?
18. Where are two places you can go to see a Pumpkin Chuckin Contest?
19. On what date will the Pumpkin Chuckin Contest be held this year?

Pumpkin History
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/pumpkins/history.html

20. What is the nickname of the man in the Irish Myth from which the Jack o lantern originated?