PUMPKIN PANDEMONI

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1.  Native Americans grew pumpkins hundreds of years before the settlers first arrived. What did the Indians use pumpkins for?

(a) Food(b) Fertilizer(c) A basketball type game(d) All of the above

2. Pumpkin seeds sprout in how many days?

(a) 3 to 5 (b) 5 to 7 (c) 8 to 10 (d) 11 to 14

3. In North and South America, what did archaeologists find to show that pumpkins had been around for hundreds of years?

(a) Pottery with pumpkin designs and shapes (b) Seeds in old pots (c) Signs for Starbuck’s Pumpkin Lattes (d) Paintings on Caves

4. In the nursery rhyme, "Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater" what did he put in his pumpkin shell?

(a) Gold coins (b) His knife and fork (c) His wife (d) Nothing. He ate the pumpkin

5. It is believed that the smaller a pumpkin is...

(a) The better its flavor. (b) The more it will bounce at a punkin chunkin event (c) The longer it will last (d) The more protein

6. To encourage pumpkin seeds to sprout quickly, do what?

(a) Soak them in lukewarm water the day before planting. (b) Toss in a piece of cheese with the seed when planting (c) Plant in small pots and keep in the dark 48 hours before planting out in the sunny field. (d) Play them One Direction

7. In ancient times, the Jack O'Lantern's purpose was what?

(a) To provide light in the darkness (b) To signal that a girl in the house was single!(c) To ward off evil spirits (d) To frighten animals away

8. Which part of the plant becomes the pumpkin?

(a) The flower (b) The buds on the long stems only (c) The female buds on short stems on top of green bulbous ovaries (d) None of these. The pumpkin is a separate growth on the plant

9. In the fairy tale, "Cinderella," what turned into a pumpkin after midnight?

(a) The coach (b) Her glass slippers (c) Her Cellphone(d) She did

10. The world's largest pumpkin 'festival' is held where?

(a) Lancaster, Pennsylvania (b) Hutchinson, Kansas (c) Keene, New Hampshire (d) Circleville, Ohio

PUMPKIN PANDEMONIUMANSWERS

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1.  Native Americans grew pumpkins hundreds of years before the settlers first arrived. What did the Indians use pumpkins for?

(a) Food for their Horses!(b) Fertilizer(c) A basketball type game(d) All of the above

2. Pumpkin seeds sprout in how many days?

(a) 3 to 5 (b) 5 to 7 (c) 8 to 10 (d) 11 to 14

3. In North and South America, what did archaeologists find to show that pumpkins had been around for hundreds of years?

(a) Pottery with pumpkin designs and shapes (b) Seeds in old pots (c) Signs for Starbuck’s Pumpkin Lattes(d) Paintings on Caves

4. In the nursery rhyme, "Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater" what did he put in his pumpkin shell?

(a) Gold coins (b) His knife and fork (c) His wife (d) Nothing. He ate the pumpkin

5. It is believed that the smaller a pumpkin is...

(a) The better its flavor. (b) The more it will bounce at a punkin chunkin event (c) The longer it will last (d) The more protein

6. To encourage pumpkin seeds to sprout quickly, do what?

(a) Soak them in lukewarm water the day before planting. (b) Toss in a piece of cheese with the seed when planting (c) Plant in small pots and keep in the dark 48 hours before planting out in the sunny field. (d) Play them One Direction

7. In ancient times, the Jack O'Lantern's purpose was what?

(a) To provide light in the darkness (b) To signal a girl in the house was single (c) To ward off evil spirits (d) To frighten animals away

8. Which part of the plant becomes the pumpkin?

(a) The flower (b) The buds on the long stems only (c) The female buds on short stems on top of green bulbous ovaries (d) None of these. The pumpkin is a separate growth on the plant

9. In the fairy tale, "Cinderella," what turned into a pumpkin after midnight?

(a) The coach (b) Her glass slippers (c) Her Cellphone(d) She did

10. The world's largest pumpkin 'festival' is held where?

(a) Lancaster, Pennsylvania (b) Hutchinson, Kansas (c) Keene, New Hampshire (d) Circleville, Ohio

PUMPKIN PANDEMONI

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