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Use the web links on this page to find interesting information about pumpkins. Find the answers to these questions and take notes on any interesting facts you read. 1. Where does the word pumpkin come from and what does it mean? 2. How did Native Americans use pumpkins? 3. Where did the practice of carving Jack -O Lanterns come from? 4. What vitamins are in pumpkins? 5. Where is the pumpkin capital of the world? 6. On October 1, 2005 a very large pumpkin broke the world record for biggest pumpkin. How much did it weigh? 7. On what continents are pumpkins grown? 8. Where did the origin of pumpkin pie come from? 9. How much water is in a pumpkin? 10. Is a pumkin a fruit of a vegetable? 11. What was Stingy Jack? 12. Can you eat a pumpkin flower? |