Carved pumpkin placed on box

Pumpkin quiz: Halloween pumpkin fact quiz 

Are you a Hallowexpert? Think you know your pumpkins? Well that’s let’s put that to the test! Now that it’s spooky season, it’s also pumpkin season – but how much do you really know about the orange food? Find out now… 

Question 1 out of 10:

A pumpkin is a fruit. True or false?

Lots of pumpkins
Question 2 out of 10:

How many seeds does a pumpkin roughly have?

Inside of a pumpkin flesh and seeds
Question 3 out of 10:

How long do pumpkins take to grow?

Pumpkins and decorations on the doorstep
Question 4 out of 10:

What do you think the best month to plant pumpkins is?

Two carved pumpkins lit up by a candle
Question 5 out of 10:

Pumpkins are 90 per cent water. True or false?

Halloween arrangement with pumpkins and spells
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Have you heard of the V&A Museum (or Young V&A)?

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I found out today 19%

I already knew about it 26%

Nope, it’s new to me 27%

Not really sure what that is 29%

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Question 6 out of 10:

Which of these artists loves to use pumpkins in their work?

Two painted pumpkins in a forest
Question 7 out of 10:

Where is the idea for carving into pumpkins on Halloween said to have originated from?

Someone's hands holding up a pumpkin with a scary face carved into it
Question 8 out of 10:

How big was the largest ever recorded pumpkin pie?

Pumpkin pie on a surface
Question 9 out of 10:

How many different types of pumpkin are there?

Collection of different coloured pumpkins
Question 10 out of 10:

The largest pumpkin ever recorded weighed 1010 pounds. True or false?

Large pumpkin in the woods with face drawn on it

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