How much do you know about pumpkins? TheJournal.ie [Video]

THERE’S LESS THAN two weeks to go until Halloween, and some of you may have already carved a pumpkin ahead of All Hallows’ Eve.

So we thought we’d pick your brains with a quiz about the spooky squash.

Can you get a gourd score, or is your knowledge a bit patchy?

To start with, is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?

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The word pumpkin comes from the Greek word ‘peopon’. What does it mean?

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True or false – the word ‘pumpkin’ first appeared in the fairy tale Cinderella in the 17th century.

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Carving pumpkins has long been associated with Halloween, but which vegetable did the ancient Celts carve to ward off bad spirits?

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The Guinness World Record for heaviest pumpkin is held by Travis Gienger from the US, but how much did it weigh? (not pictured here)

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