Quiz  /  Quick Quiz: Pumpkin Carving

  • 1. 
    What vegetable was originally used in jack-o’-lanterns instead of a pumpkin?

  • turnip
  • eggplant
  • squash
  • melon

  • 2. 
    Where did the custom of carving jack-o’-lanterns come from?

  • Northern Africa
  • Spain
  • the British Isles
  • Middle America

  • 3. 
    How big do the largest pumpkin variety, C. maxima, usually get?

  • 34 kg (75 pounds)
  • 45 kg (100 pounds)
  • 14 kg (25 pounds)
  • 23 kg (50 pounds)

  • 4. 
    How heavy have the most massive pumpkins ever weighed?

  • 113 kg (250 pounds)
  • 454 kg (1,000 pounds)
  • 227 kg (500 pounds)
  • 907 kg (2,000 pounds)

  • 5. 
    Which mythical Irish figure may jack-o’-lanterns have been originally intended to scare away?

  • Stingy Jack
  • the will-o’-the-wisp
  • the banshee
  • the kelpie
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