I'm Not Pumpking Around Trivia Quiz

Answer: Connecticut Field Pumpkin

Yes, these really are all types of pumpkins. However, the correct answer for this question is the Connecticut field pumpkin. These are also particularly a favorite for those with a green thumb, because they are dependable and relatively easy to grow in gardens. Connecticut field pumpkins are an heirloom variety that have a dark yellowish-orange skin, and are the most common type you'll find at farmers markets and grocery chain stores.

Answer: Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater

"Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater" is a nursery rhyme from around 1825. It goes:

"Peter, Peter pumpkin eater,
Had a wife but couldn't keep her;
He put her in a pumpkin shell
And there he kept her very well.

Peter, Peter pumpkin eater,
Had another and didn't love her;
Peter learned to read and spell,
And then he loved her very well."

Answer: False

For this answer we'll look at what the Oxford English dictionary defines as a fruit. Fruit: "The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food." By this definition a pumpkin is a fruit.

In culinary terms pumpkins are classified as a vegetable.

Answer: Frank Zappa

After leaving Warner Bros. music label, Frank Zappa, formed Zappa Labels in partnership with Phonogram Inc. However this was short lived due to Phonogram Inc. refusing to release a single criticizing then U.S. President Jimmy Carter titled "I Don't Wanna Get Drafted." After their refusal, Frank, would go on to form the Barking Pumpkin record label.

Answer: Tom Hanks

David Simon Pumpkins was portrayed by Tom Hanks, and the character only lasted for two episodes on "Saturday Night Live." Although, David Pumpkins did manage to get his own 21 minute Halloween Special on NBC a year after his "SNL" appearance titled "The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special".

Answer: Yellow

Pumpkins plants are not able to self-pollinate, so they require assistance in doing so. They receive this much needed help from various insects, but mostly from bees. Bees are extremely important in helping to facilitate pollination with many plants and flowers. When this is done with pumpkin plants they produce a beautiful bright yellow flower.

Answer: Illinois

The very small village of Morton and home to the "Pumpkin Capital of the World" is located in the state of Illinois. Besides its claim that it produces over 3/4 of the world's canned pumpkin, Morton also serves as the headquarters of the multi billion dollar company, Caterpillar Inc.

Answer: Linus

"The Great Pumpkin" is nothing more than an imaginative being created in the mind of Linus. We never get to see this character, but according to Linus, "The Great Pumpkin" is equivalent to Saint Nicolas. It rises from under ground of a pumpkin patch, and spends the whole night delivering toys to children from around the world.

Answer: New Hampshire

It took awhile before the pumpkin received some love on a state level, but it finally happened in 2006 when New Hampshire labeled it its state fruit. Continuing its popularity at the state level pumpkin pie became the state pie of Illinois, achieving this distinction in 2016.

Answer: Fly at higher elevations

Pumpkins are loaded with nutritional value including vitamins A, B, C and E. They are also packed with a lot of fiber and beta-carotene. Beta-carotene with vitamin C offers a nice 1,2 punch against common colds that become frequent around the time pumpkins are plentiful.