I need some answers to my pumpkin research questions?

Question

2. How long have pumpkins been growing in North America?
3.Where does the name "pumpkin" come from?
5How many seeds does an average pumpkin contain?
6. What do humans and pumpkins have in common?
7. what does apocolocynposis mean?
8. When is national Pumpkin Pie day?
9. How many pounds was the largest pumpkin pie ever baked?
10. Where di pumpkins originate?
12. How do you fix a jack-o-lantern?

Sources for answers is appreciated!

Answer 1

2. Pumpkins have been growing in North America for five thousand years.
http://www.northern.edu/exponent/archive/2000/1108/life/1108-quiz.htm

3. The word pumpkin has originated from the Greek “peponi,” meaning melon. It was translated into English as “pompions,” which has since evolved into the modern “pumpkin.”
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/pumpkins/history.html
http://www.northern.edu/exponent/archive/2000/1108/life/1108-quiz.htm

5. An average pumpkin contains one cup of seeds.
http://www.northern.edu/exponent/archive/2000/1108/life/1108-quiz.htm

6. Both humans and pumpkins are made of 90% water.
http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howthingswork/f/blbodyelements.htm
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/pumpkins/facts.html

7. The word apocolokynposis means fear of turning into a pumpkin.
http://sheila.inessential.com/2000/10/25

8. When is national Pumpkin Pie day?
National Pumpkin Pie Day - December 25th
http://library.thinkquest.org/2886/dec.htm
National Pie Day - January 23rd
http://www.piecouncil.org/national.htm

9. The current world record stands at 2,020 pounds (after baking). It was prepared and baked by the New Bremen Giant Pumpkin Growers at New Bremen, Ohio. This huge pie was made on October 8, 2005. This world record pie is recognized by Guiness World Book of Records.
http://www.pumpkinnook.com/giants/record.htm

10. Pumpkins originated in Central America.
http://www.woodlanddunes.com/ripples_arch_111801.html

12. Examples
http://www.jack-o-lantern.com/
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~mmerritt/pumpkins/carving.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/7123/jack.html

Answer 2

Check the site below for some answers on history. Also click on "unusual pumpkin facts" for info on the biggest pumpkin pie.

This is from the "unusual pumpkin facts" (Note that pumpkins contain 90% water. Perhaps this is where they are similar to humans!)

Fun Facts About The Pumpkin!

Pumpkins contain potassium and Vitamin A.

Pumpkin flowers are edible.

The largest pumpkin pie ever made was over five feet in diameter and weighed over 350 pounds. It used 80 pounds of cooked pumpkin, 36 pounds of sugar, 12 dozen eggs and took six hours to bake.

In early colonial times, pumpkins were used as an ingredient for the crust of pies, not the filling.

Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites.

The largest pumpkin ever grown weighed 1,140 pounds.

The Connecticut field variety is the traditional American pumpkin.

Pumpkins are 90 percent water.

Eighty percent of the pumpkin supply in the United States is available in October.

Native Americans flattened strips of pumpkins, dried them and made mats.

Native Americans called pumpkins "isqoutm squash."

Native Americans used pumpkin seeds for food and medicine.

Answer 3

Pumpkin Facts

Pumpkin seeds can be roasted as a snack.

Pumpkins contain potassium and Vitamin A.

Pumpkins are used for feed for animals.

Pumpkin flowers are edible.

Pumpkins are used to make soups, pies and breads.

The largest pumpkin pie ever made was over five feet in diameter and weighed over 350 pounds. It used 80 pounds of cooked pumpkin, 36 pounds of sugar, 12 dozen eggs and took six hours to bake.

Pumpkins are members of the vine crops family called cucurbits.

Pumpkins originated in Central America.

In early colonial times, pumpkins were used as an ingredient for the crust of pies, not the filling.

Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites.

Pumpkins range in size from less than a pound to over 1,000 pounds.

The largest pumpkin ever grown weighed 1,140 pounds.

The name pumpkin orginated from "pepon" – the Greek word for "large melon."

The Connecticut field variety is the traditional American pumpkin.

Pumpkins are 90 percent water.

Pumpkins are fruit.

Eighty percent of the pumpkin supply in the United States is available in October.

In colonial times, Native Americans roasted long strips of pumpkin in an open fire.

Colonists sliced off pumpkin tops; removed seeds and filled the insides with milk, spices and honey. This was baked in hot ashes and is the origin of pumpkin pie.

Native Americans flattened strips of pumpkins, dried them and made mats.

Native Americans called pumpkins "isqoutm squash."

Native Americans used pumpkin seeds for food and medicine.

Answer 4

Apocolocynposis is the fear of turning into a pumpkin.

Answer 5

You could probably find the answers to most, if not all, of those questions by using a search engine.