Pumpkins Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• antarctica : pumpkins are grown on every continent except _
• seeds : pumpkins have on average 500 _ in them
• iron : pumpkin seeds are high in the mineral _
• gourd : pumpkins are a member of the _ family, along with watermelons and squash
• pollination : pumpkin crops require bee _ to grow
• varieties : there are more than 45 different _ of pumpkin
• pie : at thanksgiving, many people eat pumpkin _
• vitamins : pumpkins are a good source of many _ , including c and e
• water : pumpkins are 90% _
• thirty : a pumpkin vine can grow to be _ feet!
• super food : pumpkins are considered a _ due to their high vitamin, antioxidant, and mineral counts!
• fruit : pumpkins are a _ , not a vegetable
• medicine : native americans used pumpkin seeds for food and _
• edible : every single part of a pumpkin is _
• billion : over 1.5 _ pounds of pumpkins are grown in the united states every year
• halloween : 90% of pumpkins are grown for _
• vine : pumpkins grow on a _
• beta carotene : a red/orange pigment found in pumpkins that is converted to vitamin a (2 words)
• flour : native americans ground dried pumpkins into _
• illinois : most pumpkins are grown in the state of _
• recipes : there are so many _ you can make using pumpkins!
• central : pumpkins originated in _ america