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Halloween Pumpkins & Lanterns Trivia

5 Halloween Pumpkins & Lanterns trivia questions with answers you can reveal below, then play the full Halloween board as a live multiplayer buzzer game: one shared screen, phones as buzzers, no app to install.

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ClueThis large, round orange gourd that we carve at Halloween grows on a vine and is technically a fruit; its seeds can be roasted for a tasty snack.

AnswerWhat is a squash?

ClueIrish immigrants brought the tradition of carving lanterns to this North American country, where the big orange gourd became the go-to choice.

AnswerWhat is the United States?

ClueThe Irish folk tale behind the carved lantern features a trickster with this common first name who is doomed to wander with a glowing ember.

AnswerWho is Jack (Stingy Jack)?

ClueThis U.S. state, home to the town of Half Moon Bay's famous weigh-off, hosts one of the country's most celebrated giant-gourd growing competitions each October.

AnswerWhat is California?

ClueThis Slavic holiday word, meaning 'All Saints' or the eve before it, is the ancient Celtic festival Samhain's Christian successor that inspired autumn lantern-carving customs.

AnswerWhat is Hallowmas (Allhallows/Hallowtide)?

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