• Pumpkin (pepon) is a Greek word for “large melon”.
• Pumpkins are a fruit.
• Pumpkins are a type of squash. They are members of Cucurbita family (cucumbers, zucchini, etc.).
• Pumpkins contain potassium and Vitamin A.
• Pumpkins are grown on 6 of the 7 continents (not on Antarctica).
• Pumpkin flowers are edible.
• Pumpkins are 90% water.

Sources:  www.cobbranch.com/Pumpkin%20Patch/pumpkinpatch_facts.php; www.pumpkin-patch.com/facts.html