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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 23: The Charlie Brown balloon floats on 6th Ave. during the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade on November 23, 2017 in New York City. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade is the largest parade in the world and has been held since 1924. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

It's time The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown quiz as today is national pumpkin day!  So that will be our topic today for Wiki-Pete-ia on the Shemon and Sheppard Show on ESPN Southwest Florida.

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Pumpkins are everywhere this time of year.  Whether you buy them to decorate or to bake delicious pumpkin pie, they are a clear sign of the Halloween season.

Another Halloween tradition for the past 50 years, is the airing of The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown .  Poor Linus misses out on Trick or Treating because he wastes Halloween night sitting in a pumpkin patch waiting for The Great Pumpkin to appear.  As a kid, I wondered what would be worse; to miss out on Trick or Treating or to get rocks instead of candy when going from house to house.

Never the less, it's time for The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown trivia on Wiki-pete-ia!

Good Luck!

1. Who said, "I had a little trouble with the scissors" while making his costume?

A: Charlie Brown

2. Which two people pick out a pumpkin in the opening sequence?

A: Lucy and Linus

3. While Trick or Treating, what item does Charlie Brown keep receiving?

A: A rock

4. What was Snoopy's costume?

A: WWI Flying Ace vs. Red Barron

5. According to Linus, The Great Pumpkin comes every Halloween to the most __________ pumpkin patch in the world?

A: Sincere

6. Sally threatens to slug Linus if he tries to do what in the pumpkin patch?

A: Hold hands

7. What traditional game does the gang play at the Halloween party?

A: Bobbing for apples

8. What time is it when Lucy finds Linus is not in bed and she heads out to the pumpkin patch to find him shivering under his blanket?

A: 4 AM

9. The Great Pumpkin never arrives at the pumpkin patch but who does?

A: Snoopy

Craig Shemon has been hosting afternoons on ESPN Southwest Florida since 2017. Prior to that he was a nationally syndicated host in Los Angeles at FOX Sports Radio and in Houston at Yahoo! Sports Radio. Along the way Craig did play-by-play for the NFL on FOX, NFL Europe, Big Ten Network, and The Citadel Radio Network. Craig is a native Detroiter and Indiana University graduate. He has been known to proudly display his Detroit and IU fandom on the air. Craig likes to write about athletes, create quizzes, and covers big sports headlines.