October might seem to be pumpkin month in the U.S. The holiday of Halloween comes on October 31. Americans around the country are already using social media to show off their pumpkin growing and carving skills. Pumpkins are round, orange fruits related to squashes and gourds. People use their flesh and seeds for food, but they are also popular decorations in the fall. In the weeks before Halloween, people like to carve faces and other decorations into pumpkins. Halloween is a popular holiday where American children dress in costumes and go from home to home asking for candy. It is called “Trick-or-Treating.” Two big pumpkins recently made headlines in the U.S. A farmer in the northeastern state of Rhode Island broke the record for the largest pumpkin ever grown in North America. Richard Wallace’s pumpkin weighed 1,026 kilograms.
Title: Pumpkins Are Huge As Halloween Approaches
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1439/halloween_pumpkins.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Pumpkins Are Huge As Halloween Approaches' data-article-id='1940'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6667'>October might seem to be pumpkin month in the U.S.</span> <span data-start-time='6667' data-end-time='12042'>The holiday of Halloween comes on October 31.</span> <span data-start-time='12042' data-end-time='24146'>Americans around the country are already using social media to show off their pumpkin growing and carving skills.</span> <span data-start-time='24146' data-end-time='31250'>Pumpkins are round, orange fruits related to squashes and gourds.</span> <span data-start-time='31250' data-end-time='40771'>People use their flesh and seeds for food, but they are also popular decorations in the fall.</span> <span data-start-time='40771' data-end-time='49896'>In the weeks before Halloween, people like to carve faces and other decorations into pumpkins.</span> <span data-start-time='49896' data-end-time='61833'>Halloween is a popular holiday where American children dress in costumes and go from home to home asking for candy.</span> <span data-start-time='61833' data-end-time='65958'>It is called “Trick-or-Treating.”</span> <span data-start-time='65958' data-end-time='71521'>Two big pumpkins recently made headlines in the U.S.</span> <span data-start-time='71521' data-end-time='82708'>A farmer in the northeastern state of Rhode Island broke the record for the largest pumpkin ever grown in North America.</span> <span data-start-time='82708' data-end-time='90688'>Richard Wallace’s pumpkin weighed 1,026 kilograms.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1439/halloween_pumpkins.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7396 data-hint-location='40771' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1439/what_does_carve_mean.m4a'>What does carve mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='to cut into a surface'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1439/to_throw_a_ball.m4a'><span>to throw a ball</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1439/to_cut_into_a_surface.m4a'><span>to cut into a surface</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1439/to_throw_away_an_item_.m4a'><span>to throw away an item </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1439/to_crush_something.m4a'><span>to crush something</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7397 data-hint-location='40771' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1439/what_is_the_name_of_the_holiday_where_people_carve_pumpkins.m4a'>What is the name of the holiday where people carve pumpkins?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Halloween'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1439/christmas.m4a'><span>Christmas</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1439/halloween.m4a'><span>Halloween</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1439/arbor_day.m4a'><span>Arbor Day</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1439/thanksgiving.m4a'><span>Thanksgiving</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7398 data-hint-location='24146' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1439/_blank__are_round_orange_fruits_related_to_squashes_and_gourds.m4a'><span class='blank'>Pumpkins</span> are round, orange fruits related to squashes and gourds.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Pumpkins'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1439/potatoes.m4a'><span>Potatoes</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1439/oranges.m4a'><span>Oranges</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1439/pumpkins.m4a'><span>Pumpkins</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1439/bananas.m4a'><span>Bananas</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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