Thanksgiving Trivia

Thanksgiving is celebrated only in the U.S.

• True
• False

The first department store to hold a Thanksgiving parade was:

• Sears
• Gimbels
• Macys
• JcPenny

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Who was the captain of the Mayflower?

• Marcos Smith
• Robert Soot
• Christopher Jones
• Squanto

Which president was the first to establish Thanksgiving as a legal national holiday to be held the 4th Thursday in November

• Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams

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In what month is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?

• December
• November
• September
• October

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What was the original name for the pilgrims?

• Settlers
• Old Corners
• Pilgrim Fathers
• Colonists

What part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a superstitious good luck custom?

• Wishbone in the neck
• Thigh bone
• Collar bone
• Drumstick

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Turkey comes from the Hebrew work "tukki".  What does the word "tukki" mean?

• eagle
• deer
• crow
• parrot

In what year did the first Macy's Thanksgiving parade take place?

• 1950
• 1909
• 1924
• 1971

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Thanksgiving is a religious holiday.

• True
• False