Thanksgiving Trivia

How fast can wild turkeys run?

• turkeys can't run
• 25 mph
• 10 mph
• 100 mph

Thanksgiving is celebrated only in the U.S.

• True
• False

Which ocean did the pilgrims cross?

• The Pacific
• The Arctic
• The Atlantic

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CCSS.5.MD.B.2

Which vegetable did the pilgrims have available for Thanksgiving but did not use because they thought it was poisonous?

• corn
• string beans
• potatoes

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CCSS.L.3.1G

What is the name of the famous rock thought to be where the pilgrims first landed?

• White Rock
• Plymouth Rock
• Big Rock
• Sock Rock

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?

• 100 million
• 280 million
• 500 million

Which country consumes the most turkeys?

• United States
• Israel
• Canada
• Australia

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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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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

• eagle
• deer
• crow
• parrot

How many pilgrims were on the Mayflower?

• 102
• 40
• 55
• 100