Thanksgiving Trivia

Thanksgiving occurs on the:

• Fourth Thursday in November
• Third Thursday in November
• November 26 each year

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The first Thanksgiving lasted:

• One day
• Two days
• Three days

Which of the following was NOT served at the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving meal?

• Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes
• Rabbit, chicken, wild turkey, and dried fruit
• Venison (deer meat), fish, goose

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Which Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal?

• Apache
• Wampanoag
• Cherokee

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

• 100 million
• 280 million
• 500 million

What southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?

• South Carolina
• Virginia
• Georgia

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What utensil was not used by Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?

• Knife
• Fork
• Spoon

Which president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?

• President Lincoln in 1863
• President Roosevelt in 1939
• President Truman in 1947

The Pilgrims came to the New World seeking religious freedom and were also called:

• Puritans because they wanted to purify the teachings of the Church of England
• Great Explorers
• Wanderers

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Today our Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday in November because:

• It is the date the Pilgrims landed in the New World
• This was the date set by FDR in 1939
• It was the date people voted to have it on.