Thanksgiving Kahoot
Authored by Jake Williams
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5th - 6th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on Thanksgiving trivia and facts, combining historical knowledge with fun and unusual information about the holiday and related traditions. Designed for 5th and 6th grade students, the questions assess factual recall about American history, cultural traditions, and interesting tidbits about turkeys and Thanksgiving celebrations. Students need basic knowledge of American colonial history, particularly the Pilgrims and the establishment of national holidays, along with general awareness of seasonal concepts and cultural events like the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The quiz balances educational content about historical figures like Abraham Lincoln with entertaining facts about turkey behavior and unusual trivia like plumbing issues on Black Friday, making it both informative and engaging for middle elementary students. Created by Jake Williams, a Fun teacher in US who teaches grade 5-6. This quiz serves as an excellent holiday-themed activity that can energize students before Thanksgiving break while reinforcing social studies concepts in an entertaining format. Teachers can use this as a warm-up activity to build excitement, a brain break during regular instruction, or as part of a larger Thanksgiving unit that explores American traditions and history. The mix of serious historical questions and lighthearted trivia makes it perfect for holiday parties or as a reward activity after completing more rigorous academic work. The content aligns with social studies standards NCSS.II.d (exploring ways that language, stories, folktales, music, and artistic creations serve as expressions of human identity and heritage) and supports learning objectives related to American holidays and cultural traditions.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
TV dinners were created as the result of a 26 ton turkey surplus.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Black Friday is the busiest day for plumbers.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many places in the United States are named Turkey?
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which president declared Thanksgiving a National Holiday?
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Thanksgiving is only an American holiday.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1B
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.K.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Turkeys can drown if they look up in the rain.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.L.K.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The color of a turkey’s head and throat will change depending on his mood.
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