Thanksgiving Trivia

Who was the president to make Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?

• Abraham Lincoln

• John F. Kennedy

• Gearoge Washington

• Andrew Jackson

How long is the Macy's Parade in NYC every Thanksgiving?

• 1.25 miles

• 3 miles

• 2.65 miles

• 3.56 miles

When did the first Thanksgiving game take place?

• 1776

• 1863

• 1876

• 1920

Benjamin Franklin proposed that the _____ should be the national bird instead of the American Eagle.

• peacock

• turkey

• crow

• dove

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

• 28 million

• 80 million

• 280 million

• 320 million

What song was orginally written as a Thanksgiving song but later changed to a Christmas song?

• Jingle Bells

• Silent Night

• Go Tell It On The Mountain

• Frosty the Snowman

Thanksgiving occurs on the:

• 4th Thursday of November

• 1st Thursday of November

• 2nd Thursday of November

• 3rd Thursday of November

It has been estimated that how many Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving?

• 98%

• 88%

• 68%

• 52%

The first Thanksgiving lasted:

• 3 days

• 2 days

• 1 week

• 1 day

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

• The Puritans

• The Catholics

• The Quakers

• The Church of England