Turkey Week - Thanksgiving Trivia

Thanksgiving is celebrated only in the United States.

• True 
• False 

In the US Thanksgiving is traditionally celebrated on the 4th _______ of November.

• Wednesday
• Friday
• Sunday
• Thursday

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The first department store to hold a Thanksgiving parade was:

• Montgomery Wards
• Macy's 
• Gimbel's
• Wal-Mart

What does the U.S. President do every year for Thanksgiving?

• Participates in a turkey trot

• Hunts for turkeys

• "Pardons" a turkey

• Invites the previous president for dinner

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

• 1924

• 1945

• 1978

• 1991

Was there turkey at the first Thanksgiving?

• Yes

• No

What did the first Macy's Thanksgiving Parade use?

• Balloons

• Blimps

• Live animals

What great American statesman lobbied to make the turkey the national symbol?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• Andrew Jackson

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What president made Thanksgiving a national holiday?

• Barack Obama

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Only male turkeys gobble.

• True
• False

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