THANKSGIVING

___________ proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday on October 3, 1863.

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Donald Trump

• John F. Kennedy

The average number of calories consumed on Thanksgiving is ____.

• 4500

• 14500

• 1500

• 2500

The tradition of football on Thanksgiving began in ____ with a game between Yale and Princeton.

• 1621

• 1776

• 1876

• 2002

Sarah Josepha Hale, the woman who wrote “Mary Had A Little Lamb,” convinced Lincoln to make Thanksgiving a national holiday after writing letters for ____ years.

• 2

• 7

• 17

• 27

How long was the first Thanksgiving celebration?

• 1 day

• 4 days

• 3 days

• 5 days

What is a baby turkey called?

• A nestling

• A chick

• A poult

• A chicklet

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

• 79%

• 65%

• 50%

• 88%

The Pilgrims were the first American settlers. They came from:

• ITALY

• USA

• ENGLAND

• BRAZIL

THE SHIP THE PILGRIMS WENT TO AMERICA WAS CALLED:

• THE MAYFLOWER

• THE JUNE FLOWER

• THE BLACK PEARL

• THE ENGLISH ROSE

When is Thanksgiving celebrated?

• on October 31st

• one month before Christmas

• on the last Thursday of November

• on November 30th