Thanksgiving Trivia (w/ new STAAR type Qs) - BCM Rusk 2022

Select one of the green highlighted grievances against the king of England from the Declaration of Independence that this section of the Constitution addressed:

"In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have Jurisdiction. In all other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction."

-U.S. Constitution, Article III, Section 2

Answer explanation

TEA: https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/staar-redesign-scoring-and-reporting-for-new-question-types-guide-ss.pdf

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S2491043

In paragraphs 9 & 10, the author explains some of the benefits of high-speed trains for the local community. Using supporting details from the excerpt, answer and explain:

How will the development of high-speed trains have a positive impact on the local community?

Answer explanation

STAAR Release, 8th Reading - https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/2022-staar-may-grade-8-reading-releasedtest.pdf

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ELA 8.10A

What state had a town that once canceled Thanksgiving because they couldn't make pumpkin pies?

• Massachusetts

• Rhode Island

• Connecticut

• Delaware

Answer explanation

Answer: Colchester, Connecticut

A frigid bout of cold weather in the middle of October led to the Connecticut River freezing, so settlers couldn’t get their usual liquid sugar shipped on time from across the pond. Thus, the townspeople decided to postpone the holiday for a week in 1705. It was so legendary, Rose Mill Powers actually wrote a poem about it in a July 1908 issue of Good Housekeeping.

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/thanksgiving-ideas/a35457/thanksgiving-trivia/

According to an online article in USA Today, the foods below are the top 5 ordered from Door Dash (2021) on Thanksgiving. Put these items in correct order, with 1 being the most popular.

• Dinner Rolls

• Sirloin Steak

• Potato Wedges

• Peach Mango Pie

• Roasted Turkey

Answer explanation

Top 20 Items can be found here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2021/11/24/top-thanksgiving-foods-ordered-doordash-2021/8754092002/

Match the following Thanksgiving items to their correct price.

(Prices from HEB.com)

• 1.73

• 
• 4.61

• 
• 5.13

• 
• 3.07

• 
• 2.04

• 

This department store's Thanksgiving parade has been going on since 1924, and is widely considered as the most popular Thanksgiving parade in the US.

The _____ Thanksgiving Day Parade

Answer explanation

https://www.history.com/news/the-first-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade

The Detroit Lions have played almost every Thanksgiving football game since 1934. Do your best to draw their logo on the helmet below.

Answer explanation

Question: What professional football team has played almost every Thanksgiving since 1934?

Answer: The Detroit Lions

George A. Richards, a former owner, purchased the Portsmouth Ohio Spartans in 1934 and moved them to Detroit. Rebranded as the Detroit Lions, George decided to host a Thanksgiving Day game against the world-champion Chicago Bears in hopes of attracting fans. The team has always played on Thanksgiving except between 1939-1944 due to World War II. The Dallas Cowboys also joined in on the Turkey Day tradition in 1966 and have played every Thanksgiving except in 1975 and 1977.

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/thanksgiving-ideas/a35457/thanksgiving-trivia/