Thanksgiving Trivia

Where was the first Thanksgiving?

• Plymouth, New Hampshire

• Plymouth, Massachusetts

• Plymouth, England

• Plymouth, Wisconsin

What did the Native Americans and Pilgrims eat at the first Thanksgiving?

• Deer, seafood and fruit

• Turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes

• Chicken, carrots and bread

• Roast beef, green beans and rice

Thanksgiving is held on the final Thursday of November each year.

• True

• False

Which president refused to acknowledge Thanksgiving?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

When did we start canning cranberries?

• 1853

• 1879

• 1912

• 1964

One of America’s Founding Fathers thought the turkey should be the national bird of the United States.

• True

• False

How did a botched Thanksgiving order lead to TV tray dinners?

• Swanson and Sons had ordered too many turkey to be sold, had extra turkey after Thanksgiving so created TV dinners to use the turkey

• Swanson and Sons thought it would be convenient for those working on Thanksgiving to make after work so they created TV dinners

• Swanson and Sons want familes to have access to quick and easy Thanksgiving dinners all year round so they created TV dinners

Why is football a Thanksgiving tradition?

• It started in 1856 when President Buchanan had a family football game on Thanksgiving Day

• It started in 1876 when Yale and Princeton play on Thanksgiving day

• It started in 1890 the first year that the Army and the Navy teams played each other on Thanksgiving day

• It started in 1905 when President T Roosevelt declared it a tradition moving forward because it was his favorite sport to watch

In 1863, Abraham Lincoln became the first American president to proclaim a national day of thanksgiving.

• True

• False

Who was the first president to officially pardon a turkey?

• John F Kennedy

• Jimmy Carter

• George HW Bush

• Barack Obama