Thanksgiving Quiz B1 Express Publishing

Although Thanksgiving now lasts one day, it was originally a ____-day festival.

• three

• five

• seven

The Mayflower returned to England about a year after the pilgrims arrived in America.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Turkey wasn’t the only meat served at the first Thanksgiving in 1621. There was also venison (deer meat), duck and goose.

• TRUE

• FALSE

From 1863 to 1938, Thanksgiving Day was celebrated on the ____ Thursday and not the fourth as it is today.

• first

• second

• last

Every year, the president of the USA pardons one turkey, meaning that the turkey will not end up on anyone’s dinner table that year.

• TRUE

• FALSE

On 3rd October, 1863, President ____ made Thanksgiving Day a national holiday.

• Truman

• Roosevelt

• Lincoln

The famous Christmas song ____ was originally written for Thanksgiving.

• Rudolf, the Red-Nosed Reindeer

• Jingle Bells

• The Little Drummer Boy

Around ____ million turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving every year.

• 46

• 69

• 83

Americans eat approximately ____ million pumpkin pies on Thanksgiving each year!

• 30

• 40

• 50

American Football games have been a Thanksgiving tradition since ____ .

• 1876

• 1920

• 1966