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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following were NOT served at the Pilgrims Thanksgiving meal?
a)
Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes
b)
Rabbit, chicken, wild turkey, and dried fruit
c)
Venison (deer meat), fish, goose
2.
What season is Thanksgiving in?
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Winter
d)
Fall
3.
Where was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
a)
Dover
b)
New York
c)
Plymouth
d)
Boston
4.
TV dinners were created as the result of a 26 ton turkey surplus.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
5.
How many places in the United States are named Turkey?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
6.
Which president declared Thanksgiving a National Holiday?
a)
George Washington
b)
Abe Lincoln
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
7.
The first department store to hold a Thanksgiving parade was?
a)
Macy's
b)
Montgomery Wards
c)
J.C. Penny's
d)
Gimbel's
8.
Turkeys can drown if they look up in the rain.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
The color of a turkey’s head and throat will change depending on his mood.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Wild turkeys can run at speeds of up to ____
a)
15 mph
b)
25 mph
c)
30 mph
d)
40 mph
11.
Which country consumes the most turkeys?
a)
United States
b)
Israel
c)
Canada
d)
China
12.
Approximately what percentage of American homes eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
a)
10%
b)
40%
c)
50%
d)
90%
13.
Can wild turkeys fly?
a)
yes
b)
no
c)
maybe
14.
turkeys lay eggs
a)
true
b)
false
15.
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last in 1621?
a)
1
b)
4
c)
2
d)
3
16.
Which state is the producer of the most pumpkins?
a)
New Jersey
b)
Georgia
c)
Illinois
d)
Florida
17.
What is a male turkey called?
a)
larry
b)
harry
c)
tom
d)
bob
18.
About how long was the Pilgrims' voyage?
a)
10 days
b)
32 days
c)
50 days
d)
66 days
19.
In what year did the first Macy's Thanksgiving parade take place?
a)
1950
b)
1909
c)
1924
d)
1971
20.
On what ship did the Pilgrims sail to America?
a)
Nina
b)
Pinta
c)
Maria
d)
Mayflower
21.
What does the president do on Thanksgiving for a turkey?
a)
plucks its feathers
b)
shakes his waddle
c)
gives him food
d)
gives 1 a pardon
22.
A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
a)
A million
b)
Too many to count!
c)
3,500
d)
They don't have feathers
23.
The Pilgrims came to the New world seeking religious freedom and were also called:
a)
The Puritans because they wanted to purify the teachings and ceremonies of the Church of England.
b)
The Great Explorers
c)
The Wanderers
d)
The original Wu Tang Clan
24.
More than half of the people in the Plymouth colony died that winter of 1621.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Thanksgiving Day is the busiest travel day of the year.
a)
True
b)
False
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