WorksheetsThanksgiving Facts
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was first known as
a)
New York Holiday Parade
b)
Macy's Christmas Parade
c)
Santa Claus Parade
d)
Parade of Thanks
2.
This state produces more turkeys than any other state, raising about 15 million in 2015.
a)
Minnesota
b)
Kentucky
c)
West Virginia
d)
Iowa
3.
"A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" aired on CBS in what year?
a)
1969
b)
1965
c)
1984
d)
1973
4.
The first official Presidential pardon of a turkey took place...
a)
In 1989 George H.W. Bush
b)
In 1953 Dwight Eisenhower
c)
In 1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
In 1915 Woodrow Wilson
5.
Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated
a)
4th Thursday in October
b)
1st Sunday in November
c)
2nd Monday in October
6.
Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated
a)
4th Thursday in October
b)
1st Sunday in November
c)
2nd Monday in October
7.
What percentage of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
a)
88%
b)
92%
c)
73%
8.
Only male turkeys gobble.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Benjamin Franklin thought the turkey should be our national bird. What was his reason?
a)
Turkeys represent a thankful nation
b)
Eagles have "bad moral character"
c)
Eagles were considered vultures
d)
Turkeys were rare in 1776
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