NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsThanksgiving
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many places in the United States are named Turkey?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
2.
Which president declared Thanksgiving a National Holiday?
a)
George Washington
b)
Abe Lincoln
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
3.
Thanksgiving is only an American holiday.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The first department store to hold a Thanksgiving parade was
a)
Macy's
b)
Montgomery Wards
c)
J.C. Penny's
d)
Gimbel's
5.
The color of a turkey’s head and throat will change depending on his mood.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Wild turkeys can fly at speeds of up to ____
a)
10 mph
b)
25 mph
c)
55 mph
d)
70 mph
7.
The longest balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is:
a)
Spiderman
b)
Superman
c)
Wonder Woman
d)
Barney the Dinosaur
8.
What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the colonists?
a)
The Creeks
b)
The Cherokees
c)
The Turkey Trots
d)
The Wampanoag
9.
What is a female turkey called?
a)
hen
b)
chick
c)
cuckoo
d)
genius
10.
What is a male turkey called?
a)
larry
b)
harry
c)
tom
d)
bob
11.
About how many feathers does a mature turkey have?
a)
3,500
b)
35
c)
35,000
12.
Approximately what percentage of American homes eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
a)
10%
b)
40%
c)
50%
d)
90%
13.
Which country consumes the most turkeys?
a)
United States
b)
Israel
c)
Canada
d)
China
14.
What is the name for the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck?
a)
swag
b)
wattle
c)
gobblydygook
15.
What is the day after Thanksgiving?
a)
White Friday
b)
Black Saturday
c)
Black Wednesday
d)
Black Friday
16.
Where did Thanksgiving start?
a)
West
b)
South
c)
Northwest
d)
New England
17.
Where was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
a)
Dover
b)
New York
c)
Plymouth
d)
Boston
18.
The term "Cornucopia" means:
a)
Plenty; an overflowing supply
b)
Minimal
c)
Rare
19.
What Indian helped the Pilgrims?
a)
Squanto
b)
Pocahontas
c)
Massasoit
d)
Powhatan
20.
What did Squanto teach the Pilgrims to make?
a)
Syrup
b)
Corn
c)
Bread
d)
Turkey
21.
Why did the Pilgrims leave Europe?
a)
They wanted to get rich.
b)
They were looking for a Northwestern Passage to India.
c)
They wanted freedom of religion.
d)
All of the above
22.
What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to North America
a)
Nina
b)
Mayflower
c)
Pinta
d)
Santa Maria
23.
What did the Wampanoags teach the Pilgrims?
a)
How to hunt and grow crops
b)
How to trade
c)
How to sew
d)
how to fish
24.
Wild turkeys can run at speeds of up to ____
a)
15 mph
b)
25 mph
c)
30 mph
d)
40 mph
25.
In the US Thanksgiving is traditionally celebrated on the 4th _______ of November.
a)
Wednesday
b)
Friday
c)
Sunday
d)
Thursday
26.
Who was the captain of the Mayflower?
a)
Marcos Smith
b)
Robert Soot
c)
Christopher Jones
d)
Squanto
27.
What was the original name for the pilgrims?
a)
Settlers
b)
Old Corners
c)
Pilgrim Fathers
d)
Colonists
28.
What part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a superstitious good luck custom?
a)
Wishbone in the neck
b)
Thigh bone
c)
Collar bone
d)
Drumstick
29.
Turkey comes from the Hebrew work "tukki". What does the word "tukki" mean?
a)
eagle
b)
deer
c)
crow
d)
parrot
30.
In what year did the first Macy's Thanksgiving parade take place?
a)
1950
b)
1909
c)
1924
d)
1971
31.
Which balloon was the first balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in 1927?
a)
Felix the Cat
b)
Mickey Mouse
c)
Popeye
d)
Snoopy
32.
How long was the longest balloon ever in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade?
a)
150 ft.
b)
75 ft.
c)
240 ft.
d)
104 ft.
33.
The Indians who were invited to the Thanksgiving feast were of the Wampanoag trive. Who was their chief?
a)
Squanto
b)
Musket
c)
Massasoit
34.
Thanksgiving became a national holiday thanks to this woman who was the editor of the magazine, "The Godey's Lady's Book".
a)
Margaret Bloom
b)
Josephine Clarke
c)
Sarah Hale
35.
What sport is commonly associated with Thanksgiving?
a)
football
b)
soccer
c)
baseball
36.
What is the significance of the turkey dinner?
a)
turkey symbolized good fortune for the pilgrims
b)
At the first Thanksgiving feast, four wild turkeys were served.
c)
There is no special significance.
37.
Which ocean did the pilgrims cross?
a)
The Pacific
b)
The Arctic
c)
The Atlantic
38.
Which vegetable did the pilgrims have available for Thanksgiving but did not use because they thought it was poisonous?
a)
corn
b)
string beans
c)
potatoes
39.
Which American President did not like the idea of a National Thanksgiving Day?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Adams
c)
John Smith
d)
George Washington
40.
What is the name of the famous rock thought to be where the pilgrims first landed?
a)
White Rock
b)
Plymouth Rock
c)
Big Rock
d)
Sock Rock
41.
Only one type of turkey can make the "gobble" sound. Which one is it?
a)
male turkeys
b)
female turkeys
c)
wild turkeys
d)
captive turkeys
42.
Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?
a)
100 million
b)
280 million
c)
500 million
43.
The Pilgrims came to the New World seeking religious freedom and were also called:
a)
Puritans because they wanted to purify the teachings of the Church of England
b)
Great Explorers
c)
Wanderers
44.
Every year a turkey gets pardoned by the president of the United States. Who was the first president to do this?
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
Harry Truman
c)
James Monroe
d)
Abe Lincoln
45.
True or False
Turkeys often sleep in trees during the night.
Turkeys often sleep in trees during the night.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
About how long was the Pilgrims' voyage?
a)
10 days
b)
32 days
c)
50 days
d)
66 days
47.
When did Thanksgiving become an official holiday?
a)
2016
b)
1941
c)
1621
d)
1774
48.
Which President was the first to establish Thanksgiving as a legal national holiday to be held the 4th Thursday in November?
a)
Barack Obama
b)
Abe Lincoln
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
49.
The busiest travel day of the year is:
a)
The day after Thanksgiving
b)
The day after Christmas
c)
The day after New Years
50.
Not everyone on the Mayflower was traveling to the New World to settle. What was the purpose of the others?
a)
Do scientific studies
b)
Get away from their parents
c)
To hunt for furs and collect lumber
51.
According to the Butterball Company, how much turkey is consumed on Thanksgiving day?
a)
500,000 lbs
b)
100 million lbs
c)
675 million lbs
52.
The term "Cornucopia" means what?
a)
tall corn
b)
horn of plenty
c)
greek god of corn
53.
Which of these foods would not have been served at the first Thanksgiving?
a)
apples
b)
pie
c)
corn
Reset
