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WorksheetsThanksgiving trivia
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what month is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?
a)
December
b)
November
c)
September
d)
October
2.
How many pilgrim women survived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving in 1621?
a)
40
b)
15
c)
13
d)
25
3.
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last in 1621?
a)
1
b)
4
c)
2
d)
3
4.
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
5.
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.
6.
The term "Cornucopia" means:
a)
Plenty; an overflowing supply
b)
Minimal
c)
Rare
d)
corn feast
7.
The Indians who were invited to the Thanksgiving feast were of the Wampanoag tribe. Who was their chief?
a)
Squanto
b)
Musket
c)
Massasoit
d)
Hiawatha
8.
Thanksgiving is celebrated only in the U.S.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?
a)
100 million
b)
46 million
c)
200 million
d)
1 million
10.
What are male turkeys called?
a)
toms
b)
bobs
c)
harrys
d)
billys
11.
How fast can wild turkeys run?
a)
turkeys can't run
b)
25 mph
c)
10 mph
d)
100 mph
12.
Which president declared Thanksgiving a National Holiday?
a)
George Washington
b)
Abe Lincoln
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
13.
Approximately how many feathers does a mature turkey have?
a)
750
b)
1,500
c)
3,500
d)
4,000
14.
Which US State produces the most turkeys annually?
a)
Alabama
b)
North Carolina
c)
Missouri
d)
Arkansas
15.
Which country consumes the most turkey per year?
a)
Israel
b)
United States
c)
Mexico
d)
Germany
16.
What day of the week is Thanksgiving?
a)
Monday
b)
Saturday
c)
Tuesday
d)
Thursday
17.
Why did they celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
a)
More pilgrims had arrived.
b)
They had won war.
c)
They had a bountiful harvest.
d)
They were scared of the Native Americans.
18.
Which ocean did the pilgrims cross?
a)
The Pacific
b)
The Arctic
c)
The Atlantic
d)
The Southern
19.
What is the name of the skin that hangs off the turkey's neck?
a)
snark
b)
wattle
c)
gobbler
d)
beard
20.
What was the name of the ship the pilgrims came over on?
a)
Nina
b)
Mayflower
c)
Pinta
d)
Discovery
21.
What part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a superstitious good luck custom?
a)
neck bone
b)
foot bone
c)
leg bone
d)
wing bone
22.
Which of these foods would not have been served at the first Thanksgiving?
a)
apples
b)
pie
c)
corn
d)
squash
23.
Which of these fasteners would not have been found on a pilgrim's cloth
a)
button
b)
zipper
c)
buckle
d)
tie
24.
The pilgrims first landed on this famous rock?
a)
Concord
b)
Boston
c)
New Raven
d)
Plymouth
25.
What year was the first Thanksgiving?
a)
1601
b)
1614
c)
1621
d)
1688
26.
About how long was the Pilgrims' voyage?
a)
10 days
b)
32 days
c)
50 days
d)
66 days
27.
What current U.S. state did the pilgrims land in?
a)
Massachusettes
b)
Virginia
c)
Delaware
d)
Connecticut
28.
What has more calories, white meat or dark meat?
a)
Dark
b)
White
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