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WorksheetsThanksgiving Fun
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
TV dinners were created as the result of a 26 ton turkey surplus.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
2.
Black Friday is the busiest day for plumbers.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
How many places in the United States are named Turkey?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
4.
Which president declared Thanksgiving a National Holiday?
a)
George Washington
b)
Abe Lincoln
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
5.
Thanksgiving is only an American holiday.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
You get groggy after you eat on Thanksgiving because:
a)
The tryptophan in the turkey
b)
You have spent all day cooking
c)
You overate
7.
Turkeys can drown if they look up in the rain.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The color of a turkey’s head and throat will change depending on his mood.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Wild turkeys can run at speeds of up to ____
a)
15 mph
b)
25 mph
c)
30 mph
d)
40 mph
10.
Wild turkeys can fly at speeds of up to ____
a)
10 mph
b)
25 mph
c)
55 mph
d)
70 mph
11.
The longest balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is:
a)
Spiderman
b)
Superman
c)
Wonder Woman
d)
Barney the Dinosaur
12.
How fast can wild turkeys run?
a)
1mph
b)
25mph
c)
35mph
d)
45mph
13.
Can wild turkeys fly?
a)
yes
b)
no
c)
maybe
14.
What is the name for the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck?
a)
swag
b)
wattle
c)
gobblydygook
15.
Bonus question: What are you most thankful for?
a)
health
b)
family
c)
friends
d)
all of the above
16.
Which country consumes the most turkeys?
a)
United States
b)
Israel
c)
Canada
d)
China
17.
Approximately what percentage of American homes eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
a)
10%
b)
40%
c)
50%
d)
90%
18.
About how many feathers does a mature turkey have?
a)
3,500
b)
35
c)
35,000
19.
What is a male turkey called?
a)
larry
b)
harry
c)
tom
d)
bob
20.
What is a female turkey called?
a)
hen
b)
chick
c)
cuckoo
d)
genius
21.
When was the first Thanksgiving celebration?
a)
1492, Columbus was really hungry when he got there!
b)
1621, and it lasted 3 days
c)
2016, this is the first one :)
22.
What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the colonists?
a)
The Creeks
b)
The Cherokees
c)
The Turkey Trots
d)
The Wampanoag
23.
What is this?
a)
apple pie
b)
pumpkin pie
c)
banana pie
d)
chocolate pie
24.
What are these?
a)
rolls
b)
apples
c)
turkeys
d)
pumpkins
25.
What are these?
a)
black berries
b)
blueberries
c)
strawberries
d)
cranberries
26.
What is this?
a)
soup
b)
drink
c)
gravy
d)
soda
27.
What is this?
a)
chicken
b)
turkey
c)
fish
d)
beef
28.
Who lived in America first?
a)
American Indians
b)
white people
c)
Africans
d)
people from England
29.
What is this?
a)
rolls
b)
stuffing
c)
hamburger
d)
pizza
30.
When did the pilgrims come to America?
a)
400 years ago
b)
100 years ago
c)
25 years ago
d)
10 years ago
31.
What is this family doing?
a)
working
b)
sleeping
c)
eating
d)
shopping
32.
Which place is open on Thanksgiving?
a)
bank
b)
school
c)
hospital
d)
library
33.
What is the day after Thanksgiving?
a)
White Friday
b)
Black Saturday
c)
Black Wednesday
d)
Black Friday
34.
What day of the week is Thanksgiving?
a)
Monday
b)
Saturday
c)
Tuesday
d)
Thursday
35.
What do you eat on Thanksgiving?
a)
Candy
b)
Donuts
c)
Turkey
36.
When was the first true Thanksgiving?
a)
1621
b)
1776
c)
1492
d)
1623
37.
Who attended the first Thanksgiving?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Native Americans
c)
Pilgrims and Wampanoags
d)
Americans and Native Americans
38.
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
39.
Which gender of the Turkey says "GOBBLE GOBBLE"?
a)
MALE
b)
FEMALE
40.
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
41.
What did Squanto teach the Pilgrims to make?
a)
Syrup
b)
Corn
c)
Bread
d)
Turkey
42.
What Indian helped the Pilgrims?
a)
Squanto
b)
Pocahontas
c)
Massasoit
d)
Powhatan
43.
TV dinners were created as the result of a 26 ton turkey surplus.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
44.
What season is Thanksgiving in?
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Winter
d)
Fall
45.
Which president declared Thanksgiving a National Holiday?
a)
George Washington
b)
Abe Lincoln
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
46.
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last in 1621?
a)
1
b)
4
c)
2
d)
3
47.
True or False
Turkeys often sleep in trees during the night.
Turkeys often sleep in trees during the night.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
About how long was the Pilgrims' voyage?
a)
10 days
b)
32 days
c)
50 days
d)
66 days
49.
What is the most popular dessert on Thanksgiving?
a)
Apple Pie
b)
Cococut Cream Pie
c)
Pumpkin Pie
d)
Pecan Pie
50.
What is the name for the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck?
a)
swag
b)
wattle
c)
gobbly-dy-gook
d)
big red
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