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Thanksgiving

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which president declared Thanksgiving a National Holiday?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

John Hancock

2.
Thanksgiving is only an American holiday.
a)
True
b)
False
3.

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

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 run at speeds of up to ____
a)
15 mph
b)
25 mph
c)
30 mph
d)
40 mph
7.
Wild turkeys can fly at speeds of up to ____
a)
10 mph
b)
25 mph
c)
55 mph
d)
70 mph
8.

The longest balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is:

a)

Red Mighty Morphin' Power Ranger

b)

Superman

c)

Wonder Woman

d)

Barney the Dinosaur

9.
What day of the week is Thanksgiving? 
a)
Monday
b)
Saturday
c)
Tuesday
d)
Thursday
10.
What is this?
a)
apple pie
b)
pumpkin pie
c)
banana pie
d)
chocolate pie
11.
What is this? 
a)
chicken
b)
turkey
c)
fish
d)
beef
12.
What is the day after Thanksgiving? 
a)
White Friday
b)
Black Saturday
c)
Black Wednesday
d)
Black Friday
13.
What Indian helped the Pilgrims?
a)
Squanto
b)
Pocahontas
c)
Massasoit
d)
Powhatan
14.
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
15.
Who attended the first Thanksgiving?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Native Americans
c)
Pilgrims and Wampanoags
d)
Americans and Native Americans
16.
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
17.
Which gender of the Turkey says "GOBBLE GOBBLE"?
a)
MALE
b)
FEMALE
18.
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
19.
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
20.
Which ocean did the pilgrims cross?
a)
The Pacific
b)
The Arctic
c)
The Atlantic
21.

Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?

a)

100 million

b)

75 million

c)

50 million

d)

25 million

22.

What sport is commonly associated with Thanksgiving?

a)

football

b)

soccer

c)

baseball

d)

basketball

23.

True or False

Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

When was the first Turkey officially pardoned by a US President?

a)

1989

b)

1999

c)

1979

d)

2009

25.

What percent of Americans eat their Thanksgiving dinner at a restaurant?

a)

5%

b)

9%

c)

12%

d)

17%