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Thanksgiving!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This meat was probably eaten at the first Thanksgiving in 1621

a)

turkey

b)

deer and seafood

c)

beef jerky

d)

ham on a stick

2.

Which utensil was NOT present at the first Thanksgiving feast?

a)

knife

b)

spoon

c)

napkin

d)

fork

3.

Does turkey really make people sleepy?

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.

How many turkeys are eaten each Thanksgiving?

a)

500

b)

82,356

c)

46 million

d)

800 billion

5.

Who made Thanksgiving an official holiday?

a)

Johnson

b)

King George

c)

Roosevelt

d)

Lincoln

6.

When did the tradition of Thanksgiving football begin?

a)

1776

b)

1885

c)

1934

d)

1996

7.

The cranberry used to be called the _________________.

a)

crane berry

b)

crae-berry

c)

the magic bean

d)

the old red man

8.

What was featured in the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924?

a)

talking elephants

b)

floats made of flowers

c)

giant balloon animals

d)

live zoo animals

9.

TV dinners were created to do something with all the leftover frozen Thanksgiving turkeys.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Who created green bean casserole?

a)

The Pilgrims

b)

Campbell's Soup Company

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

The green bean industry

11.

What was the name of the pilgrim's boat?

a)

The Sunflower

b)

The Mayflower

c)

The Wallflower

d)

The Starship Enterprise

12.

What group did the pilgrims share Thanksgiving with?

a)

Wompanoag

b)

Sioux

c)

Navajo

d)

Cherokee

13.

Was turkey served on the first Thanksgiving?

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

What year was the first Thanksgiving?

a)

1492

b)

1621

c)

1776

d)

2001

15.

Which deadly disease did the Pilgrims bring to America?

a)

yellow fever

b)

flu

c)

smallpox

d)

measles

16.

On which day of the week is Thanksgiving celebrated?

a)

Monday

b)

Tuesday

c)

Thursday

d)

Saturday

17.

Who is always on the last float in the Macy's Thanksgiving parade?

a)

A giant turkey

b)

Santa Claus

c)

Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer

d)

Frosty the Snow Man

18.

Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird, not the eagle.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Wild ________can run 20 miles per hour.

a)

swans

b)

chickens

c)

turkeys

d)

sweet potatoes

20.

Female turkeys are called...

a)

gobblers

b)

hens

c)

fowls

d)

ferkeys