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Thanksgiving Trivia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which President declared Thanksgiving a national Holiday?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

2.

TV dinners were created when Swanson accidentally ordered 260 tons of Turkey

a)

True

b)

False

3.

How many turkeys are cooked on Thanksgiving?

a)

7 million

b)

19 million

c)

37 million

d)

46 million

4.

Which President started the Turkey Pardoning ceremony?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George H. W. Bush

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Calvin Coolidge

5.

Canada also celebrates Thanksgiving

a)

True

b)

False

6.

How many pumpkin pies are consumed on Thanksgiving?

a)

11 million

b)

29 million

c)

50 million

d)

63 million

7.

Who concludes the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

a)

Tom Turkey

b)

Santa Claus

c)

The Easter Bunny

d)

People dressed as pilgrims

8.

Which state raises the most turkeys?

a)

Minnesota

b)

Vermont

c)

Iowa

d)

California

9.

Benjamin Franklin thought that the turkey should be our national bird.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Thanksgivnig is ranked in what place out of all of America's favorite holidays?

a)

It's not in the top 5

b)

1st

c)

2nd

d)

3rd

11.

The average amount of money 1 person spends over Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday is...

a)

$500+

b)

$300

c)

$200

d)

$100

12.

What centry did Thanksgiving Football start in?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

13.

Calvin Coolidge was sent something other than a turkey as a Thanksgiving gift from a man in Mississippi. This gift was a...

a)

Raccoon named Rebecca

b)

Turtle named Tuttle

c)

Squirrel named Sam

d)

Monkey named Mark

14.

Calvin Coolidge kept the raccoon as a pet, as well as a black bear, a pygmy hippo and a wallaby!

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which two football teams have played every Thanksgiving since 1966?

a)

Patriots and the Steelers

b)

Bears and the Seahawks

c)

Cowboys and the Lions

d)

Dolphins and the Giants

16.

The turkey holding the Guiness Book of World Records record weight, weighed in at...

a)

86 pounds

b)

63 pounds

c)

107 pounds

d)

43 pounds

17.

The first Thanksgiving was originally supposed to be a fast (where you stop eating) but thanks to the Native Americans, it turned into a feast!

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which state consumes the most turkey on Thanksgiving Day?

a)

Florida

b)

Michigan

c)

Tennessee

d)

California

19.

Which President tried to change the date of Thanksgiving (which falls on the last Thursday of November currently) in order to lengthen the holiday shopping season?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Bill Clinton

20.

The first Thanksgiving had what type of meat at the table?

a)

Pork and lamb

b)

Venison and Seafood

c)

Turkey and Ham

d)

Chicken and Beef