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Fun Facts About Thanksgiving

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving each year?

a)

50 million

b)

46 million

c)

89 million

d)

27 million

2.
What was the name of the Indian tribe that helped the Pilgrims survive?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Wampanoag
c)
Sasquatch
d)
Tlingit
3.

What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to North America?

a)

Cauliflower

b)

Mayflower

c)

Sassafras

d)

Santa Maria

4.

How many people watch the Thanksgiving day parade each year?

a)

Approximately 49 million people

b)

Approximately 76 million people

c)

Approximately 50 million people

d)

Approximately 50 million dogs

5.

Which of the following used to be a Thanksgiving song?

a)

Silent Night

b)

Jingle Bells

c)

Jingle Bell Rock

d)

Angles We Have Heard On High

6.

Which football team always plays on Thanksgiving?

a)

Detroit Lions

b)

Cleveland Browns

c)

Pittsburgh Steelers

d)

Green Bay Packers

7.

People in which state eat the most turkey?

a)

California

b)

Ohio

c)

Texas

d)

Alaska

8.

True or false:

Turkey's have been to outer space and turkey was the first meal that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had while in space.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

True or False:

The Turkey was Ben Franklin’s vote for the national bird.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

How many pounds of on average does a human gain on Thanksgiving?

a)

2.5lbs

b)

3.4lbs

c)

1.3lbs

d)

7.2lbs

11.

How many stomachs do turkeys have?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

12.

True or False:

On average, it takes about 7 hours to cook a Thanksgiving dinner. People spend on average 16 minutes eating it.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

13.

Which president declared Thanksgiving as a public holiday?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

14.

Macy's parade begun in...

a)

1924

b)

1934

c)

1928

d)

1958

15.

The most popular balloon in the Thanksgiving day parade is...

a)

Snoopy

b)

Felix the cat

c)

the Simpsons

d)

Spiderman