WorksheetsThanksgiving Trivia!
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the _____ Thursday of November each year.
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Each year, Americans eat about _____ million pounds of turkey for Thanksgiving?
720
550
480
900
The heaviest turkey (in recorded history) was how many pounds?
86
72
50
42
It wasn't until Lincoln's presidency that Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday. Before then, each President had to recognize it. Which president refused to declare it a national holiday?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
What was accidentally invented when a company ordered too many turkeys in Thanksgiving 1953?
frozen dinners
aluminum foil
the pressure cooker
the microwave
What percentage of Americans chow down on turkey for Thanksgiving?
45%
67%
72%
88%
The very first "Turkey Trot" (race) was organized by what group in Buffalo, NY over a century ago?
Weight Watchers
International Olympic Committee
YMCA
Runner's World
Which president pardoned the first turkey after he noticed that the bird was looking a little nervous?
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
George H. W. Bush
Donald Trump
Canada also celebrates Thanksgiving! What month do they celebrate this holiday?
October
November
January
February
Americans consume about how many million pumpkin pies on Thanksgiving Day?
5
25
50
100
"Black Friday" is one of the busiest days of shopping in the US, but what other profession also finds Balck Friday as the most busy day?
Movie Theater Employees
Plumbers
Mechanics
Christmas Tree Lot Salesmen
Which president signed a bill that made Thanksgiving a federal holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Which state consumes the most turkey?
Texas
South Carolina
California
Virginia
The first balloon to fly at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was _____.
Santa Claus
Snoopy
Felix the Cat
Mickey Mouse
Which balloon character has appeared the most in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Mickey Mouse
Snoopy
Betty Boop
Superman
