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Thanksgiving

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or false: All turkeys gobble

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of these food items was not served at the First Thanksgiving, according to historians?

a)

Potatoes

b)

Venison

c)

Fish

3.

In what year did cranberries start being canned?

a)

1895

b)

1951

c)

1912

4.

Who was the first President to pardon a turkey?

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

c)

Ronald Reagan

5.

When was the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade held?

a)

1900

b)

1920

c)

1924

6.

What brand of turkey has its own hotline number to call for questions about cooking Thanksgiving dinner?

a)

Perdue

b)

Bell and Evans

c)

Butterball

7.

Which President did not want to celebrate Thanksgiving?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

John Quincy Adams

8.

How long was the first Thanksgiving?

a)

5 hours

b)

3 days

c)

1 week

9.

Who was the first President to make pardoning a turkey an annual event?

a)

Richard NIxon

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

George H W Bush

10.

What side dish is statistically Americans favorite for Thanksgiving?

a)

Green Bean Casserole

b)

Stuffing

c)

Sweet Potatoes

11.

What is the name of the name of the popular Thanksgiving item pictured here?

a)

Pecan Pie

b)

Sweet Potato Casserole

c)

Pumpkin Pie

12.

Where can you visit and see how the Pilgrims lived?

a)

Plymouth Plantation

b)

Sturbridge Village

c)

Colonial Williamsburg

13.

13 A mix-up in ordering in1953 caused the creation of what?

a)

Canned pumpkin

b)

Swanson TV Dinners

c)

Mincemeat Pie Filling

14.

Which Native American Tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate and were invited to the first Thanksgiving?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Apache

c)

Wampanoag

15.

What company created the green bean casserole, a popular Thanksgiving side dish, in the 1950’s?

a)

Campbell's Soup

b)

Swanson

c)

College Inn

16.

Was turkey served at the first Thanksgiving?

a)

Yes

b)

No

17.

How does America’s Thanksgiving Parade conclude?

a)

Spectators get to eat turkey before they go home

b)

They go home to cook their holiday meal

c)

Santa Claus arrives

18.

Which President shifted Thanksgiving from the fourth Thursday in November to the third Thursday to lengthen the Christmas shopping season?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

19.

In the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, which balloon has appeared the most?

a)

Snoopy

b)

Mickey Mouse

c)

Bugs Bunny

20.

In New England, the most popular Thanksgiving dessert, according to an article in Readers Digest earlier this year is what?

a)

Pumpkin Pie

b)

Tollhouse Pie

c)

Apple Pie