WorksheetsThanksgiving Trivia!
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Thanksgiving occurs on the:
Fourth Thursday in November
Third Thursday in November
November 26 each year
The first Thanksgiving lasted:
1 day
2 days
3 days
Which of the following was NOT served at the Pilgrims Thanksgiving meal?
Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes
Rabbit, chicken, wild turkey, and dried fruit
Venison (deer meat), fish, goose
Which Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal?
Apache
Wampanoag
Cherokee
Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?
100 million
280 million
500 million
Which southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
What is a snood?
The loose skin under a male turkey’s neck.
A hat worn by a Pilgrim
A hot cider drink served at Thanksgiving.
What utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?
Knife
Fork
Spoon
What is a baby turkey called?
A chick
A nestling
A poult
Which president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?
President Lincoln in 1863
President Roosevelt in 1939
President Harry Truman in 1947
True or False: The average American eats about 4,500 calories at Thanksgiving dinner.
True
False
True or False: All turkeys can fly.
True
False
True or False: More than half of the people in the Plymouth colony died that winter of 1621.
True
False
True or False: Cranberries are tasted to see if they are sweet enough to harvest.
True
False
True or False: The first Turkey Trot was held in Buffalo, New York.
True
False
True or False: About 80 percent of Americans prefer the Thanksgiving leftovers over the actual dinner.
True
False
True or False: A male turkey is called a Jenny.
True
False
True or False: Detroit is the city with the oldest Thanksgiving Parade.
True
False
True or False: The Pilgrims and Native Americans ate Turkey on the first Thanksgiving.
True
False
