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Thanksgiving Trivia!

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Thanksgiving occurs on the:

a)

Fourth Thursday in November

b)

Third Thursday in November

c)

November 26 each year

2.

The first Thanksgiving lasted:

a)

1 day

b)

2 days

c)

3 days

3.

Which of the following was NOT served at the Pilgrims Thanksgiving meal?

a)

Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes

b)

Rabbit, chicken, wild turkey, and dried fruit

c)

Venison (deer meat), fish, goose

4.

Which Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal?

a)

Apache

b)

Wampanoag

c)

Cherokee

5.

Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?

a)

100 million

b)

280 million

c)

500 million

6.

Which southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Virginia

c)

Georgia

7.

What is a snood?

a)

The loose skin under a male turkey’s neck.

b)

A hat worn by a Pilgrim

c)

A hot cider drink served at Thanksgiving.

8.

What utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?

a)

Knife

b)

Fork

c)

Spoon

9.

What is a baby turkey called?

a)

A chick

b)

A nestling

c)

A poult

10.

Which president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?

a)

President Lincoln in 1863

b)

President Roosevelt in 1939

c)

President Harry Truman in 1947

11.

True or False: The average American eats about 4,500 calories at Thanksgiving dinner.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False: All turkeys can fly.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True or False: More than half of the people in the Plymouth colony died that winter of 1621.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: Cranberries are tasted to see if they are sweet enough to harvest.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False: The first Turkey Trot was held in Buffalo, New York.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True or False: About 80 percent of Americans prefer the Thanksgiving leftovers over the actual dinner.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False: A male turkey is called a Jenny.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True or False: Detroit is the city with the oldest Thanksgiving Parade.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

True or False: The Pilgrims and Native Americans ate Turkey on the first Thanksgiving.

a)

True

b)

False