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Thanksgiving Fun

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Black Friday is the busiest day for 
a)
retailers
b)
plumbers
c)
emergency rooms
d)
couch potatos
2.
What famous food item is famous because of the Thanksgiving of 1953 and 26 tons of extra turkey?
a)
tater tots
b)
cranberry sauce
c)
frozen dinners
d)
turkey salad
3.
What is a male turkey called?
a)
larry
b)
harry
c)
tom
d)
bob
4.
What is a female turkey called?
a)
hen
b)
chick
c)
cuckoo
d)
genius
5.
Only male turkeys, called toms, gobble. Females, called hens,
a)
scream
b)
yell
c)
cackle
d)
holler
6.
Benjamin Franklin suggested that the ___________ be the national bird.
a)
bald eagle
b)
cardinal
c)
turkey
d)
swan
7.
Ben Franklin wanted the turkey to be our national bird. An eagle, he wrote in a letter to his daughter, had ___________.  A turkey, on the other hand, was a "much more respectable bird."
a)
too much wing span
b)
a white head, so he looked too old
c)
ugly talons
d)
bad moral character
8.
When is Thanksgiving held today? 
a)
the first Thursday of November 
b)
the last Thursday of November 
c)
the fourth Thursday of November 
d)
after any particularly important event 
9.
Domestic turkeys can fly.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Which store was the first to host a Thanksgiving Day parade? 
a)
Macy's
b)
J C Penney
c)
Gimbel's
d)
Dillard's
11.
The dance named after our favorite Thanksgiving food 
a)
turkey tango
b)
mashed macarena
c)
turkey trot
d)
stuffing shuffle
12.

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

13.

How many turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving each year?

a)

50 million

b)

46 million

c)

89 million

d)

27 million

14.
What was the name of the Indian tribe that helped the Pilgrims survive?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Wampanoag
c)
Sasquatch
d)
Tlingit
15.

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

a)

Cauliflower

b)

Mayflower

c)

Sassafras

d)

Santa Maria

16.
How long did the first Thanksgiving last?
a)
3 months
b)
3 days
c)
3 hours
d)
until midnight
17.

How many stomachs do turkeys have?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

18.

Which president declared Thanksgiving as a public holiday?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

19.

Which president was the first to 'pardon' a turkey?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Richard Nixon

20.

Which other country celebrates Thanksgiving?

a)

Canada

b)

France

c)

Haiti

d)

United Kingdom

21.
The color of a turkey’s head and throat will change depending on his mood.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Wild turkeys can run at speeds of up to ____
a)
15 mph
b)
25 mph
c)
30 mph
d)
40 mph
23.
Approximately what percentage of American homes eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
a)
10%
b)
40%
c)
50%
d)
90%
24.

In Fall, leaves often change from green to yellow/orange/red as they lose what natural green pigment?

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Grass

c)

Cotonole

d)

Greenic Acid

25.

When it is Fall in America... What season is it in Australia?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

c)

Spring

d)

Fall

26.

In Fall we experience shortened days. To make up for this the local government requests that at 2am on November 3rd we do what?

a)

Turn our clocks one hour forward

b)

Turn our clocks one hour back

c)

Break our clocks, they're useless

d)

Pay extra taxes

27.

Bonus Question: What are you thankful for?

a)

Friends

b)

Family

c)

Food

d)

Home

e)

School

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