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Thanksgiving Trivia

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the ship that took the Pilgrims to America?

a)

Nina

b)

Santa Maria

c)

Mayflower

2.

What other country celebrates Thanksgiving?

a)

China

b)

Canada

c)

Mexico

3.

What do we call the day after Thanksgiving?

a)

Black Friday

b)

Red Saturday

c)

Leftover Turkey Day

4.

Which foods does Snoopy serve his guests on "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving"? (Select 2)

a)

popcorn

b)

potatoes

c)

pies

d)

pretzels

5.

Which NFL teams always play on Thanksgiving? (Select 2)

a)

Dallas Cowboys

b)

Pittsburgh Steelers

c)

Detroit Lions

d)

Washington Redskins

6.

What parade occurs every year on Thanksgiving?

a)

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

b)

Gimball's Thanksgiving Parade

c)

American Parade of Thanksgiving

7.

What is the most popular Thanksgiving pie in America?

a)

Apple

b)

Lemon Meringue

c)

Pecan

d)

Pumpkin

8.

Where was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?

a)

Plymouth, Massachusetts

b)

Boston, Massachusetts

c)

Williamsburg, Virginia

d)

Jamestown, Virginia

9.

Which president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

John F. Kennedy

10.

Which football teams played in the very first Thanksgiving game in 1934?

a)

Lions vs. Bears

b)

Cowboys vs. Giants

c)

Packers vs. Vikings

11.

What was the name of the tribe that helped the pilgrims?

a)

Cree

b)

Iroquois

c)

Wampanoag

d)

Apache

12.
How many turkeys are cooked each Thanksgiving in the US?
a)
20 million
b)
32 million
c)
45 million
d)
111 million
13.
How fast can a spooked turkey run?
a)
10 mph
b)
20 mph
c)
30 mph
d)
40 mph
14.
The first Thanksgiving lasted how many days?
a)
3 days
b)
5 days
c)
1 week 
d)
2 weeks
15.

When was the first thanksgiving?

a)

1492

b)

1764

c)

1621

d)

1812

16.
46 million of the 242 million turkeys raised in the US are raised in this state annually.
a)
Minnesota
b)
Texas
c)
California
d)
Ohio
17.
How many places in the United States are named Turkey?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
18.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.
Which country consumes the most turkeys?
a)
United States
b)
Israel
c)
Canada
d)
China
20.
What day of the week is Thanksgiving? 
a)
Monday
b)
Saturday
c)
Tuesday
d)
Thursday
21.
Approximately how many feathers does a mature turkey have?
a)
750
b)
1,500
c)
3,500
d)
4,000
22.
Who was the first President to make Thanksgiving a national holiday?
a)
Washington
b)
Lincoln
c)
Jefferson
d)
Roosevelt
23.

How many Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving?

a)

88%

b)

72%

c)

100%

d)

95%

24.

How many pounds of turkey do Americans eat on Thanksgiving?

a)

736 million pounds

b)

102 million pounds

c)

512 million pounds

d)

780 million pounds

25.

What was the weight of the biggest pumpkin pie ever made?

a)

10,320 pounds

b)

2189 pounds

c)

4100 pounds

d)

3699 pounds

26.

Who wanted the national bird to be a turkey (instead of an eagle)?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

John Adams

d)

David Birch's Grandpa

27.

What Christmas carol was originally a thanksgiving song?

a)

Let it snow

b)

Jingle Bells

c)

Winter Wonderland

d)

Let it Go

28.

Which foods were not served at the first Thanksgiving?

a)

Lobster and Clam

b)

Berries and Ham

c)

Squash and Pumpkin

d)

Turkey and Mashed Potatoes