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Thanksgiving Fun Facts

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Letś start with something easy. The First Thanksgiving was celebrated between which two groups of people?

a)

PIlgrims and Native Americans

b)

Democrats and Republicans

c)

Mets and Yankees

d)

Americans and Europeans

2.

Approximately how many turkeys are eaten by Americans each Thanksgiving?

a)

25 million

b)

110 million

c)

8 milliion

d)

45 million

3.

Cranberry sauce is a traditional side dish at many Thanksgiving dinners. Which two states in the United States are responsible for producing the most cranberries?

a)

New York and New Jersey

b)

California and Texas

c)

Massachusetts and Wisconsin

d)

Hawaii and Florida

4.

Okay, so earlier we learned that the First Thanksgiving was celebrated between PIlgrims and Native Americans. Which Native American tribe took part in that First Thanksgiving?

a)

Seminole

b)

Wampanoag

c)

Cherokee

d)

Cayuga

5.

Where was Thanksgiving first celebrated?

a)

Ridgewood, baby!

b)

Plymouth

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Boston

6.

Which one of the (grumpy) Founding Fathers of the United States kept refusing to make Thanksgiving a national holiday?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Alexander Hamliton

7.

What year did the First Thanksgiving take place?

a)

1881

b)

1621

c)

1776

d)

1585

8.

Another Thanksgiving tradition is the Macyś Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. What year did the parade make its debut?

a)

1977

b)

1953

c)

1892

d)

1924

9.

Speaking of the Macyś Thanksgiving Day Parade, one of the highlights of the parade is the enormous balloons. Which Macyś balloon was the largest to ever be featured during the Thanksgiving Parade?

a)

Sonic the Hedgehog

b)

Spider-Man

c)

The Nantucket Sea Monster

d)

Kermit the Frog

10.

According to a recent poll, what is the most popular Thanksgiving side dish amongst New Yorkers?

a)

stuffing

b)

mashed potatoes

c)

corn

d)

mac and cheese

11.

What was the very first balloon introduced at the Macyś Thanksgiving Day Parade?

a)

Felix the Cat

b)

Snoopy

c)

Mickey Mouse

d)

Miss Piggy

12.

Which President officially declared Thanksgiving to be a national holiday?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)

d)

Abraham Lincoln

13.

Which meat did the First Thanksgiving celebration not include?

a)

deer

b)

fish

c)

turkey

d)

duck

14.

What is the nickname for the all-out holiday shopping spree that happens in the United States on the day after Thanksgiving?

a)

Plunder and Pillage Friday

b)

Black Friday

c)

Mall Wars

d)

Battle of the Bulge

15.

How many pounds does the average Thanksgiving turkey weigh?

a)

15 pounds

b)

20 pounds

c)

25 pounds

d)

10 pounds

16.

Another Thanksgiving tradition is football! What two teams host the Thanksgiving Classic every year?

a)

Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions

b)

New England Patriots and New York Jets

c)

Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles

d)

Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints

17.

True or False: Thanksgiving always occurs on the last Thursday of November.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The average amount of calories an adult should consume each day is about 2,000 calories. Can you guess how many calories an average adult consumes on Thanksgiving?

a)

2,000

b)

10,000

c)

6,500

d)

4,500

19.

What would Thanksgiving be without dessert? Can you correctly guess which pie is the most popular pie at Thanksgiving dinners across the United States?

a)

pumpkin pie

b)

apple pie

c)

sweet potato pie

d)

pecan pie

20.

What do you think is the best part of Thanksgiving?

a)

The food

b)

Spending time with my family

c)

Football

d)

Being off from school