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Thanksgiving Trivia!

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Thanksgiving occurs on the:

a)

Fourth Thursday in November

b)

Third Thursday in November

c)

November 26 each year

2.

Under which President did Thanksgiving become an annual holiday?

a)

Lincoln

b)

Washington

c)

Obama

3.

How does the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade end?

a)

With the snoopy balloon

b)

With the arrival of Santa

4.

Which president was the first to pardon a turkey?

a)

George Washington

b)

George H.W. Bush

c)

Thomas Jefferson

5.

What is the red part under a turkey’s beak called?

a)

A gobble

b)

A wattle

c)

A squiggle

6.

What is the red part on TOP of a turkey’s beak called?

a)

A snood

b)

A gobble

c)

A waggle

7.

What state raises the most turkeys?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Connecticut

c)

Minnesota

8.

True or false: before the eagle, the turkey was the national bird

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or false: turkey was a part of the first thanksgiving

a)

True

b)

False

10.

About how many turkeys are cooked each year for Thanksgiving?

a)

1 thousand

b)

1 million

c)

46 million

11.

True or false: Only male turkeys gobble

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What famous Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving?

a)

Jingle Bells

b)

Here Comes Santa Claus

c)

Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer

13.

In A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, what does Charlie Brown serve to his friends for Thanksgiving dinner?

a)

Turkey

b)

Stuffing

c)

ice cream sundae

14.

How many ridges are there on a 14-ounce can of Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

17

15.

To test if cranberries are ripe, they bounce them! How high must a cranberry bounce before it is harvested?

a)

1 inch

b)

2 inches

c)

4 inches

16.

How long was the pilgrims' voyage from England to the New World?

a)

5 hours

b)

5 days

c)

20 days

d)

66 days

17.

How many feathers does an adult male turkey have?

a)

100

b)

2,000

c)

5,500

18.

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

19.

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

a)

Apache

b)

Wampanoag

c)

Cherokee

20.

What is a baby turkey called?

a)

Chick

b)

Poult

c)

Nestling

21.

True of False: All turkeys can fly.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

How long did the first Thanksgiving last?

a)

One day

b)

Two days

c)

Three days