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Nov 18-19

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first Thanksgiving celebration in the United States was in:

a)

1534

b)

1621

c)

1712

d)

1776

2.

What food was likely NOT served at the first Thanksgiving?

a)

venison (deer)

b)

pie

c)

corn

d)

swan

3.

The first Thanksgiving included the Pilgrims and which Native Americans?

a)

Anishanaabe

b)

Mohawk

c)

Iroquois

d)

Wampanoag

4.

Which President declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

5.
What did Squanto teach the Pilgrims to make?
a)
Syrup
b)
Corn
c)
Bread
d)
Turkey
6.
Why did the Pilgrims leave Europe?
a)
They wanted to get rich.
b)
They were looking for a Northwestern Passage to India.
c)
They wanted freedom of religion.
d)
All of the above
7.
Where did the Pilgrims come ashore in North America?
a)
Virginia
b)
Florida
c)
Jamestown
d)
Plymouth
8.
What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to North America
a)
Nina
b)
Mayflower
c)
Pinta
d)
Santa Maria
9.
How long was the Pilgrim voyage?
a)
1 year
b)
66 days
c)
2 years
d)
1 month
10.
Which gender of the Turkey says "GOBBLE GOBBLE"?
a)
MALE
b)
FEMALE
11.
What is the largest parade on Thanksgiving?
a)
Macy's Day Parade
b)
Thanksgiving Day Parade
c)
Holiday parade
d)
Turkey parade
12.

Wild turkeys can run at speeds of up to ____

a)

10 mph

b)

25 mph

c)

75 mph

d)

100 mph

13.

Wild turkeys can fly at speeds of up to ____

a)

10 mph

b)

25 mph

c)

55 mph

d)

100 mph

14.

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

a)

50 million

b)

280 million

c)

500 million

d)

900 million

15.

In many Latino American homes, turkey has been replaced by

a)

pizza

b)

tamales

c)

spaghetti

d)

nachos

16.
The first Thanksgiving was in 1621.  The Pilgrims invited the Native Americans to celebrate harvest.  The celebration lasted ______ days.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
17.
Many Americans celebrate Thanksgiving by sharing a large meal with family and friends.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
I don't know.
d)
I don't care.
18.
Name the picture.
a)
cornucopia
b)
candy
c)
corn
d)
apples
19.
what are most turkey feathers used for after the turkey is plucked
a)
jackets
b)
other turkeys
c)
animal feed
d)
pants
20.
what state raises the most turkeys
a)
alabama
b)
minnesota
c)
kentucky
d)
california
21.
what meat did the native americans bring to the first thanksgiving
a)
rabbit
b)
turkey
c)
deer
d)
crocodile
22.
in what century were the first pumpkin pies as we know them made
a)
14th century
b)
15th century
c)
16th century
d)
17th century
23.
what culture produced the idea of the cornucopia, the horn of plenty
a)
rome 
b)
greek
c)
american
d)
canadian
24.
thanksgiving in the usa is celebrated on the fourth thursday of november, but when is canada thanksgiving
a)
the forth tuesday of october
b)
the third wednesday of november 
c)
the first friday of december
d)
the second monday of october
25.
who do children in japan give drawings to on labor thanksgiving day
a)
police stations
b)
firehouses
c)
schools
d)
hospitals
26.

TV dinners were created when Swanson accidentally ordered 260 tons of Turkey

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Which President started the Turkey Pardoning ceremony?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George H. W. Bush

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Calvin Coolidge

28.

How many pumpkin pies are consumed on Thanksgiving?

a)

11 million

b)

29 million

c)

50 million

d)

63 million

29.

Who concludes the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

a)

Tom Turkey

b)

Santa Claus

c)

The Easter Bunny

d)

People dressed as pilgrims

30.

Benjamin Franklin thought that the turkey should be our national bird.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The average amount of money 1 person spends over Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday is...

a)

$500+

b)

$300

c)

$200

d)

$100

32.

What centry did Thanksgiving Football start in?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

33.

Calvin Coolidge was sent something other than a turkey as a Thanksgiving gift from a man in Mississippi. This gift was a...

a)

Raccoon named Rebecca

b)

Turtle named Tuttle

c)

Squirrel named Sam

d)

Monkey named Mark

34.

Which two football teams have played every Thanksgiving since 1966?

a)

Patriots and the Steelers

b)

Bears and the Seahawks

c)

Cowboys and the Lions

d)

Dolphins and the Giants

35.

Which state consumes the most turkey on Thanksgiving Day?

a)

Florida

b)

Michigan

c)

Tennessee

d)

California

36.

Which President tried to change the date of Thanksgiving (which falls on the last Thursday of November currently) in order to lengthen the holiday shopping season?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Bill Clinton

37.
What has more calories, white meat or dark meat?
a)
Dark 
b)
White
38.

To give away a secret

a)

Spill the beans

b)

pie in the sky

c)

hit the hay

39.

something good that is unlikely to happen

a)

eat your words

b)

Pig out

c)

Pie in the sky

40.

to go to bed

a)

upset the apple cart

b)

hit the hay

c)

stick my neck out

41.

to eat very little

a)

eat like a bird

b)

hit the hay

c)

talk turkey

42.

To admit that something you said was wrong

a)

cold turkey

b)

eat your words

c)

took me under her wing

43.

to mess up or ruin something

a)

upset the apple cart

b)

pie in the sky

c)

pig out

44.

immediately, without cutting off gradually.

a)

pig out

b)

took me under her wing

c)

cold turkey

45.

to take care of and help someone

a)

eat your words

b)

spilled the beans

c)

take someone under your wing

46.

to eat a lot of something

a)

pig out

b)

upset the apple cart

c)

stick your neck out

47.

to talk seriously

a)

talk turkey

b)

eat like a bird

c)

hit the hay

48.

to take a risk

a)

cold turkey

b)

pie in the sky

c)

stick your neck out

49.

London helped her mother chop vegetables for dressing. While she was chopping the vegetables, she ate some of them.


What type of change occurred while the vegetables were being chopped?


What type of change occurred while London was eating the vegetables?

a)

physical: chopped vegetables and chemical: eating vegetables

b)

physical: eating vegetables and chemical: chopping vegetables

c)

both are physical changes

d)

both are chemical changes

50.

Randy is a vegetarian. His mother decided to make him a salad to eat for Thanksgiving. Salad is an example of a (an)...

a)

solution

b)

element

c)

compound

d)

mixture

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