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Thanksgiving Trivia

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Thanksgiving occurs on the:
a)
Fourth Thursday in November
b)
Third Thursday in November
c)
November 26 each year
2.
The first Thanksgiving lasted:
a)
One day
b)
Two days
c)
Three days
3.
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
4.
Which Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal?
a)
Apache
b)
Wampanoag
c)
Cherokee
5.
Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?
a)
100 million
b)
280 million
c)
500 million
6.
What southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Virginia
c)
Georgia
7.
Today our Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday in November because:
a)
It is the date the Pilgrims landed in the New World
b)
This was the date set by FDR in 1939
c)
It was the date people voted to have it on.
8.
What is a baby turkey called:
a)
A chick
b)
A nestling
c)
A poult
9.
It has been estimated that how many Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving:
a)
88%
b)
50%
c)
75%
10.
A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
a)
A million
b)
Too many to count
c)
3,500
11.
All turkeys can fly: True or false
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The first ever Thanksgiving was held in 1621 at Plymouth by the Pilgrims. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
13.
More than half of the people of Plymouth colony died that winter of 1621: true or false?
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Only male turkeys gobble: true or false?
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Who officially declared Thanksgiving a public holiday?
a)
Pilgrims in 1621
b)
Lincoln in 1863
16.
Which state consumes the most turkey?
a)
Virginia
b)
New York
c)
California
17.
What sport is commonly associated with Thanksgiving?
a)
football
b)
soccer 
c)
baseball
18.
What is the name of the famous rock thought to be where the pilgrims first landed?
a)
White Rock
b)
Plymouth Rock
c)
Big Rock
d)
Sock Rock
19.
Which American Indian tribe celebrated the Thanksgiving feast with the pilgrims?
a)
Piqua Shawnee Tribe
b)
The Wampanoag
c)
Pomo Indians
d)
The Chiefs
20.

Which founding father wanted the turkey to be our national bird?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Benjamin Franklin

21.
What season is Thanksgiving in?
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Winter
d)
Fall
22.

What was the name of the ship that the pilgrims came over on?

a)

Nina

b)

Mayflower

c)

Pinta

d)

Santa Maria

23.
About how long was the Pilgrims' voyage?
a)
10 days
b)
32 days
c)
50 days
d)
66 days
24.

Which Native American helped teach the Pilgrims how to survive in their New World?

a)

Sacagawea

b)

Geronimo

c)

Tecomseh

d)

Squanto

25.
The color of a turkey’s head and throat will change depending on his mood.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Why did they celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
a)
More pilgrims had arrived.
b)
They had won war.
c)
They had a bountiful harvest.
d)
They were scared of the Native Americans.
27.
Which place is open on Thanksgiving? 
a)
bank
b)
school
c)
hospital
d)
library
28.
What day of the week is Thanksgiving? 
a)
Monday
b)
Saturday
c)
Tuesday
d)
Thursday
29.
How did Squanto help the pilgrims?
a)
He gave them money.
b)
He taught them how to fight.
c)
He built their houses for them.
d)
He showed them how to farm crops.
30.

Which President started the Turkey Pardoning ceremony?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George H. W. Bush

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Calvin Coolidge

31.

How many pumpkin pies are consumed on Thanksgiving?

a)

11 million

b)

29 million

c)

50 million

d)

63 million

32.

Who concludes the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

a)

Tom Turkey

b)

Santa Claus

c)

The Easter Bunny

d)

People dressed as pilgrims

33.

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

34.

The turkey holding the Guiness Book of World Records record weight, weighed in at...

a)

86 pounds

b)

63 pounds

c)

107 pounds

d)

43 pounds

35.

Canada also celebrates Thanksgiving! What month do they celebrate this holiday?

a)

October

b)

November

c)

January

d)

February

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