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Thanksgiving and Excel

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: TV dinners were created as the result of a 26 ton turkey surplus.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

True or False: Black Friday is the busiest day for plumbers.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which president declared Thanksgiving a National Holiday?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

4.

The first department store to hold a Thanksgiving parade was...

a)

Macy's

b)

Montgomery Wards

c)

J.C. Penny's

d)

Gimbel's

5.

True or False: The color of a turkey’s head and throat will change depending on his mood.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

How many turkeys are eaten in the US on Thanksgiving each year?

a)

46 million

b)

10,000

c)

22 million

d)

100 million

7.
How many days did the first Thanksgiving celebration last?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.

True or False: The woman behind "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is also responsible for Thanksgiving's recognition as a national holiday.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or False: Only male turkeys gobble.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What year was the celebration that is most commonly considered to be the first Thanksgiving?

a)

1621

b)

1776

c)

1000

d)

1922

11.

How does the Macy's Thanksgiving parade conclude?

a)

Turkey Float

b)

The President

c)

Santa Clause

d)

The Rockettes

12.

What is the name of a baby turkey?

a)

Chick

b)

Foal

c)

Turkette

d)

Poult

13.

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

a)

Abe Lincoln

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Barack Obama

d)

George W. Bush

14.

Which state raises the most turkeys?

a)

Texas

b)

Kansas

c)

Minnesota

d)

New York

15.

Which historical figure wanted the turkey to be the national bird, not the eagle?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Teddy Roosevelt

16.

Why did Teddy Roosevelt move Thanksgiving up a week?

a)

To help the holiday shopping season

b)

He was hungry.

c)

To assist in war efforts

d)

The turkey farms were ready early due to warmer weather.

17.

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's first meal in space after walking on the moon was foil packets with _______.

a)

Chicken

b)

Steak

c)

Turkey

d)

Cheese

18.

About how many questions do the experts at the Butterball Turkey Talk line answer each year for the US/Canada???

Fun Note: You can even text/use Alexa to contact them now.

a)

100

b)

100

c)

100,000

d)

1,000,000

19.

What is the record for the heaviest turkey?

a)

24 lbs

b)

50 lbs

c)

86 lbs

d)

102 lbs

20.

When is Thanksgiving in Canada?

a)

2nd Monday in October

b)

4th Thursday in November

c)

November 1st

d)

Last Friday in October

21.

What Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving?

a)

Oh Come All Ye Faithful

b)

Jingle Bells

c)

Let It Snow

d)

The Little Drummer Boy

22.
Excel is used to create:
a)
Presentations
b)
Spreadsheets
c)
Documents
d)
Websites
23.
A free alternative to using Excel is Google...
a)
Sheets
b)
Docs
c)
Slides
d)
Forms
24.
True or False: Excel always "guesses" correctly what cells you want to work with when using AutoSum.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
What is the first step in any formula? *Read all choices before answering.
a)
Type =
b)
Right-Click
c)
Double-Click
d)
Click where you want the result.
26.
Which is the function to add?
a)
Average
b)
Sum
c)
Today
d)
Min
27.
Ctrl+Z is the command for:
a)
Save
b)
Redo
c)
Undo
d)
New
28.

Which is a correct cell reference to use in a formula?

a)

ABC

b)

dictionary

c)

22B

d)

B22

29.
Which will allow you to fill in a series, such as months of a year or dates?
a)
Black plus in right corner of cell
b)
White plus
c)
Right-click
d)
Ctrl+Z
30.
Which function can help you create a countdown?
a)
Sum
b)
Average
c)
Count
d)
Today
31.

Which will allow you to select information that is ALL TOGETHER?

a)

Ctrl

b)

Home

c)

Ctrl+S

d)

Click shift click

32.

True or False: Excel will put a red wavy line under any words that could possibly be mispelled.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What button will usually get you HELP?

a)

Ctrl

b)

Home

c)

F3

d)

F1

34.

Click on _______ to obtain the chart tools, such as Design and Format.

a)

Insert

b)

Ctrl+C

c)

the chart

d)

File

35.

If you are clicked on a chart, what prints?

a)

Your data and your chart

b)

JUST the chart

c)

the entire workbook

d)

the entire worksheet

36.

What does this usually indicate in Excel? ##########

a)

The number is too big for the cell

b)

Your formula is incorrect

c)

The program is frozen

d)

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