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Thanksgiving Trivia

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did Thanksgiving became a holiday?

a)

1963

b)

1763

c)

1868

d)

1863

2.

The first time Thanksgiving was celebrated, the main dish was a turkey.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

How many turkeys are consumed in the United States on Thanksgiving Day?

a)

30 thousand

b)

45 millions

c)

10 millions

d)

5 thousand

4.

Which U.S. President made this celebration a national holiday?

a)

George Washington

b)

Frankling D. Roosevelt

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Thomas Jeffersonpr

5.

Which group of Native American Indians ate the first Thanksgiving meal with the Pilgrims?

a)

The Cherokee

b)

The Navajo

c)

The Sioux

d)

The Wampanoag

6.

When was the Macy's Parade first held?

a)

1924

b)

1824

c)

1824

d)

1910

7.

How long was the first Thanksgiving celebration?

a)

1 day

b)

4 days

c)

3 days

d)

5 days

8.

The Pilgrims came to the New world seeking religious freedom and were also called:

a)

The Wanderers

b)

The Puritans

c)

The Travelers

d)

The Great Explorers

9.

It has been estimated that how many Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving.

a)

79%

b)

65%

c)

50%

d)

88%

10.

The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in ____ over a three day harvest festival.

a)

1620

b)

1621

c)

1622

d)

1623

11.
What Indian helped the Pilgrims?
a)
Squanto
b)
Pocahontas
c)
Massasoit
d)
Powhatan
12.
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
13.
Where did the Pilgrims come ashore in North America?
a)
Virginia
b)
Florida
c)
Jamestown
d)
Plymouth
14.
What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to North America
a)
Nina
b)
Mayflower
c)
Pinta
d)
Santa Maria
15.
What do you eat on Thanksgiving?
a)
Candy
b)
Donuts 
c)
Turkey 
16.
What day of the week is Thanksgiving on?
a)
Thursday
b)
Friday
c)
Saturday 
17.
In the US Thanksgiving is traditionally celebrated on the 4th _______ of November.
a)
Wednesday
b)
Friday
c)
Sunday
d)
Thursday
18.
What season is Thanksgiving in?
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Winter
d)
Fall
19.
What is this?
a)
apple pie
b)
pumpkin pie
c)
banana pie
d)
chocolate pie
20.

When is Thanksgiving?

a)

December

b)

April

c)

November

21.

The Pilgrims were the first American settlers. They came from:

a)

ITALY

b)

USA

c)

ENGLAND

d)

BRAZIL

22.

THE SHIP THE PILGRIMS WENT TO AMERICA WAS CALLED:

a)

THE MAYFLOWER

b)

THE JUNE FLOWER

c)

THE BLACK PEARL

d)

THE ENGLISH ROSE

23.

WHICH ONES ARE THANKSGIVING FOOD?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
24.

Where was the first Thanksgiving?

a)

Plymouth, New Hampshire

b)

Plymouth, Massachusetts

c)

Plymouth, England

d)

Plymouth, Wisconsin

25.

What did the Native Americans and Pilgrims eat at the first Thanksgiving?

a)

Deer, seafood and fruit

b)

Turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes

c)

Chicken, carrots and bread

d)

Roast beef, green beans and rice

26.

Thanksgiving is held on the final Thursday of November each year.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

When did we start canning cranberries?

a)

1853

b)

1879

c)

1912

d)

1964

28.

One of America’s Founding Fathers thought the turkey should be the national bird of the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

How did a botched Thanksgiving order lead to TV tray dinners?

a)

Swanson and Sons had ordered too many turkey to be sold, had extra turkey after Thanksgiving so created TV dinners to use the turkey

b)

Swanson and Sons thought it would be convenient for those working on Thanksgiving to make after work so they created TV dinners

c)

Swanson and Sons want familes to have access to quick and easy Thanksgiving dinners all year round so they created TV dinners

30.

Why is football a Thanksgiving tradition?

a)

It started in 1856 when President Buchanan had a family football game on Thanksgiving Day

b)

It started in 1876 when Yale and Princeton play on Thanksgiving day

c)

It started in 1890 the first year that the Army and the Navy teams played each other on Thanksgiving day

d)

It started in 1905 when President T Roosevelt declared it a tradition moving forward because it was his favorite sport to watch

31.

Who was the first president to officially pardon a turkey?

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

George HW Bush

d)

Barack Obama

32.

Macy’s was the first American department store to sponsor a parade in celebration of Thanksgiving.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Turkey contains an amino acid that makes you sleepy.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

What is better?

a)

Fried Turkey

b)

Roast Turkey

c)

Neither, turkey is gross!

35.

What is better?

a)

Mashed Potatoes

b)

Scalloped Potatoes

c)

Neither, potatoes are gross!

36.

What is better?

a)

Apple Pie

b)

Pumpkin Pie

c)

Gross! Where is the ice cream?!

37.

What is better?

a)

Green Bean Casserole

b)

Mac and Cheese

c)

I'd rather have nothing!

38.

What is better?

a)

Watching football

b)

Watching the parade

c)

Both sound boring to me!