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WorksheetsThanksgiving Trivia
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 21mins
When did Thanksgiving became a holiday?
1963
1763
1868
1863
How many turkeys are consumed in the United States on Thanksgiving Day?
30 thousand
45 millions
10 millions
5 thousand
Which group of Native American Indians ate the first Thanksgiving meal with the Pilgrims?
The Cherokee
The Navajo
The Sioux
The Wampanoag
Squanto
Pocahontas
Massasoit
Powhatan
They wanted to get rich.
They were looking for a Northwestern Passage to India.
They wanted freedom of religion.
All of the above
How long was the first Thanksgiving celebration?
1 day
4 days
3 days
5 days
Which of the following was NOT served at the Pilgrims Thanksgiving meal?
Beans, spinach, cabbage, lettuce
Venison (deer meat), fish, goose
Rabbit, chicken, wild turkey, and dried fruit
Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes
How many calories, on average, does an average person consume during Thanksgiving dinner?
3500
1500
1600
4500
What is a baby turkey called?
A nestling
A chick
A poult
A chicklet
What 2 football teams always play on Thanksgiving?
Baltimore Ravens & Cleveland Browns
New England Patriots & Pittsburgh Steelers
Kansas City Chiefs & Buffalo Bills
Detroit Lions & Dallas Cowboys
Which U.S state raises the most turkeys?
Minnesota
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
The First Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons were filled with oxygen, not helium
True
False
Benjamin Franklin thought the national bird of the US should be the turkey
True
False
Only female turkeys can gobble
True
False
Which of these carols was originally a Thanksgiving song?
Jingle Bells
Baby, It´s Cold Outside
Sleigh Ride
Holy Night
What month is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?
September
October
November
August
What pie is the most popular on Thanksgiving?
Apple Pie
Pecan Pie
Chocolate Pie
Pumpkin Pie
About how many pumpkin pies are consumed every Thanksgiving?
3,000
About 100, 000
About 50 million
No one eats pie at Thanksgiving
What city has the oldest Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Philadelphia
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Which city’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ends with Santa Claus getting a key to the city?
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Detroit
Where was the first Turkey Trot?
Buffalo, New York
Brooklyn
Nashville, Tennessee
Salem, Massachusetts
What year did the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade first have balloons?
1967
1956
1928
1945
When did canned cranberries first come about?
2000
1912
1956
1967
When was green bean casserole introduced to Thanksgiving dinners?
1897
1955
1928
1956
Which president declared Thanksgiving a National Holiday?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
Wild turkeys can run at speeds of up to ____
10 mph
25 mph
75 mph
100 mph
Wild turkeys can fly at speeds of up to ____
10 mph
25 mph
55 mph
100 mph
When did the pilgrims come to America?
400 years ago
200 years ago
150 years ago
100 years ago
Approximately what percentage of American homes eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
10%
25%
50%
90%
In many Latino American homes, turkey has been replaced by
pizza
tamales
spaghetti
nachos
Which giant balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has appeared the most?
Sponge Bob
Snoopy
Thanksgiving Turkey
Santa Claus
How can you tell if cranberries are ripe?
Only if they're green.
If you drop them .... they bounce.
If you bite into them and they ooze juice.
If you bite into them, they crunch.
What is the wobbly red piece of flesh under the beak of a turkey?
Gobbler
Wattle
Brisket
Snood
Who was the first President to pardon a turkey?
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
Goerge H.W. Bush
How much did the world’s most expensive Thanksgiving dinner on record cost?
$150,000
$200,000
$40,000
$10,000
When was the first Thanksgiving football game?
1876
1902
1937
1956
How many women were at the very first Thanksgiving celebration?
3
5
7
9
Which President declared two Thanksgivings in one year?
James Madison
William Taft
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
In what month did the very first Thanksgiving celebration likely take place?
December
November
October
September
