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Thanksgiving Trivia

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did Thanksgiving became a holiday?

a)

1963

b)

1763

c)

1868

d)

1863

2.

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

a)

30 thousand

b)

45 millions

c)

10 millions

d)

5 thousand

3.

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

4.
What Indian helped the Pilgrims?
a)

Squanto

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Massasoit

d)

Powhatan

5.
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

6.
What day of the week is Thanksgiving on?
a)
Thursday
b)
Friday
c)
Saturday 
7.

How long was the first Thanksgiving celebration?

a)

1 day

b)

4 days

c)

3 days

d)

5 days

8.

Which of the following was NOT served at the Pilgrims Thanksgiving meal?

a)

Beans, spinach, cabbage, lettuce

b)

Venison (deer meat), fish, goose

c)

Rabbit, chicken, wild turkey, and dried fruit

d)

Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes

9.

How many calories, on average, does an average person consume during Thanksgiving dinner?

a)

3500

b)

1500

c)

1600

d)

4500

10.

What is a baby turkey called?

a)

A nestling

b)

A chick

c)

A poult

d)

A chicklet

11.

What 2 football teams always play on Thanksgiving?

a)

Baltimore Ravens & Cleveland Browns

b)

New England Patriots & Pittsburgh Steelers

c)

Kansas City Chiefs & Buffalo Bills

d)

Detroit Lions & Dallas Cowboys

12.

Which U.S state raises the most turkeys?

a)

Minnesota

b)

Georgia

c)

Florida

d)

Tennessee

13.

The First Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons were filled with oxygen, not helium

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Benjamin Franklin thought the national bird of the US should be the turkey

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Only female turkeys can gobble

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of these carols was originally a Thanksgiving song?

a)

Jingle Bells

b)

Baby, It´s Cold Outside

c)

Sleigh Ride

d)

Holy Night

17.

What month is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?

a)

September

b)

October

c)

November

d)

August

18.

What pie is the most popular on Thanksgiving?

a)

Apple Pie

b)

Pecan Pie

c)

Chocolate Pie

d)

Pumpkin Pie

19.
When is Thanksgiving celebrated in the U.S.?
a)
3rd Tuesday in Nov.
b)
1st Thursday in Nov.
c)
last Thursday in Nov.
d)
4th Thursday in Nov.
20.

About how many pumpkin pies are consumed every Thanksgiving?

a)

3,000

b)

About 100, 000

c)

About 50 million

d)

No one eats pie at Thanksgiving

21.

What city has the oldest Thanksgiving Day Parade?

a)

Philadelphia

b)

New York

c)

Los Angeles

d)

Chicago

22.

Which city’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ends with Santa Claus getting a key to the city?

a)

New York

b)

Chicago

c)

San Francisco

d)

Detroit

23.

Where was the first Turkey Trot?

a)

Buffalo, New York

b)

Brooklyn

c)

Nashville, Tennessee

d)

Salem, Massachusetts

24.

What year did the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade first have balloons?

a)

1967

b)

1956

c)

1928

d)

1945

25.

When did canned cranberries first come about?

a)

2000

b)

1912

c)

1956

d)

1967

26.

When was green bean casserole introduced to Thanksgiving dinners?

a)

1897

b)

1955

c)

1928

d)

1956

27.

Which president declared Thanksgiving a National Holiday?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

28.

Wild turkeys can run at speeds of up to ____

a)

10 mph

b)

25 mph

c)

75 mph

d)

100 mph

29.

Wild turkeys can fly at speeds of up to ____

a)

10 mph

b)

25 mph

c)

55 mph

d)

100 mph

30.

When did the pilgrims come to America?

a)

400 years ago

b)

200 years ago

c)

150 years ago

d)

100 years ago

31.

Approximately what percentage of American homes eat turkey on Thanksgiving?

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

90%

32.

In many Latino American homes, turkey has been replaced by

a)

pizza

b)

tamales

c)

spaghetti

d)

nachos

33.
What southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Virginia
c)
Georgia
34.
Approximately how many feathers does a mature turkey have?
a)
750
b)
1,500
c)
3,500
d)
4,000
35.

Which giant balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has appeared the most?

a)

Sponge Bob

b)

Snoopy

c)

Thanksgiving Turkey

d)

Santa Claus

36.

How can you tell if cranberries are ripe?

a)

Only if they're green.

b)

If you drop them .... they bounce.

c)

If you bite into them and they ooze juice.

d)

If you bite into them, they crunch.

37.

What is the wobbly red piece of flesh under the beak of a turkey?

a)

Gobbler

b)

Wattle

c)

Brisket

d)

Snood

38.

Who was the first President to pardon a turkey?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

39.

Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Goerge H.W. Bush

40.

How much did the world’s most expensive Thanksgiving dinner on record cost?

a)

$150,000

b)

$200,000

c)

$40,000

d)

$10,000

41.

When was the first Thanksgiving football game?

a)

1876

b)

1902

c)

1937

d)

1956

42.

How many women were at the very first Thanksgiving celebration?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

43.

Which President declared two Thanksgivings in one year?

a)

James Madison

b)

William Taft

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

44.

In what month did the very first Thanksgiving celebration likely take place?

a)

December

b)

November

c)

October

d)

September