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    • Thanksgiving Trivia

    • Test your Thanksgiving knowledge with the following Thanksgiving trivia. Check your answers with the Thanksgiving Trivia key on the bottom.

      1.  Thanksgiving is celebrated on which date?

      a. The last Thursday of November
      b. The third Thursday of November
      c. The forth Thursday of November
      e. The second Thursday of November

      2. Which US president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?

      a. George Washington
      b. Abraham Lincoln
      c. Frankin D. Roosevelt
      d. Thomas Jefferson

      3. Who started a campaign, that lasted 36 years, to make Thanksgiving a national holiday?

      a. Ben Franklin
      b. Christopher Jones
      c. Sarah Josepha Hale
      d. Governor William Bradford

      4. When was the first recorded occurrence of Thanksgiving?

      a. 1621
      b. 1619
      c. 1614
      d. 1565

      5. Who wanted the national bird to be the Turkey?

      a. Ben Franklin
      b. Thomas Jefferson
      c. Governor William Bradford
      d. George Washington

      6. Which public figure coined the term Tom for a male turkey?

      a. Ben Franklin
      b. Thomas Jefferson
      c. Abraham Lincoln
      d. George Washington

      7. Do female turkeys gobble?

      a. yes
      b. no

      8. In 1621, pilgrims celebrated Thanksgiving with which tribe of Indians?

      a. Mohicans
      b. Sioux
      c. Comanche
      d. Wampanoag

      9. How many Indians attended the 1621 Thanksgiving feast?

      a. 10
      b. 20
      c. 50
      d. 90

      10. How many pilgrims attended the Thanksgiving feast?

      a. 50
      b. 75
      c. 100
      d. 125

      11. All of these utensils were used for the feast except-

      a. Spoon
      b. Fork
      c. Knife
      d. Large cloth

      12. Which ship was Christopher Jones the captain of?

      a. Santa Maria
      b. Victoria
      c. Mayflower
      d. Pinta

      13. In 1939, why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt try to change Thanksgiving to the Thursday before the last Thursday in November?

      a. To lengthen Christmas spending
      b. Because his birthday would fall on Thanksgiving
      c. To lessen the distance between halloween and Thanksgiving
      d. Because the date affected the cranberry harvest

      14. Which political party was against the change?

      a. democrats
      b. independents
      c. republicans

      15. Which foods were originally served at Thanksgiving?

      a. pumpkin pie
      b. mashed potatoes
      c. cod
      d. fowl
      e. all except C
      f. c & d

      16. What did pilgrims think of potatoes?

      a. They didn’t. Potatoes were not discovered yet
      b. They thought they were poisonous
      c. They thought they were a form of rock
      d. They believed the juice would ward off bad spirits

      17. What was the percentage of survivors on the Mayflower voyage?

      a. 30%
      b. 40%
      c. 50%
      d. 60%

      18. How many of those survivors were women?

      a. 5
      b. 10
      c. 15
      d. 17

      19.  What other country celebrates Thanksgiving?

      a. Nicaragua
      b. Mexico
      c. England
      d. Canada

      20. How many Turkeys are sold in the United States for Thanksgiving?

      a. 5 million
      b. 20 million
      c. 35 million
      d. 45 million

      21. How long did the initial Thanksgiving celebration last?

      a. 1 day
      b. 3 days
      c. 5 days
      d. 7 days

      22. The size of a car engine is used to describe-

      a. the first turkey
      b. Plymouth Rock
      c. a barrel of beer
      d. the anchor the Mayflower used

      23. Which team started the Thanksgiving football tradition?

      a. Detroit Lions
      b. Dallas Cowboys
      c. Pittsburgh Steelers
      d. Minnesota Vikings

      24. The first balloon made for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was-

      a. Pete the Dragon
      b. Superman
      c. Mickey Mouse
      d. Felix the Cat

      25. What year did the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade start?

      a. 1942
      b. 1936
      c. 1929
      d. 1924

      26. Which network broadcasts the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?

      a. ABC
      b. NBC
      c. CBS
      d. Family

      27. How long is the Macy’s Day Parade March?

      a. 1 mile
      b. 2 1/2 miles
      c. 5 miles
      d. 6 1/2 miles

      28. Does the Macy’s Day Parade start or end at Macy’s department store?

      a. Starts at Macys
      b. Ends at Macys

      29. In 2006, how many pounds of Turkey did the average American eat?

      a. 5.2 pounds
      b. 10.5 pounds
      c. 16.9 pounds
      d. 20.2 pounds

      30. What is the ratio of white to dark meat in a turkey?

      a. 30% white meat to 70% dark meat
      b. 70% white meat to 30% dark meat
      c. 80% white meat to 20% dark meat
      d. 60% white meat to 40% dark meat

      31. How fast can turkeys run?

      a. 20 mph
      b. 15 mph
      c. 10 mph
      d. 5 mph

      32. Can wild turkeys fly?

      a. yes
      b. no

      33. Which month is known as the National Turkey Lover’s month?

      a. October
      b. November
      c. December
      d. June

      34. What regions are wild turkeys native to?

      a. Canada and Northern United States
      b. Western United States
      c. Central America and South America
      d. Northern Mexico and Eastern United States.

      35. Another name for cranberry is-

      a. bounceberry
      b. sour berry
      c. red rounds
      d. scarlet berry

      36. Cranberries are almost

      a. 20% water
      b. 40% water
      c. 90% water
      d. 90% citric acic

      37. Pilgrims learned to use cranberries before they came to the Americas.

      a. True
      b. False

      38. Which US President started the Turkey pardon?

      a. Truman
      b. Eisenhower
      c. Lincoln
      d. Kennedy

      Thanksgiving Trivia Answer Key

      1. c 2. b 3. c 4. d 5. a 6. a 7. b 8. d 9. d 10. a 11. b 12. c 13. a 14. c 15. f 16. b 17. c 18. a 19. d 20. d 21. b 22. b 23. a 24. d 25. d 26. b 27. b 28. b 29. c 30. b 31. a 32. a 33. d 34. d 35. a 36. c 37. b 38. a


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