Thanksgiving around the world
Thanksgiving Food
Trivia
The First Thanksgiving
100
What do Koreans cook during Chuseok, their Thanksgiving?
a. Turkey
b. Rice cakes
c. Goat
b. Rice cakes
100
Which of the following was NOT served at the Pilgrims Thanksgiving meal?
1. Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes
2. Rabbit, chicken, wild turkey, and dried fruit
3. Venison (deer meat), fish, goose
1. Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes
100
Where is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade held?
New York City.
The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade took place in 1924!
100
True or False?
The first Thanksgiving was a harvest festival, and wasn’t actually called Thanksgiving.
TRUE: The phrase “Thanksgiving Day” was first used officially after President Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November a national holiday in 1863.
200
Which culture started the horn of plenty known as the cornucopia?
a. British culture
b. Indian culture
c. Greek culture 
c. Greek culture
200
What meat was brought to the first Thanksgiving by the native Americans?
a. Deer
b. Turkey
c. Pork
a. Deer
200
In which president’s rule did Thanksgiving grow into an annual holiday?
a. George Washington
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. Barack Obama
b. Abraham Lincoln
200
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
a. 1 day
b. 2 days
c. 3 days
d. one week
c. 3 days
300
Which is the only place in Australia that celebrates Thanksgiving?
a. Marshall islands
b. Fiji
c. Norfolk islands
c. Norfolk islands
300
True or False?
There was no cranberry sauce at the first Thanksgiving.
TRUE: Although there were cranberries all over Plymouth, the Pilgrims didn’t know how to sweeten them! Later, they figured out how to make sauces and jams with cranberries.
300
Which Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal?
1. Apache
2. Wampanoag
3. Cherokee
2. Wampanoag
300
What did the Wampanoag hope to gain from their agreement with the Plymouth settlers?
A. Agricultural knowledge
B. Free passage to England
C. Protection from rival tribes
D. Return of Native land
C. Protection from rival tribes
400
True or False?
Canada also has Thanksgiving. They have their holiday on the second Monday in October.
TRUE: Canadians celebrate their Thanksgiving just like we do in America!
400
Tisquantum (known as Squanto) taught the pilgrims how to fertilize their crops using...
a. corn stalks
b. animal fur
c. dead fish
c. dead fish
400
True or False?
Every year the President of the United States pardons a turkey, who spends the rest of its life on a historical farm.
TRUE: President Harry Truman was the first to pardon a turkey in 1947, but the tradition did not begin until 1989 with President George H. W. Bush.
400
True or False?
At the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims and Indians sat together on stools and tree stumps at makeshift tables or on the ground.
TRUE: The Pilgrims didn’t bring furniture with them, and they had been so busy trying to survive that they hadn’t had time to make any yet!
500
True or False?
The United Kingdom and India celebrate a Harvest Festival similar to our Thanksgiving.
True! The Harvest Festival of Thanksgiving does not have an official date in the United Kingdom; however, it is traditionally held on or near the Sunday of the harvest moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox. In India, the festival is mainly celebrated to convey appreciation to the Sun God for a successful harvest.
500
About how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?
1. 100 million
2. 280 million
3. 500 million
2. 280 million
500
Today, our Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November because
1. It is the date the Pilgrims landed in the New World.
2. This was the date set by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and approved by Congress in 1941.
3. It was the date people voted to have it on.
2. This was the date set by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and approved by Congress in 1941.
500
True of False:
There were no kids at the first Thanksgiving.
FALSE: Of the 50 Pilgrims who celebrated the first Thanksgiving in the fall of 1621, almost half were kids!