FOOD
HISTORY
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
TURKEY
AUTUMN
100

NAME AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT KINDS OF PIE THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR THANKSGIVING DESSERT.

PUMPKIN, APPLE, PECAN, CHOCOLATE CREAM, BANANA CREAM, CHERRY, BLUEBERRY, LEMON MERINGUE, ETC. 

100

HOW LONG DID THE FIRST THANKSGIVING FEAST LAST?

A. 1 DAY

B. 3 DAYS

C. 1 WEEK

B. 3 DAYS

100

YOUR FATHER'S FATHER IS YOUR...?

GRANDFATHER

100

WHAT IS AN ADULT, MALE TURKEY CALLED?

A TOM

100

NAME AT LEAST THREE COLORS THAT LEAVES CHANGE TO IN THE AUTUMN SEASON.

RED, YELLOW, ORANGE, BROWN, AND PURPLE.

200

NAME THREE FOODS (DISHES, APPETIZERS, SIDES, DESSERTS, ETC.) THAT YOU MAY FIND ON THE THANKSGIVING TABLE THAT START WITH THE LETTER "C." 

CORNBREAD, CRANBERRY SAUCE, CORN, CASSEROLES, CHEESE AND CRACKERS, CARROTS, CAKE, CHEESECAKE, CAESAR SALAD, ETC.

200

TRUE OR FALSE: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WANTED THE TURKEY TO BE THE U.S. NATIONAL SYMBOL.

TRUE.

200

YOUR MOTHER'S SISTER IS YOUR...?

AUNT

200

WHAT ARE FEMALE TURKEYS CALLED?

HENS

200

NAME AT LEAST 2 HOLIDAYS THAT OCCUR IN THE AUTUMN SEASON (END OF SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER).

COLUMBUS DAY, HALLOWEEN, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING, ETC.

300

TRUE OR FALSE: THE FIRST THANKSGIVING FEAST INCLUDED TURKEY.

FALSE. 

300

WHICH STATE DID THE MAYFLOWER INITIALLY ARRIVE?

MASSACHUSETTS

300

YOUR BROTHER'S DAUGHTER IS YOUR...?

NIECE

300

HOW MANY TURKEYS ARE SENT TO THE WHITE HOUSE EACH YEAR?

2

300

HOW MUCH DID THE LARGEST PUMPKIN WEIGH ACCORDING TO THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS?


A. 800 POUNDS

B. 1,800 POUNDS

C. 2,800 POUNDS

C. 2,800 POUNDS

400

HOW MANY CALORIES DOES THE AVERAGE AMERICAN EAT ON THANKSGIVING DAY?

A. 3,000 CALORIES

B. 4,000 CALORIES

C. 5,000 CALORIES

A. 3,000 (THOUGH SOME PEOPLE ARE BELIEVED TO EAT UP TO 4,500 CALORIES!)

400

WHICH CITY HAS THE OLDEST THANKSGIVING PARADE?

A. PHILADELPHIA

B. NEW YORK CITY

C. BOSTON

A. PHILADELPHIA 

400

YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S BROTHER IS YOUR...?

GREAT UNCLE

400

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF AMERICANS EAT TURKEY ON THANKSGIVING?

A. 55%

B. 88%

C. 99%

B. 88%

400

WHAT DO YOU CALL THE PROCESS IN WHICH BIRDS FLY SOUTH FOR WARMER WEATHER IN THE WINTER MONTHS?

MIGRATION

500

WHAT KIND OF MEAT DID THE NATIVE AMERICANS BRING TO THE FIRST THANKSGIVING?

A. RABBIT

B. DEER

C. FISH

B. DEER

500

WHICH US PRESIDENT DECLARED THANKSGIVING A NATIONAL HOLIDAY?

A. GEORGE WASHINGTON

B. THOMAS JEFFERSON

C. ABRAHAM LINCOLN

C. ABRAHAM LINCOLN

500

YOUR COUSIN'S CHILD IS YOUR...?

SECOND COUSIN

500

ACCORDING TO THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS, HOW MUCH DOES THE HEAVIEST TURKEY ON RECORD WEIGH?

A. 46 POUNDS

B. 66 POUNDS

C. 86 POUNDS

C. 86 POUNDS

500

WHAT DO WE CALL THE FULL MOON THAT OCCURS CLOSEST TO THE FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN?

(HINT: NEIL YOUNG SANG A SONG WITH THE NAME OF THIS MOON AS THE TITLE). 

THE HARVEST MOON

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