Shakespeare or Taylor Swift?
Thanksgiving Trivia
Types of Sentences
Holiday Trivia
Figurative Language
100

"My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, or else my heart concealing it will break"

Shakespeare "The Taming of the Shrew"

100

What is the name of a male turkey?

Tom

100

Grandparents are often a source of wisdom and guidance. 

simple sentence

100

What Adam Sandler's song was popularized after debuting on SNL?

"The Chanukah Song"

100

Grandparents are a treasure.

metaphor

200

"Did I close my fist around something delicate?
Did I shatter you?"

Pop Star - Taylor Swift "Coney Island"

200

What founding father wanted the turkey to be our national bird instead of the eagle?

Ben Franklin

200

My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving because of the emphasis on family time.

complex

200

How many ghosts are featured in "A Christmas Carole"?

four

200

Grandparents are like a history book specializing in your family. 

simile

300

"In black ink my love may still shine bright"

Shakespeare Sonnet 65

300

Which of the following celebrities did not have an ancestor on the Mayflower? 

A. Taylor Swift

B. Adam Sandler

C. Meryl Streep

B. Adam Sandler

300

When the Macy's Thanksgiving parade is on, my mom and I rate the Broadway performances. 

complex

300

Under which president did the lighting of a national menorah begin?

Jimmy Carter

300

My grandparents are the best people on planet earth!

hyperbole

400

"Love is merely a madness"

Shakespeare "As You Like It"

400
What two NFL teams have played a game on Thanksgiving Day since 1966?

Detroit Lions & Dallas Cowboys

400

I call my grandmother, Gaga, and Mia calls her grandma, Busia. 

compound

400

Which country started the tradition of the Christmas tree?

Germany

400

My grandparents told me to hit the books.

idiom

500

"Now you hang from my lips like the Gardens of Babylon"

Taylor Swift "cowboy like me"

500

What year was the original Thanksgiving?

1621

500

After watching the football game, Grandpa took a nap, and my mom cleaned up the kitchen.

compound complex

500

Bing Crosby original performed his signature Christmas hit in this movie?

Holiday Inn

500

Type of sentence & Figurative Language:

Grandparents are like warm blankets on a cold night, and they offer love and support that never fades.

compound & simile

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