All About Thanksgiving
Where did the first Thanksgiving take place?
a. Plymouth, MA
b. Philadelphia, PA
c. Jonestown, MA
d. Boston, MA
a. Plymouth, Massachusetts
True or False? The pilgrims ate turkey at the first Thanksgiving?
False: Instead, the pilgrims dined on deer or venison, ducks, geese, oysters, lobster, eel, and fish. They probably ate pumpkins, but not pumpkin pies. Also missing from the table: mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and cranberry sauce, just to name a few.
According to the American Pie council, what is the most popular pie flavor?
a. apple
b. pumpkin
c. cherry
d. peach
a. Apple
What was the name of the boat that the pilgrims boarded to America?
The Mayflower
What speech did Abraham Lincoln give on November 19, 1863?
a. House Divided Speech
b. Gettysburg Address
c. Temperance Address
d. Peoria Speech
b. President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the consecration of the National Cemetery at the site of the Gettysburg battle. While Lincoln’s speech was just two minutes long it summed up everything important there is about democracy. Interestingly, Lincoln was in the middle of a minor bout of smallpox while he gave the speech, and looked drained and ghost-like.
Which sport is associated with Thanksgiving?
a. baseball
b. soccer
c. football
d. tennis
c. Football
Who was the first president to pardon a turkey?
a. George Washington
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. John F Kennedy
d. Bill Clinton
c. John F Kennedy in 1963
When did pie first make its appearance on the holiday table?
a. 1622
b. 1623
c. 1900
d. 1925
b. At the 2nd Thanksgiving in 1623
What colony was actually settled before the pilgrims arrived at Plymouth in 1620?
a. Boston, MA
b. Jamestown, VA
c. Philadelphia, PA
D. Roanoke, VA
b. Jamestown, Virginia in 1607
What happened on November 22, 1963?
The assassination of JFK
Which president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?
a. George Washington
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. Teddy Roosevelt
d. John Adams
b. Abraham Lincoln in 1863
Which state is the biggest producer of turkeys?
a. Wisconsin
b. Iowa
c. Michigan
d. Minnesota
d. Minnesota; they provide the most turkeys each year at around 46 million birds. North Carolina comes in second at 32 million and then Arkansas at 30.5 million.
About how many pumpkin pies are consumed each Thanksgiving in the USA?
a. 25 million
b. 35 million
c. 40 million
d. 50 million
d. Approximately 50 million pumpkin pies are consumed each Thanksgiving!
About how long was the voyage from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts?
a. 14 days
b. 21 days
c. 36 days
d. 66 days
d. 66 days
On November 3, 1957, Soviet Russia launched the first spacecraft with a live passenger into space. What/who was the passenger?
a. dog
b. monkey
c. cat
d. plant
a. Leika the dog, an unassuming looking stray pooch who had been found on the streets of Moscow. The Soviets used stray dogs in their tests because they assumed that they would be used to the hunger and cold that they would inevitably experience in outer space. .
When was the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade?
a. 1910
b. 1915
c. 1924
d. 1930
c. 1924
How many pounds of turkey are consumed on Thanksgiving in the USA?
a. 227 million
b. 476 million
c. 598 million
d. 736 million
d. 736 MILLION!
How big was the worlds largest pumpkin pie ever baked?
a. 500 lbs
b. 1,000 lbs
c. 2,000 lbs
d. 2,500 lbs
c. The book of Guinness World Records clocks in the largest pumpkin pie ever baked at 2,020 pounds and just over 12 feet long. It used 900 pounds of pumpkin, 62 gallons of evaporated milk, 155 dozen eggs, 300 pounds of sugar, 3.5 pounds of salt, 7 pounds of cinnamon, and 2 pounds of pumpkin spice.
What was the name of the contract that the pilgrims made to help establish, govern, and plan their settlement?
a. Mayflower Compact
b. Jamestown Compact
c. Pilgrim Compact
d. Roanoke Compact
a. The Mayflower Compact
A rather hairy spectacle occurs in various parts of the world including Australia, the US, and England every year in November. What do men grow out to raise money for charity?
a. beard
b. moustache
c. back hair
d. side burns
b. Moustaches- called Movember! Participants must shave on the first morning of November and grow their mustache throughout the month, with the ensuing amusement as an incentive for others to donate to a good cause.
What Indian group shared in the first Thanksgiving with the colonists?
a. Iroquois
b. Wampanoag
c. Plains
d. Cherokee
b. Wampanoag Indians
How much did the heaviest turkey on record weigh?
a. 86lbs
b. 75lbs
c. 55lbs
d. 39lbs
a. According to the book of Guinness World Records, the heaviest turkey on record weighed in at 86 pounds. To give some perspective on how massive that is for the bird, the average Thanksgiving day turkey weighs around 15 pounds.
What type of pie is the "worst" for you?
a. pecan
b. custard
c. pumpkin
d. chocolate mousse
a. Pecan Pie- It has around 503 calories per slice, which isn't that much less than a McDonald's Big Mac. You can thank pecan pie's high calories to the massive amounts of sugar and corn syrup used to make it.
Who was the first governor of the pilgrims at Plymouth?
a. John Carver
b. John Smith
c. John Ralph
d. John Johnson
a. John Carver
What month was November in the early Roman calendar?
a. 5th
b. 7th
c. 9th
d. 10th
c. Ninth- November’s name has remained unchanged since the ancient Roman calendar, which was in use until 45 BC. This first Roman calendar was only made up of ten months, with November being the ninth month. November actually translates rather appropriately into “ninth month” in Latin.