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Thanksgiving
100

7 - b 

when b = -9

16
100

Three sevenths of h

3/7h

100

There are 5 turkeys wearing hats and 15 turkeys without hats. What is the ratio of turkeys without hats to turkeys wearing hats?

5/3

100

Grandma makes 24 oatmeal raisin cookies and Aunty Linda makes 48 chocolate chip cookies. If you close your eyes and choose a cookie, what is the probability that you choose an oatmeal raisin cookie?  

1/3

100

The type of food which was NOT served at the first Thanksgiving.

corn on the cob

pumpkin

seafood

corn on the cob

100

The name of the US President who first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving in November.

Abraham Lincoln

200

x + y + 16 

when x = -4 and y = 10

22

200

The product of 2 and the difference between t and 1 is 14

2(t-1) = 14

200

There are 16 forks and 14 spoons, there are no knives. What is the ratio of forks to total silverware?

8/15

200

A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of cards numbered 1 to 20. Find the probability of getting a number divisible by 3.

3/10

200

The month of the year that the Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day.

October

200

The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Mayflower

300

 (2 z – 8)3

when z = 4 

0

300

The quotient of e plus 2 and 5 results in 4. 

e + 2 / 5 = 4

300

The ratio of pumpkins to apples is 3 to 1. If there are 60 pumpkins, how many apples are there?

20

300

Ben flips a coin three times. What is the probability that Ben lands on heads each time?

1/8

300

The speed that turkeys can run when scared.

20mph

300

The reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England.

Religious persecution

400

 2(5 – 3 q)

when q = 9

-44

400
Three subtracted from a quarter of g is 6.

g/4 - 3 = 6

400

A cookie recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of sugar and 5 cups of flour. How much sugar should be added to 8 cups of flour?

4

400

A bag of jellybeans has 20 watermelon jellybeans, 45 sour apple jellybeans, 30 orange jellybeans and 5 cotton candy jellybeans.  If you reach in and grab one jelly bean, what is the probability that it will be watermelon flavored?

1/5

400

The name of the Native American who spoke English and taught the pilgrims how to farm.

Squanto

400

The name of the US President who declared two Thanksgivings in one year.

James Madison

500

x- 5(x +2)2, when x = 3

-116

500

1 increased by half of k is equivalent to 7.

k/2 + 1 = 7

500

Jenna travels 120 miles in 3 hours. How long will it take Jenna to travel to her aunt's house which is 200 miles away?

5 hours

500

A bag of marbles has 7 yellow marbles, 5 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 6 white marbles. What is the probability of choosing a yellow marble, putting it back and choosing a blue marble, and then NOT putting the blue marble back and picking a white marble?

1/70

500

Where does Thanksgiving rank among America's favorite holidays?

#2?

500

The name of the US President who refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday.

Thomas Jefferson

He opposed days of Thanksgiving because they were remnants of Britain's reign over the American colonies.

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