Turkeys
What type of animal is the turkey?
a) amphibian
b) mammal
c) bird
bird
1. What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims traveled on?
a) The Titanic
b) The Santa Maria
c) The Mayflower
1. If you eat a pumpkin seed, you will _______________.
a) Enjoy a tasty roasted snack.
b) Have a pumpkin plant growing in you tummy.
c) You can't, because pumpkins don't have seeds.
Enjoy a tasty roasted snack
1. Who joined the Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving feast?
a) cowboys
b) Kings and Queens from England
c) Indians
Indians
1. What day of the week does Thanksgiving always fall on in the U.S.A. ?
a) Monday
b) Thursday
c) Saturday
Turkey has zero saturated fat, fewer calories and 8 percent more protein than chicken.
A) True
B) False
2. Where did the Pilgrims come from?
a) Canada
b) England
c) Germany
England
2. What did Cinderella use a pumpkin for?
a) To make homemade pumpkin pie.
b) To carve on Halloween.
c) A carriage
A carriage
2. What year did the Pilgrims have their first Thanksgiving feast?
a) 1492
b) 1621
c) 1738
1621
2. What percentage of American families eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
a) 25%
b) 60%
c) 90%
90%
3. What is the name for the fleshy red skin that hangs down over the throat and neck of the turkey?
a) beard
b) wattle
c) gobbler
gobbler
3. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
a) So they could practice the religion they wanted to.
b) For vacation.
c) To prove that the world was round, not flat.
3. Where do pumpkins grow?
a) On trees
b) Underground
c) On plants called vines
On plants called vines
3. Which food was not eaten at the first Thanksgiving?
a) pumpkin pie
b) deer
c) wildfowl
3. What sport do many people watch on Thanksgiving day?
a) football
b) tennis
c) baseball
Football
4. Which state produces the most turkeys?
a) North Carolina
b) Carolina
c) Texas
4. How long did it take the Pilgrims to cross the ocean to the new world?
a) 2 days
b) 2 months
c) 2 years
2 months
4. Pumpkins are ____________.
a) vegetables
b) fruits
c) minerals
vegetables
4. Why weren't potatoes served at the first Thanksgiving?
a) Most Pilgrims were allergic to them.
b) Potatoes were thought to be poisonous.
c) Potatoes weren't invented yet.
Potatoes were thought to be poisonous
4. Which is not a traditional Thanksgiving dish?
a) Sweet potatoes
b) Mashed potatoes
c) French fries
French Fries
5. Turkey eggs are twice as big as chicken eggs. What color are they?
a) brown
b) white
c) tan with brown speckles
tan with brown speckles
5. What was the name of a friendly Indian the Pilgrims met?
a) Crazy Horse
b) Pocahontas
c) Squanto
Pocahontas
5. Which is not a possible color for a pumpkin?
a) purple
b) yellow
c) blue
purple
5. Which president didn't want Thanksgiving to be a national holiday?
a) George Washington -1st president
b) Thomas Jefferson - 3rd president
c) Abraham Lincoln - 16th president
Thomas Jefferson - 3rd president
5. How many turkeys do Americans eat each year at Thanksgiving time?
a) more than 46 million
b) around 30 million
c) 70 million
more than 46 million