Thanksgiving Day Facts
True or False?
Canada also celebrates Thanksgiving.
True.
What eating utensil was not used by the Pilgrims on the first Thanksgiving?
A Fork.
A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
3500, 15000, or 1 Million?
3500.
True or false?
More than half of the pilgrims that came over on the first ship passed away during the first winter.
True. Food was scarce and many pilgrims starved. If it wasn’t for the Native Americans showing them how to cultivate the land, all of the pilgrims most likely would not have survived.
True of False?
Pumpkin is a fruit.
About how many pumpkin pies are eaten on Thanksgiving?
100 Million, 50 Million, or 25 million.
50 million.
What southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving day in 1855?
South Carolina, Georgia, or Virginia?
Virginia.
What is a baby turkey called?
A poult, a chick, or a nestling?
A poult.
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims came over on?
The Mayflower.
On average how many American households stuff their turkey with stuffing?
75%, 50%, or 25%?
50%
Did you know? Every year the President pardons a turkey.
True or False?
That Turkey spends the rest of its life on a historical farm.
True.
The first thanksgiving lasted how many days?
Three days.
About how any turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving in the United States each year?
100 million, 280 million, or 500 million?
280 million.
Why did the Pilgrims come to the new world?
Religious freedom, better crop land, or to escape war in their home country?
Religious Freedom.
About how many green bean casseroles are eaten on Thanksgiving day?
100 million, 50 million, or 40 million?
40 Million.
After eating Thanksgiving day dinner, many people feel tired and groggy. Why does this happen?
The big meal contains lots of Tryptophan, an amino acid that makes you tired.
Which Native American tribe taught the pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the first Thanksgiving?
Apache, Wampanoag, or Cherokee?
Wampanoag.
The best place to measure the temperature of a Turkey with a thermometer is?
The heart, the middle of the back, or the thigh?
The thigh.
What president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?
Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delanore Roosevelt , or Harry Truman?
Harry Truman
The average person eats how many calories at Thanksgiving day dinner?
3000, 2500, or 5000?
3,000
Thanksgiving occurs on the same day every year. What is that day?
The fouth Thursday of November.
Which of the following was NOT served at the first Thanksgiving?
Cranberries, Rabbit, or Venison?
Cranberries.
True or False?
All Turkeys can fly.
False. Wild turkeys can fly but turkeys bread in captivity for Thanksgiving day dinner are too large to fly.
What year was the first thanksgiving held by the Pilgrims?
1621, 1492, or 1776?
1621.
True or false?
People test whether or not cranberries are ripe by smashing them and looking at their color?
False.
Cranberries are dropped to test their ripeness.