Thanksgiving Trivia
Grammar
Thanksgiving Vocabulary
Before and After
True or False
100
Thanksgiving happens on which day of the week?
a. Thursday
b. Friday
c. Saturday
d. Sunday
Thanksgiving is always on a a. Thursday.
100
During Thanksgiving, we often...a meal with our family.
a. sharing
b. have shared
c. shares
d. share
We often d. share a meal with our family.
100
What is this person doing?
She is eating.
100
Before you have anything to eat, you are:
a. thirsty
b. hungry
c. have hunger
d. have thirst
Before you have anything to eat, you are b. hungry.
100
True or False: In 2007, two turkeys earned a trip to Disney World on Thanksgiving Day.
TRUE– President George W. Bush pardoned two turkeys, named May and Flower, who were flown to Orlando to serve as honorary grand marshals for the Disney World Thanksgiving Parade.
200
Which of the following is NOT a real holiday?
a. Fat Tuesday
b. Black Friday
c. Cyber Monday
d. Green Thursday
d. Green Thursday
200
We all...around the table and say what we are thankful for.
a. sat
b. sit
c. is sitting
d. are sitting
We all b. sit around the table and say what we are thankful for.
200
What is this? (What is a "tarte" in English?) 
A pie. This is specifically a Pumpkin Pie, or a tarte a la citrouille.
200
After you have eaten, you are:
a. empty
b. fat
c. pregnant
d. full
After you have eaten, you are d. full.
200
True or False: Eating turkey makes you sleepy.
TRUE– Turkeys contain a natural sedative. Though eating turkey likely contributes to post-meal sleepiness, it is more likely that the sleepiness is a result of the large amount of food eaten.
300
Thanksgiving happens on the...week of November every year.
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth
Thanksgiving happens on the d. Fourth week of November every year.
300
I already...Thanksgiving this year with my friends in France.
a. celebrates
b. celebrating
c. celebrate
d. celebrated
I already d. celebrated Thanksgiving this year with my friends in France.
300
What is this animal called?
A turkey
300
If Thanksgiving is on a Thursday and Black Friday is on a Friday, do we celebrate Thanksgiving before or after Black Friday?
Before
300
True or False: One of America’s founding fathers suggested the turkey, rather than the bald eagle, be the national U.S. bird.
TRUE– Benjamin Franklin, in 1784, suggested the wild turkey would be a more appropriate national bird, instead of the bald eagle, because, though silly and vain, turkeys are more respectable birds and are birds of courage.
400
Which food is NOT eaten at Thanksgiving?
a. Mashed Potatoes
b. Corn
c. Seafood
d. Stuffing
c. Seafood is not eaten at Thanksgiving BUT it was a part of early celebrations of Thanksgiving in history.
400
After the meal, we...around the television to watch an NFL football game.
a. are gathered
b. gathering
c. gather
d. gathers
After the meal, we c. gather around the television to watch an NFL football game.
400
What were these people called?
The Indians or Native Americans
400
If the football game starts at 4:00 PM and we want to eat our Thanksgiving meal at 12:00 PM, do we eat our meal before or after the football game?
Before
400
True or False: There is a tradition in the United States where the President "pardons" one turkey on Thanksgiving. So, instead of killing and eating it for the holiday, this particular animal is allowed to live.
TRUE– In 1947, Truman started the presidential turkey pardon, which is still a tradition today. It is rumored that Abraham Lincoln unofficially began this tradition, however, when he pardoned his son Tad’s pet turkey.
500
Which president made Thanksgiving an annual holiday?
a. President George Washington
b. President Abraham Lincoln
c. President Theodore Roosevelt
d. President Andrew Jackson
b. Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving an annual holiday.
500
After we ___ the main meal, we usually have dessert.
a. have eaten
b. eat
c. ate
d. are eating
After we b. eat the man meal, we usually have dessert.
500
What were these people called?
The Pilgrims
500
Before I leave, I say goodbye to my family by:
a. giving them a hug
b. giving them kisses
c. giving them a wave (moving your hand back and forth)
d. just saying goodbye out loud
Before I leave, I say goodbye to my family by a. giving them a hug.
500
True or False: The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has become a staple because the department store (Macy’s) was the first to sponsor a parade in celebration of the holiday.
FALSE– Gimbel’s, a Philadelphia department store, was actually the first to sponsor a Thanksgiving parade in 1920. Macy’s followed suit four years later and soon became the parade associated with the Thanksgiving holiday. The Macy’s parade became even more popular following the 1947 movie, Miracle on 34th Street.