History
What was the name of the ship on which the pilgrims came to America?
a.) Pinta
b.) Santa María
c.) Mayflower
c.) Mayflower (1620)
88% of Americans eat this with their Thanksgiving meal
Turkey
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade takes place in this city every year.
New York City
The United States and Canada are the only countries to celebrate Thanksgiving
True or False
False (there are 9 countries that celebrate it)
A wild turkey can fly?
True or False
True!
It does prefer to walk or run though
Where was the first Thanksgiving held?
a.) Philadelphia
b.) St. Augustine
c.) Boston
d.) Plymouth
d.) Plymouth (Massachusetts)
Pumpkin pie has its origins from which country in Europe?
a.) Scotland
b.) Ireland
c.) England
c.) England
Since the very first Macy’s parade, what character appears at the end each year?
a.) An elf (elfo)
b.) A reindeer (reno)
c.) Santa Claus
d.) The Grinch
c.) Santa Claus!
Turkey was the part of the first Thanksgiving meal in 1621?
True or False?
False
Contained waterfowl (ave acuática), venison (carne de venado), and ham
How long do wild turkeys usually live for?
a.) 1-2 years
b.) 3-4 years
c.) 8-9 years
b.) 3-4 years
In 1863, during the Civil War, which President declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
a.) Abraham Lincoln
b.) Thomas Jefferson
c.) George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Where do cranberries (arándanos) grow?
a) on a tree
b) on a bush
c) in a bog (pantano)
c) in a bog
Which famous character has appeared in more parades than any other?
a) Snoopy
b) Spiderman
c) Bart Simpson
a) Snoopy
For Thanksgiving in Japan where do kids give their Thanksgiving drawings?
a.) Retirement homes (hogar de ancianos)
b.) Police stations
c.) Fire stations
b.) Police stations
What do you call a male turkey?
a.) Don
b.) Tom
c.) Jon
b.) Tom
In which year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
a.) 1421
b.) 1521
c.) 1621
d.) 1628
c) 1621 (after first harvest)
This traditional Thanksgiving vegetable is grown on every continent except Antarctica.
Corn
The first Macy's Day Parade didn't have any what?
a.) floats (carrozas)
b.) balloons
c.) singers
d.) puppets (títeres)
b.) balloons
Which American state produces the most turkeys for Thanksgiving?
a.) Ohio
b.) Iowa
c.) Minnesota
c.) Minnesota (46.5 million)
In a tradition that is said to have started 2,400 years ago, which part of the turkey is saved and snapped (roto) as a good luck custom?
a.) leg
b.) breast (pecho)
c.) wishbone (espoleta)
d.) thigh (muslo)
c.) Wishbone
What was the name of the tribe that helped the Pilgrims (los peregrinos)?
a) Iroquois
b) Wampanoag
c) Apache
b) Wampanoag
In 1621, which of the following foods that we eat at Thanksgiving today did they NOT serve?
a) Pumpkin Pie
b) Yams (Ñames/Boniatos)
c) Cranberry Sauce (salsa de arándano)
a) Pumpkin Pie (there were no ovens!)
What year did the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade take place?
a) 1864
b) 1924
c) 1975
b) 1924
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, how much does the heaviest turkey weigh?
a.) 20 kilos
b.) 39 kilos
c.) 49 kilos
b.) 39 kilos
Where do wild turkeys sleep?
a) nests
b) caves
c) trees
d) fields
c) trees (to avoid predators)