Animals
What Meat was brought to the first Thanksgiving by the native Americans?
a. Deer
b. Turkey
c. Pork
a. Deer!
Thanksgiving occurs on the:
1. Fourth Thursday in November
2. Third Thursday in November
3. November 26 each year
1. Fourth Thursday in November!
Which of the following was NOT served at the Pilgrims Thanksgiving meal?
1. Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes
2. Rabbit, chicken, wild turkey, and dried fruit
3. Venison (deer meat), fish, goose
1. Cranberries, corn, and mashed potatoes!
How many women attended the first Thanksgiving party?
a. None
b. One
c. Five
c. Five!
Which State raises the highest Number of Turkeys?
a. North Carolina
b. Minnesota
c. Arkansas
b. Minnesota!
What is a snood?
1. The loose skin under a male turkey’s neck.
2. A hat worn by a Pilgrim
3. A hot cider drink served at Thanksgiving
1. The loose skin under a male turkey’s neck!
The first Thanksgiving lasted:
1. One day
2. Two days
3. Three days
What utensil was not used by the Pilgrims to eat Thanksgiving dinner?
1. Knife
2. Fork
3. Spoon
2. Fork!
Which president did not agree to the celebration of Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
a. Richard Nixon
b. John F. Kennedy
c. Thomas Jefferson
c. Thomas Jefferson!
Which southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?
1. South Carolina
2. Virginia
3. Georgia
2. Virginia!
What is a baby turkey called?
1. A chick
2. A nestling
3. A poult
A poult!
A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
1. A million
2. Too many to count!
3. 3,500
3. 3,500!
It has been estimated that how many Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving.
1. 88%
2. 50%
3. 75%
1. 88%!
Which culture Birthed the idea of the horn of plenty, cornucopia?
a. British culture
b. Indian culture.
c. Greek culture
c. Greek culture!
Today, our Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November because
1. It is the date the Pilgrims landed in the New World.
2. This was the date set by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and approved by Congress in 1941.
3. It was the date people voted to have it on.
2. This was the date set by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and approved by Congress in 1941.
The best place to put the meat thermometer in the turkey is:
1. The breast
2. The middle of the back
3. The thigh
3. The thigh!
Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on Thanksgiving in the United States?
1. 100 million
2. 280 million
3. 500 million
2. 280 million Turkeys!
In what decade was the Thanksgiving staple, green bean casserole, first created?
a. The 1950s
b. The 1960s
c. The 1940s
a. The 1950s!
Which is the only place in Australia that celebrates Thanksgiving?
a. Marshall islands
b. Fiji
c. Norfolk islands
c. Norfolk islands!
Which Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal?
1. Apache
2. Wampanoag
3. Cherokee
2. Wampanoag!
What part of the turkey is called a wattle?
a. The bit of red flesh right under the beak
b. Wobbly bit of flesh on the top of the beak
c. The tail feathers
a. The bit of red flesh right under the beak!
How many calories, on average, does an average person consume during Thanksgiving dinner?
a. 1500
b. 1600
c. 4500
c. 4500!
Which food was ever-present at the first Thanksgiving but is seldom eaten at Thanksgiving now?
a. Rice
b. Seafood
c. Chicken
b. Seafood!
The Pilgrims came to the New world seeking religious freedom and were also called:
1. The Puritans because they wanted to purify the teachings and ceremonies of the Church of England.
2. The Great Explorers
3. The Wanderers
1. The Puritans because they wanted to purify the teachings and ceremonies of the Church of England.
Which president is believed to be the first to pardon a turkey and start this annual tradition?
1. President Lincoln in 1863
2. President Roosevelt in 1939
3. President Harry Truman in 1947
3. President Harry Truman in 1947!