Thanksgiving Fun- Algebra 1

The First Thanksgiving

100

What was the name of the ship that brought the pilgrims over to the US? 

Mayflower

200

What town/city did the pilgrims land once they reached the US?

Plymouth, MA 

300

What utensil did the pilgrims NOT use at the first Thanksgiving ?

Fork

400

What is the year of the first Thanksgiving?

1621

500

What is the skin called that hangs from a turkey's neck?

Wattle

Algebra 1

100

9- 3³ - 21

-39

200

0.25x + 3 = -1

x = -16

300

Evaluate :   I a - b - c² I

a = 4, b = -3, c = 10

93

400

Solve for y:  2x - 2y = 10

y = 1x - 5

500

Find x and y : 3^x-3^y= 234

x = 5  and y = 2

Football

100

Which team is the only NFL team that has NEVER plated a Thanksgiving Day game?

Jacksonville Jags

200

How many NFL games will there be on Thanksgiving Day this year? (it is the same amount every year)

3

300

Which team has the most Thanksgiving Day wins?

Detroit Lions 

400

Traditionally, which 2 teams host a football game every Thanks giving Day?

Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys 

500

The first Thanksgiving Day football game was played in 1876. Between which two Ivy league colleges?

Princeton and Yale 

Food

100

Which state grows the most potatoes each year?

Idaho 

200

88% of Americans eat this with their Thanksgiving meal.

Turkey 

300

Where do cranberries grow?

A bog 

400

The traditional Thanksgiving vegetable is grown on every continent except Antarctica. 

Corn

500

In 1621, which of the following foods that we eat at Thanksgiving today, did they NOT serve? 

a) Pumpkin Pie

b) Yams

c) Cranberry sauce 

a) Pumpkin Pie

Misc.

100

In a tradition that is said to have started 2,400 years ago, which part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a good luck custom? 

the wishbone 

200

What are adult male turkeys called?

Toms

300

Where do turkeys sleep?

In trees

400

What is the name of Ms. Higson's dog?

Baylee

Biggie

Jumbo

500

What does Ms. Higson's husband do for work?

Police officer