Holidays
How well do you know the First Thanksgiving story?
Turkey Facts
Fall
NG
100

This holiday is usually celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.

What is Thanksgiving?

100

This is the place that the First Thanksgiving meal happened.

What is Patuxet or Plymouth, Massachussetts?

100

Male turkeys make this sound. 

What is gobble?

100

A lot of people watch this sport in the fall.

What is American football?

100

This person is the principal of NG.

Who is Dr. Limpert?

200

We do not have school on this holiday which happens on the first Monday of September.

What is Labor Day?

200

True or False: Turkey was eaten at the First Thanksgiving feast.

What is FALSE? There is no record showing that turkey was eaten at the harvest feast, though they did consume other wild birds.

200

True or False: Turkeys cannot fly.

What is FALSE? Turkeys can fly up to 55 mph.

200

This bug migrates to Mexico in the fall to stay warm in the winter.

What are butterflies?

200

These 4th grade teachers are only 13 days apart in age!

Who are Miss Kilby and Mr. Trabue?

300
This Indian celebration means "row of lights" and is celebrated for days with lots of light and color. 

What is Diwali?

300
This word means "great leader" in some Native tribe languages.

What is Massasoit?

300

True or False: Turkeys can see better than humans.

What is true?

300
You cannot find any pumpkins on this continent.

What is Antarctica?

300

There are 5 classes of every grade level except for this one.

What is Kindergarten?
400

This country started the tradition of pumpkin carving for Halloween, but they used turnips instead.

What is Ireland?

400

True or False: The First Thanksgiving was a happy celebration and led to the colonists and Native Americans working together forever!

What is False?

400

Turkeys can run up to THIS many miles per hour!

What is 25 mph?

400

This holiday is celebrated on November 11th to honor military members.

What is Veteran's Day?

400

True or false: There was a time when North Glendale did NOT have Kindergarten as a grade level.

What is TRUE?
500

There are 2 months that have the most holidays in them. Name the two months.

What are December (1011) and March (1101)?

500
This early US president is the only one who refused to celebrate or even recognize Thanksgiving. 

Who was Thomas Jefferson?

500

This state produces the MOST turkeys every year, at a whopping 40.5 million turkeys per year.

What is Minnesota?

500

Name the three most common leaf colors in the fall.

What are red, orange, and yellow?

500

Name the year that NG first opened.

What is 1938?