Thanksgiving
Trivia
Trivia
What legal document, signed on the Mayflower, was the first governing framework in American history?
The Mayflower Compact
Who carried Jesus’ cross when He could no longer carry it?
Simon of Cyrene. (Mark 15:21)
Which woman killed a military commander by inviting him into her tent and driving a tent peg through his head?
Jael (Judges 4)
To live is Christ and to die is gain.
Paul
I will bring distress upon mankind so that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the Lord
Zephaniah 1:17
What seafood was very likely served at the first Thanksgiving but is rarely eaten today during the holiday?
Lobster
Who was the synagogue ruler whose daughter Jesus raised from the dead?
airus. (Mark 5:22)
What king disguised himself in battle, but was killed by a “random” arrow?
Ahab (1 Kings 22:34).
Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?
Job
And the dawn will rise upon those who wait in silence, for the Lord remembers every tear stored in secret.
AI
What state was the first to officially adopt Thanksgiving as an annual holiday before Lincoln made it national?
New York
Who fell down dead after lying about the price of land they sold?
Ananias and Sapphira. (Acts 5:1–10)
Whose corpse was eaten by dogs except for their skull, feet, and hands?
Jezebel (2 Kings 9:35).
Have nothing to do with that righteous Man, for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him
Pilate’s wife (Matthew 27:19)
The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and He knows those who take refuge in Him.
Nahum 1:7 (NASB)
Which president tried to change the date of Thanksgiving in 1939, creating “Franksgiving”?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
When Paul was shipwrecked in Acts 27, what island did they finally wash up on?
Malta. (Acts 28:1)
Who was killed by two she-bears after mocking a prophet?
42 boys 2 Kings 2:23–24
What is that to me and to you, woman? My hour has not yet come.
Jesus to Mary at the wedding (John 2:4)
The steadfast heart will not be moved, even when the mountains tremble, for it rests upon the promise unseen.
AI
What U.S. state raises the most turkeys every year?
Minnesota
What did the demons BEG Jesus not to command them to do before being sent into the pigs?
They begged Him not to command them “to go away into the Abyss.” (Luke 8:31)
Which king had a metal hook put through his nose and was dragged in chains to Babylon — but later repented and was restored?
Manasseh. (2 Chronicles 33:11)
See how this fellow reminds himself of his dreams!
Joseph’s brothers (Genesis 37:19)
I am sending serpents among you—vipers that cannot be charmed
Jeremiah 8:17