Thanksgiving Foods
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
turkey
What sport do Americans like to play and watch on Thanksgiving day?
American football
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
a) pumpkin
b) orange
c) sweet potato
d) kaki
a) pumpkin
The name of the ship the Pilgrims boarded to start their journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts
a. Nina
b. Mayflower
c. Santa Maria
d. Pinta
b. the Mayflower
Which president received a raccoon as a Thanksgiving gift?
a) George Washington
b) Calvin Coolidge
c) Donald Trump
d) Barack Obama
b) President Calvin Coolidge received a live raccoon for Thanksgiving in 1926. It was intended to be dinner, but the president's family ended up keeping the raccoon as a pet. They named it Rebecca.
Put ingredients inside a turkey before you roast it:
a) stuff it
b) fill it
c) cram it
d) develop it
What is the most popular Thanksgiving dessert?
a) pumpkin pie
b) vanilla ice cream
c) pecan pie
d) banana split
a) pumpkin pie
A special parade in the US for Thanksgiving is:
a) the Pilgrim Parade in Plymouth, Massachusetts
b) the Turkey Parade in Cleveland, Ohio
c) The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City
d) The Native American parade in Canton, Ohio
c) The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City
The English separatists who came to the United States in 1620 were:
a) the Puritans
b) the Mennonites
c) the Amish
d) the Pilgrims
d) the Pilgrims
The reason the Pilgrims felt they had to leave England
a. too rainy
b. religious reasons
c. they were starving
d. avoid a war
religious reasons - were not able to openly practice a different religion
Who was the first president to "pardon" a turkey?
a. Teddy Roosevelt
b. Ronald Reagan
c. Abraham Lincoln
d. John F. Kennedy
One of the important things that the Pilgrims learned to do in the New World:
a) dance
b) grow crops
c) cook
d) hunt with a bow and arrow
b) grow crops
The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner:
a) potatoes au gratin
b) mashed potatoes
c) boiled potatoes
d) French fries
b) mashed potatoes
When do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving?
a) the third Saturday in November
b) the last Wednesday in November
c) the fourth Tuesday in November
d) the fourth Thursday in November
the fourth Thursday in November
The indigenous people of North America who are a common symbol of Thanksgiving were:
a) the Native Americans or the Wampanoag tribe
b) the Blackfeet
c) the Iroquois
d) the Aztecs
a) the Native Americans or the Wampanoag tribe
How many passengers were there on the Mayflower?
a. 79
b. 179
c. 102
d. 242
c. 102 passengers
What's the name of the area the Pilgrims reached when they arrived in the USA?
a. Connecticut
b. Massachusetts
c. Virginia
d. Maine
b. Massachusetts
A verb that means cut the turkey:
a) dice the turkey
b) julienne the turkey
c) sculpt the turkey
d) carve the turkey
d) carve
The green vegetables traditionally served with the turkey on Thanksgiving day is:
a) cucumbers
b) spinach
c) broccoli
d) green beans
d) green beans
What does the President of the United States do as a tradition on Thanksgiving day?
a) walks the turkey
b) carves the turkey
c) takes the first bite of the turkey
d) pardons the turkey
d) pardons the turkey.
Which Native American was especially helpful to the Pilgrims?
a) Pocahontas
b) Sitting Bull
c) Geronimo
d) Squanto
What president proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday?
a) Abraham Lincoln
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) Franklin Roosevelt
d) Teddy Roosevelt
a) Abraham Lincoln
What was the name of the colony the Pilgrims started in America?
a. Massachusetts Bay
b. Plymouth
c. Salem
d. Penobscot
b. Plymouth Colony
A word you can use to express "making a new place your home"
a) to settle
b) to patriot
c) to patriate
d) to nationalize
a) to settle
The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner:
a) beets
b) cranberries
c) tomatoes
d) strawberries
b) cranberries
How do we call the vehicles used in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade?
a) balloon-mobiles
b) floats
c) airships
d) parade rollers
b) floats
Thanksgiving Day is an annual holiday in Canada, too. It's held in which month?
a) October
b) November
c) September
d) December
a) October
The year of the first Thanksgiving was
a. 1621
b. 1750
c. 1654
d. 1821
a. 1621
What did the Pilgrims and the Native Americans celebrate together for the first time on Thanksgiving day?
a. the harvest
b. the weather
c. a birthday
d. the end of the drought
a. the harvest
The Pilgrims and Native Americans ............ a peace treaty to express their friendship.
a) signed
b) flirted
c) grasped
d) filtered
a) signed
Americans often refer to sweet potatoes as:
a) yams
b) orange potatoes
c) footballs
d) butternut squash
What do Americans do to have a wish granted on Thanksgiving?
a) rub the gravy pot so the gravy genie comes and grants a wish
b) bang a hard-boiled egg onto someone else's hard-boiled egg - the winner gets a wish granted
c) pull apart the turkey's furcula bone - whoever gets the bigger piece has a wish granted
d) melt candle wax into boiling water
c) Pull apart the turkey's furcula bone - known as the "wishbone". Legend says that whoever gets the bigger piece is supposed to have a wish granted.
What's the name of the area the Pilgrims reached when they arrived in the New World?
a) Massachusetts
b) Virginia
c) Connecticut
d) Delaware
a) Massachusetts
How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
a. 10 days
b. 5 days
c. 3 days
d. 17 days
c. 3 days
How long did it take the pilgrims to cross the Atlantic ocean?
a. 10 days
b. 32 days
c. 66 days
d. 98 days
c. 66 days
The process of shaking up cream or milk and turning it into butter:
a) pasteurizing
b) dairying
c) clarifying
d) churning