Food
Where do cranberries grow?
a) in a tree
b) on a bush
c) in a bog
c) in a bog
The wild turkey is native to...
a) northern Mexico and the eastern United States
b) the Caribbean islands and southern Mexico
c) Venezuela, Guyana, Columbia
d) East coast U.S.A- Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware
a) northern Mexico and the eastern United States
When is American Thanksgiving celebrated?
a) the fourth Thursday of November
b) last week of October
c) the second Monday of November
d) the last Sunday of November
a) the fourth Thursday of November
Where do pumpkins grow?
a) Underground
b) On vines
c) On trees
b) On vines
Thanksgiving is a statutory holiday in most of Canada. Which of the following regions does not celebrate Thanksgiving?
a) Nunavut
b) Yukon
c) New Brunswick
d) Alberta
c) New Brunswick
Which State grows the most potatoes each year?
a) Wyoming
b) Idaho
c) Iowa
d) Illinois
b) Idaho
A turkey typically has about __ percent white meat and __ percent dark meat.
a) 15% white, 85% dark
b) 55% white, 45% dark
c) 80% white, 20% dark
d) 70% white, 30% dark
d) 70% white, 30% dark
When was the first American Thanksgiving celebrated?
a) 1654
b) 1736
c) 1621
d) 1802
c) 1621
Pumpkin seeds should be planted ___________________________________.
a) between the last week of May and the middle of June
b) near the end of April
c) mid-June of early July
d) between the second week of April and mid-May
a) between the last week of May and the middle of June
What is a turducken?
a) a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey
b) a vegan version of a Thanksgiving turkey
c) a duck or chicken replacing a turkey during Thanksgiving
d) the largest turkey ever baked
a) a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey
What are the two most popular pies baked at Thanksgiving? (pick two)
a) apple
b) sweet potato
c) pecan
d) pumpkin
e) cherry
f) blueberry
a) and d)
How long is Tthe incubation period to hatch a turkey egg?
a) 52 days
b) 28 days
c) 15 days
d) 7 days
b) 28 days
Which of these countries does not celebrate Thanksgiving?
a) Korea
b) Germany
c) Grenada
d) Ireland
e) Japan
f) Liberia
d) Ireland
What did Cinderella use a pumpkin for?
To make a carriage
The best way to tell if a cranberry is ripe it to see if ________.
a) it shines
b) it is slightly translucent
c) it is bright red in colour
d) it bounces
d) it bounces
This traditional Thanksgiving vegetable is grown on every continent except Antarctica.
corn
Wild turkeys can fly for short distances at speeds of up to ___ miles per hour and can run ___ miles per hour.
a) 35 miles per hour, 40 miles per hour
b) 55 miles per hour, 20 miles per hour
c) 50 miles per hour, 30 miles per hour
d) 30 miles per hour, 55 miles per hour
b) 55 miles per hour, 20 miles per hour
When was the first Canadian Thanksgiving celebrated?
a) 1793
b) 1578
c) 1721
d) 1879
b) 1578
How many pumpkin lattes has Starbucks sold since introducing it in 2003?
a) approximately 350 million
b) more than 50 million
c) more than 300 million
d) more than 200 million
d) more than 200 million
Name of the horn-shaped Thanksgiving decoration overflowing with flowers and produce that represents nourishment
a) gratuity hornet
b) cicras
c) cornucopia
d) pomage
omage
c) cornucopia
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
Americans eat this many turkeys per year on Thanksgiving
a) 63 million
b) 17 million
c) 45 million
d) 22 million
c) 45 million
In 1863, which American president declared the national day for Thanksgiving?
a) Abraham Lincoln
b) William Henry Harrison
c) Andrew Johnson
d) Theodore Roosevelt
a) Abraham Lincoln
A pumpkin is genetically closer to a.....
a) strawberry
b) carrot
c) cucumber
d) potato
e) leek
f) tomato
g) grape
c) cucumber
A bright red flap on a turkey’s neck is called the...
a) wattle
b) ziting
c) phoord
d) taxola
a) wattle