History
How long was the first Thanksgiving celebration?
A. Three Days
B. A week
C. Ten Days
A. Three Days
What meat was NOT served during the first Thanksgiving celebration?
A. Venison
B. duck
C. Turkey
D. Swan
C. Turkey
How high must a cranberry bounce before it is harvested?
A. 2 inches
B. 4 inches
C. 1 inch
D. 3 inches
B. 4 inches
Cranberries bounce over a 4-inch board when harvested, according to the Nantucket Conservation Foundation. Firm berries bounce, while the softer, overripe berries drop to the bottom of the sorter and are discarded.
Which southern state was the first to adopt a Thanksgiving Day in 1855?
A. South Carolina
B. Virginia
C. Georgia
D. Maryland
B. Virginia
Finish this quote by W. Clement Stone. "If you are really thankful, what do you do? You ______."
A. Smile
B. Feast
C. Share
D. Pray
C. Share
How many pilgrim women survived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
A. 8
B. 50
C. 28
D. 4
D. 4
Only 4 adult women were left in the entire colony: Eleanor Billington, Elizabeth Fisher Hopkins, Mary Brewster, and Susanna White Winslow. Of course, they were the ones who cooked and served the first Thanksgiving meal.
What is a baby turkey called?
A. Peep
B. Poult
C. Squab
D. Squeaker
B. Poult
A male turkey is called a tom or a gobbler, a female turkey a hen, and a baby turkey a poult.
How fast was the Mayflower?
A. 100 MPH
B. 2 MPH
C. 20 MPH
D. 10 MPH
B. 2 MPH
The Mayflower averaged only two miles (3.2 kilometers) per hour during its historic voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
What Native American was honored at the first Thanksgiving feast?
A. Tonto
B. Squanto
C. Geronimo
D. Sacagawea
B. Squanto
Squanto helped the settlers survive in the New World by teaching them how to catch eel & grow corn, as well as serving as their native interpreter. Native American chiefs Massassoit & Samoset, along with 90 of their men also joined the celebration.
When was the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade?
A. 1924
B. 1916
C. 1943
D. 1931
A. 1924
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade began in 1924 with 400 employees marching off from Convent Avenue and 145th Street in New York City. During this time the parade was accompanied not with the oversized balloons of our favorite cartoon characters, but with live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo.
When did the first national Thanksgiving Day take place?
A. December 5, 1777
B. October 30, 1776
C. November 3, 1780
D. November 26, 1789
D. November 26, 1789
Although many days of thanksgiving were appointed prior to this time, the first national Thanksgiving Day was proclaimed on November 26, 1789 by President George Washington.
What meat was brought to the first Thanksgiving by the native Americans?
a. Deer
b. Turkey
c. Pork
A. Deer
How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner?
A. 2,500
B. 3,500
C. 4,500
C. 4,500
According to the Calorie Control Council, the average Thanksgiving dinner contains 4,500 calories--that's 3,000 for the meal itself and another 1,500 for drinks, desserts and appetizers.
Where did the first U.S. harvest feast of Thanksgiving take place?
A. Virginia
B. Plymouth Colony
C. Roanoke Island
D. Popham Colony
B. Plymouth Colony
The first official Thanksgiving feast took place in Plymouth Colony. Founded by a group of separatists who later became known as the Pilgrims, Plymouth Colony was, along with Jamestown, Virginia, one of the first colonies to be founded by the English in North America.
What traditional eating utinsel was NOT used at the first Thanksgiving?
A. Fingers
B. Fork
C. Spoon
D. Knife
B. Fork
Pilgrims ate the first Thanksgiving meal with a knife, a spoon, and their fingers. The fork was introduced 10 years later by Governor Winthrop of Massachusetts, but didn't really catch on until the 18th century.
What is the name of the famous rock where the Pilgrims first landed?
A. Rosetta Stone
B. Plymouth Rock
C. Blarney Stone
D. Rock of Gibraltar
B. Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rock is said to mark the spot where William Bradford and the pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony disembarked from the Mayflower. It is stamped with the date of their arrival in the new world, 1620.
In A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, what does Charlie Brown serve to his friends for Thanksgiving dinner?
A. Ice cream
B. Pizza
C. Chicken
D. Peanut Butter & Jelly Sanwiches
A. Ice cream
Each plate setting includes an ice cream sundae (vanilla ice cream with whipped cream and a cherry) in a large sundae bowl. Snoopy serves up the food, throwing the plates to each guest Frisbee-style. Each guest also gets two slices of buttered toast, and a handful of pretzel sticks, popcorn, and jelly beans.
What day is the Thanksgiving holiday observed in the United States?
A. 3rd Friday in November
B. 2nd Monday of October
C. 3rd Thursday in November
D. 4th Thursday in November
D. 4th Thursday in November
In the U.S., Thanksgiving is celebrated on the Fourth Thursday in November. (Canadians observe Thanksgiving on the Second Monday in October.)
Which state raises the highest Number of Turkeys?
A. North Carolina
B. Minnesota
C. Arkansas
D. Texas
b. Minnesota
What was the first department store to hold a Thanksgiving parade?
A. J.C. Penney
B. Steigner's
C. Gimbel's
D. Macy's
D. Gimbel's
The Gimbels Parade, now known as the 6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade, was first held in Philadelphia in 1920.
In what year did the first U.S. Thanksgiving take place?
A. 1615
B. 1619
C. 1621
D. 1620
C. 1621
The Pilgrims set apart a day to celebrate immediately after their first harvest in 1621.
What U.S. company sells the most turkeys for Thanksgiving?
A. Jennie-O
B. Foster Farms
C. Butterball
D. Oscar Mayer
C. Butterball
Butterball is the biggest processor of turkeys in the United States, according to the National Turkey Federation
How many feathers does a full grown turkey have?
A. 7,000
B. 500
C. 10,500
D. 3,500
D. 3,500
According to the National Turkey Federation, it's estimated that turkeys have 3,500 feathers at maturity.
What American company invented the "traditional" Thanksgiving green bean casserole?
A. Hormel Foods
B. Campbell Soup Company
C. Kraft Foods
D. Tyson Foods
B. Campbell Soup Company
The green bean casserole was first created in 1955 by the Campbell Soup Company. The inspiration for the dish was to create a quick and easy recipe around two things most Americans always had on hand in the 1950s: green beans and Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup.
What famous Christmas song was originally written for Thanksgiving?
A. Let it snow
B. Little Drummer Boy
C. Jingle Bells
D. Silent Night
B. Jingle Bells
"Jingle Bells" was originally composed for children to sing in a Boston Sunday School celebration. It was meant for the Thanksgiving season and had no connection to Christmas.